Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

What can you expect to see on menus in 2025? From salted egg yolks and chili crunch fusions to mushroom-infused teas and freeze-dried fruit powder garnishes, Kimpton’s in-house experts share the standout ingredients, menu items and techniques that will come to the table in 2025.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Let’s take the guesswork out of starting your food business and set your establishment up for success. You can identify potential gaps in the local dining landscape and create unique value propositions. Do you want to find out which food items your customers love the most? Start by deciding what you need to know.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The magnetism of the kitchen dates to those early days of growing up in a home where food played an important role, not as much as some, but enough to leave an indelible mark on my life. I think, even if these items weren’t on a menu, I would find a way to bring them into the fold.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 6, 2024

With GiftAMeal, customers can take a photo of their food or drink at any Health Nut, and for each photo shared, a meal is donated to someone in need. With GiftAMeal, customers can take a photo of their food or drink at any Health Nut, and for each photo shared, a meal is donated to someone in need.

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ChowNow

MARCH 27, 2025

Menu pricing isnt just about covering costsits about finding that sweet spot where profitability, customer perception, and operational reality meet. Somewhere in between is the number that makes sense for your food costs, your market, and your restaurants unique position. Set prices too low, and youre leaving money on the table.

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EATER

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Lille Allen These are the food phenomena wed like to bid adieu to in the coming year While 2024 saw many great things in the world of food and drinks excellent new restaurants ! Some of these food and dining phenomena, from the benign annoyances to the potentially harmful, are perhaps more than mere trends.

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Goliath Consulting

JANUARY 25, 2025

As diners become more health-conscious and adventurous, food trends and restaurant strategies are shifting to align with these preferences. Preserved Seafood : Preserved seafood is gaining traction, driven by Scandinavian simplicity and the desire for sustainable, nutrient-rich foods.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2025

The report revealed how users exhibit shifting purchasing habits over time, with weight-loss users making fewer food and beverage purchases during the first three months of use, and returning closer to benchmark levels by the end of the first year of use. This should include the role of ingredients such as protein, fiber, low/no sugar, etc.),

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EATER

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Robert Sietsema/Eater NY Wonder wants to fix food delivery — so it just acquired Grubhub On November 13, Wonder, the company that describes itself as “a new kind of food hall,” announced its acquisition of the established food ordering and delivery platform Grubhub. A Wonder in New York City. Who’s behind Wonder?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

You take your seat at a table embedded with a touchscreen menu. Throughout the meal, robot servers deliver your food and clear the table when you're done. Pudu Robotics and Bear Robotics are deploying food-running robots in restaurants across the globe. Need a drink? Sounds far-fetched, right? Even kitchens are evolving.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 10, 2025

Today’s diners expect more than just good food—they seek environments that captivate, connect and surprise. Some brands may consider that they can offer an experiential focused bar menu for a more approachable price point for the consumer who may not opt for a full dining experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Improve Seasonal Menu Offerings When it comes to the holidays, consumers love to tuck into festive favorites. It’s the perfect season for experimenting with new menu items that align with previous seasonal trends. Analyze Previous Holiday Sales Data Past sales data is invaluable when it comes to planning the upcoming season.

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Goliath Consulting

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The upcoming year is shaping up to be an exciting time for food enthusiasts, with trends emphasizing bold flavors, creative uses of ingredients, and new culinary experiences. Here’s a look at the food trends that will capture our taste buds and redefine dining in 2025.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 10, 2025

Every cook, at least every serious cook, seems to want to work in one of those exceptional fine dining or cutting-edge experimental operations that are depicted in shows like Chefs Table or The Bear. If you are serious about a kitchen career and have the focus to map out the best path, then listen up.

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The Rail

JANUARY 21, 2025

By Bailey Ramsey, Contributor Food waste is a critical issue in the restaurant industry. To put this in perspective, restaurants waste anywhere between 4% to 10% of the food they purchase. Predicting Customer Demand Accurately One of the leading causes of food waste in restaurants is overproduction.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2025

From smarter ordering systems to food that travels better, here’s what pizzeria owners can expect in the year ahead. The Off-Premises Dining Shift: Food That Travels Well Delivery and pickup continue to dominate the pizza market as off-premises dining solidifies its role in customer behavior.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Steady Online Ordering Brings Food Waste, Donations to the Forefront of Priorities Ordering food online increases restaurant sales, but it also can potentially increase wasted food if proactive measures aren’t taken – for both the business and consumers at home.

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Restaurant Business

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This transformation is not just about automation; it's about creating smarter, more efficient, and more personalized dining experiences. These systems can understand various accents and dialects, process orders accurately, and even upsell menu items based on customer preferences. One of the most impactful areas is inventory management.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Just as a chef elevates a signature dish with bold, unique flavors that please the senses, the right glassware can enhance the presentation of drinks and food, creating a visually engaging experience for customers. Specialty glassware is not just for upscale venues.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Health-driven brand True Food Kitchen transitioned its kitchens across all 46 locations in 18 states as well as its entire menu to become 100-percemt seed oil-free. As part of a multi-year shift, the brand exclusively uses avocado and olive oils, eliminating industrial seed oils from every ingredient of its 100-plus menu items.

