Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

People will increasingly choose innovative products not only because they align with their values, but because they taste and perform better or otherwise meet personal preferences or needs. In the next year, this role will also include helping them with order management during peak times.

2024 197

2024 Fast Casual Food Safety Insurance 197

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

Throughout subsequent waves of the pandemic, the reports explored the growth of off-premise strategies including the spike in mobile apps and, more recently, captured softening safety concerns among consumers when they began favoring shorter wait times over safety protocols. ” Highlights from the report include: Fast Food.

2021 189

2021 Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 189

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Kiosk ordering Your busy customers don’t always have time to wait in line. Kiosk ordering tools speed up the ordering process, making it easier to keep up during a mealtime rush. Many customers also appreciate the quick and user-friendly process of ordering on a kiosk.

Management 397

Management Management Email Marketing Point of Sale 397

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Technology innovations offer the potential to bridge the gap between the need to keep their business running and deliver quality products and experiences to their guests. Enter digital tableside ordering. Guests can also enjoy a much quicker speed of service and reduced wait times with the self-service nature of tableside ordering.

Technology 225

Technology Loyalty Program Fast Casual Email Marketing 225

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Online and Mobile Ordering Systems. Online ordering and delivery are one of the fastest growing aspects of the restaurant industry, up 124% in 2020. Customers are demanding online and mobile ordering, and modern restaurant tech makes it more accessible for every restaurateur. Third-party delivery.

Technology 370

Technology Front of House Social Media Back of House 370

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Many dining establishments found ways to use AI to track and flag stock quantities, automate schedule-making for staff, implement customer service chatbots and process online orders. The increasing threat of fraud, especially through spoofing, is also anticipated to drive the widespread adoption of secure mobile payment methods in the future.

2023 197

2023 Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Consumer Goods 197

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2020

Although we are not having guests eat in our dining rooms, Teriyaki Madness is utilizing technology to combat the fallout through an emphasis on pickup and delivery, innovative curbside service and social media promotions across its website and mobile app. Because patrons are not able to dine out, call-ahead orders have increased.

Technology 189

Technology Healthcare Social Media Mobile Ordering 189

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2023

Who among us hasn’t ordered food through a convenient mobile application, with menu choices ranging from not just quick-serve or fast-casual restaurants, but convenience stores as well? Consider an organization that delivers the insights you need fast and provides industry-recognized research on such timely topics.

Customer Service 189

Customer Service Fast Casual Sustainability Customer Experience 189

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Restaurants will continue to embrace digital on-premise, including mobile ordering and payment at the table, to streamline operations and improve the guest experience. Restaurants will continue to embrace digital on-premise, including mobile ordering and payment at the table, to streamline operations and improve the guest experience.

2023 197

2023 Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Customer Experience 197

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2024

Additionally, it means enacting ways to incentivize guests to order from a brand’s direct ordering channels, with offers like exclusive items and pricing, to drive in-house digital sales and therefore retain owned guest data. – Noah Glass, Founder & CEO, Olo Looking ahead to 2024, we anticipate more change.

2024 132

2024 Loyalty Program Customer Experience Customer Service 132

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

In terms of technology, just like the rest of our lives, the trend has been toward mobility and flexibility and the last year has pushed this faster than we would have otherwise seen under “normal” conditions. environments and are now seen everywhere from fine dining to counter service and everywhere in between.

Fast Casual 156

Fast Casual Front of House Fine Dining Mobile Ordering 156

Mad Mobile

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Whatever the size of your operation, a tableside ordering system can help—it’s certainly not a tool for just large corporate restaurants. Implementing a tableside ordering system like CAKE from Mad Mobile can reshape how you run your business. Traffic flows improve too since your staff can enter orders anywhere.

Ordering 52

Ordering Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Customer Service 52

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Kiosk ordering Your busy customers don’t always have time to wait in line. Kiosk ordering tools speed up the ordering process, making it easier to keep up during a mealtime rush. Many customers also appreciate the quick and user-friendly process of ordering on a kiosk.