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EATER

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The most accurate measure of land or CO2 “saved” by ordering a PLNT Burger is only attained if every purchase were originally intended to be for a fast-food beef burger instead. The “ PLNT Impact Tracker ” on PLNT Burger’s website wants you to think about what you’re eating. These numbers are largely hypothetical. Congratulations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The food service industry is forecast to reach $1 trillion in sales this year. We’re seeing younger buyers investing in dining experiences that blend food, convenience, and atmosphere with their values as shoppers. For fast casual and QSRs, is your menu up to date? Are you showing the latest available menu items?

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EATER

MARCH 11, 2025

Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, our relationship to food and dining has undergone some permanent changes I got COVID for the first time this past February. Most restaurant and food service workers did not have access to sick leave or any other safety net , and yet were deemed essential.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 2, 2023

In the demanding world of the restaurant industry, success is not solely reliant on exceptional food and service. Behind the scenes, strategic decisions greatly impact a restaurant's bottom line, and at the forefront of these is the art of menu engineering.

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ChowNow

MARCH 13, 2025

Juggling multiple food delivery apps means switching between tablets, manually entering orders into the POS, and trying to keep track of ever-changing fees and commissions. But what if all your food delivery apps were in one place? These small errors add up, leading to unhappy customers, negative reviews, and wasted food costs.

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Goliath Consulting

MARCH 14, 2025

As more diners use Ozempic and similar medications, restaurants may need to adapt to evolving guest preferences and dining habits. Many individuals on the medication feel full much faster, resulting in smaller portions and reduced overall food intake. Beyond portion size, Ozempic also influences food preferences.

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ChowNow

MARCH 21, 2025

Understanding your target market is the foundation of making smart decisions for your menu, pricing, and overall guest experience. Without a well-defined target market, restaurants risk wasting resources on strategies that dont connect and menu offerings that dont selltrying to appeal to everyone, but standing out to no one.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

This approach feels like a suggestion, not a sales pitch, and helps customers discover menu items they might have otherwise missed. Prix Fixe Menu: A multi-course meal at a set price encourages guests to order more while offering an elevated dining experience. Finding your AOV is actually quite simple. Why do bundles work?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 28, 2024

Restaurants started using 2D barcodes (such as QR codes) at dining tables to offer digital menus and even allow patrons to order with their smartphones during the pandemic, when contactless transactions were necessary. In foodservice establishments, the same technology opens doors to greater food safety and ingredient transparency.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 3, 2024

Adults 18+ specific questions about non-alcoholic beverages to help inform restaurants, retailers, event planners, and food and beverage firms with business strategies. Dining Out Habits of Mocktail Enthusiasts Mocktail enthusiasts are much more likely to eat out frequently and more likely to go to a chain restaurant rather than local.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Restaurant operators need to embrace menu and technological innovations in order to meet guest expectations this holiday season, according to the Fall/Winter Trend report: a report produced by Provoke Insights in collaboration with Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. "Our The study was in-field in Sept-Oct 2024.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

MVP Menu Performances More than 200 million people tuned in to the Super Bowl last year—many with a plate of wings in front of them. Takeout Holds Steady, Delivery Slumps Delivery orders dropped 9 percent, while dine-in traffic fell 20 percent. Toast analyzed data from restaurants on Sunday, Feb. Is Delivery Worth the Dollars?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

But what if your menu was telling your guests something about luxury? In the January 23, 2024 New York Times article,“The Menu Trends That Define Dining Right Now,” the publication gathered 121 menus from restaurants all over the United States.

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EATER

MARCH 28, 2025

Levy A host of diverse offerings are on the menu at Wrigley Field, Dodger Stadium, and other arenas this season. When you think of baseball stadium food , youre probably thinking of the classics: hot dogs wrapped in foil, buttery popcorn, a crinkly bag of Cracker Jack. Heres how they got there.

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Squirrel Systems

MARCH 5, 2025

Whether you’re an operator, chef, or food enthusiast, understanding these emerging trends is crucial. Here’s an overview of what’s shaping the future of dining: Plant-Based Innovations Plant-based dining has evolved from a niche market to a mainstream movement. fermented foods like kimchi), and superfoods (e.g.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

“I Heart Fries is a restaurant concept that combines a variety of delicious international foods in one place. The brand is scalable because the menu is easy to execute and everyone loves fries. It helps us connect with customers, showcase our food, and build a strong community. Why you wanted to franchise.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Nowadays, running a successful restaurant takes more than great food and good service. Local SEO strategies, like targeting location-specific searches, will help your site show up when people look for nearby dining options on search engines. To do so, you must have an optimized website and engaging social media profiles.

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