Management 195

Management Management Email Marketing Point of Sale 195

The Rail

MAY 15, 2024

Peer into counter service restaurants, from fast food chains to trendy eateries, which play an active role in the restaurant industry. They provide a hands-on experience that lets customers place their orders and enjoy quality eats at lower costs. The order point is the counter or a self-ordering kiosk.

Fast Casual 52

Fast Casual Customer Service Customer Experience Fine Dining 52

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Contactless ordering at the table, virtual host stands, and online staff wellness checks have all become standard operating procedures for us now. Innovative and inviting outdoor seating is going to be crucial in order for restaurants to survive. Scott Lawton, CEO and cofounder at bartaco. One size doesn’t fit all.

2021 230

2021 Mobile Ordering Loyalty Program Kitchen Safety 230

Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Fast Casual Restaurants. Fast casual restaurants, also known as fast food or quick service restaurants, involve ordering at a counter or doing some level of self-service. Restaurant technology innovations can help you streamline restaurant labor costs , one of your largest, most controllable expenses.

Loyalty Program 183

Loyalty Program Point of Sale Fast Casual Online Ordering 183

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This will enable brands to better manage off-premises orders and balance their hybrid operating models. The concept of self-service will continue to evolve as consumers become accustomed to placing orders with devices. Operations will continue to be simplified despite digital experiences expansion.

2023 167

2023 Loyalty Program Fast Casual Customer Experience 167

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news about an influx of catering orders, the topic of tipping, the rise of kiosks and affordable Michelin restaurants. Of that increase, 30 percent came through Catering Online Ordering, which launched in Q3 2023. On average, catering orders ticket sizes in Q4 2023 were $160.

Catering 100

Catering 2024 2023 Guest Recovery 100

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Key figures on the restaurant workforce include: Roughly 50 percent of restaurant operators in the fullservice, quickservice, and fast-casual segments expect recruiting and retaining employees to be their top challenge in 2022. Roughly half of U.S. Streamlined Menus with More Plant-Based Options and Sustainable Packaging.

2022 207

2022 2030 Food Supply Recruiting 207

The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 24, 2022

The idea of allowing users to skip the queue as well as the enormous revenue opportunity available in table ordering mobile app category is driving restaurants and app development companies to innovate. However, every restaurant category needs to discover the most effective approach to utilize digital ordering technology.

Customer Experience 105

Customer Experience Ordering Mobile Ordering Front of House 105

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Customer-led Ordering and Payment. Outside of fine dining establishments (which constitute only a small percentage of restaurant businesses), customers no longer want to be dependent on a host to seat them or a server to take their order or process their payment. Want a lightning-fast grab-and-go experience?

Fast Casual 159

Fast Casual Customer Experience Point of Sale Mobile Ordering 159

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

This trend reflects the growing popularity of drive-thru and fast-casual dining, coupled with the demand for digital technologies such as QSR digital signage and QR codes. For example, there will be fewer human interactions when ordering takeaways during busy lunch hours, quick customer seating, or bill payments.

2024 215

2024 Loyalty Program Cash Management Customer Experience 215

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Given the increase in off-premise, we expect to see more drive-thru’s similar in format to Checkers & Rally’s iconic double drive-thru model, which dedicates one lane to traditional consumer drive-thru service and one to e-commerce only, including pre-paid digital orders for pickup and third party-delivery orders.

2022 180

2022 Food Supply Back of House Kitchen Safety 180

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

We’re seeing massive disruption to front-of-house systems, too, delivering personalized guest experiences from order to payment to final delivery. You can see which other restaurants they frequent, too, and the types of items they order from those places. Marketing efficiency and effectiveness.

Mobile Ordering 215

Mobile Ordering Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 215

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Marketing trends, mobile data insights show that Gen Z has a considerable appetite for restaurants, clean eating, fast-casual, and exciting twists on healthy dining options. Wendy’s and Burger King are two masters in the genre, sparking lots of interest and engagement that’s helping to drive fast-food growth.

Marketing 209

Marketing Social Media Fast Casual Influencer 209

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

Pace of recovery for fast casual brands has slowed down considerably, although results continue to be much better than for full-service restaurants. Grubhub launched its latest report, "State of the Plate", looking at trends across the more than half a million orders placed a day. Forecasts: Summer (in ranking order).

2020 195

2020 Mobile Ordering Point of Sale Food Supply 195

Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 4, 2021

Innovation was already under way for the restaurant industry in this area; the pandemic simply accelerated it. These next-generation restaurant units address customer demand for a seamless ordering and pick-up experience. Frustration felt by the guest can be mitigated simply by being transparent with how long an order will take.

Design 98

Design Mobile Ordering Fast Casual Customer Service 98

Clover - Restaurants

JULY 5, 2024

They include a variety of formats such as fast food restaurants, food trucks, and smoothie bars, each catering to specific consumer needs with a focus on quick preparation and minimal wait times. It is even estimated that fast food will experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.1%

2024 52

2024 Food Truck Fast Casual Fine Dining 52

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

But there are also some areas where innovation is needed. This might mean weaving elements of fast-casual dining into your design. Approximately 38 percent of dining trips somehow involve the use of a mobile device, a Windstream Enterprise study found. There is real potential on the horizon for restaurant owners.

Fast Casual 205

Fast Casual Equipment Small Business Mobile Ordering 205

Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The restaurant industry is absolutely brimming with innovation. Between self-service, order management, home delivery options, and futuristic robotic servers, there’s no shortage of great ideas for boosting front-of-house productivity. Casual dining – 28%. Fast casual – 26%. Going mobile with management.

Technology 78

Technology Dietary Restrictions Back of House Front of House 78

Foodable

APRIL 21, 2021

On this episode of the Takeout, Delivery, and Catering podcast series, hosts TJ Schier and Sam Stanovich sit down with Fred Morgan, the co-founder of Fired Pie , to explore menu innovation, packaging, and how to leverage social media marketing to drive sales. You have to be mobile,” adds Morgan. “We We do fundraisers week over week.

Fast Casual 79

Fast Casual Social Media 2013 Mobile Ordering 79

Qu

MARCH 16, 2023

That’s the key takeaway from Qu’s fourth annual survey of quick service restaurants (QSRs) and fast casual brands with more than 25 locations. In addition, QSR growth is expected to outperform fast casual. There were some differences in priorities between QSRs and fast casual brands.

2023 52

2023 Fast Casual Point of Sale Technology 52

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

Casual Dining velocity has grown by 158 percent over the same period, suggesting many of the Casual Dining business models were able to maintain sales to some degree through pandemic restrictions. In fact, 30 percent of recent casual dining visitors think there is an opportunity to improve the quality of the beverage offer.

2021 196

2021 Coupons Loyalty Program Fast Casual 196

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Those that are continuing to prosper had their technological house in order prior to the pandemic. Some of these innovations include digital menus, contactless payments, marketing solutions, and cloud-based POS. Some of these innovations include digital menus, contactless payments, marketing solutions, and cloud-based POS.

2021 199

2021 Kitchen Safety Food Safety Mobile Ordering 199

Next Restaurants

MAY 4, 2021

Takeout orders and delivery have taken the lead in a world where it’s difficult to sit in a crowd. Updates and innovations continue to happen every day and staying on top of them can help you understand which ones will benefit your business the most. Self-Ordering Kiosks. Digitized Payments.

Online Ordering 142

Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Fast Casual Point of Sale 142

Future Food

JUNE 27, 2023

This may include fast-casual eateries, cafés, food halls or food courts in larger precincts, and even elevated dining. These may include self-serve stations, grab-and-go options, online ordering, mobile ordering APPs and mobile payment systems to enhance convenience and minimise waiting times.

Hospitality 78

Hospitality Food Mobile Ordering Beverage 78

Goliath Consulting

MARCH 28, 2022

The pandemic caused many restaurant and fast-food owners to think of new ways to incorporate safety measures when coming in close contact with customers. PayPal allows customers to pay with their smartphone or for online orders. Younger generations like to use contactless payments and their own devices to pay for their orders.

Fast Casual 78

Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Loyalty Program 78