Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest facts and figures of restaurant operations, the state of business dining, and the mid-year gift card report. Throughout the pandemic, QSR restaurants, particularly chains, benefitted from well-established off-premises services, like carry-out, drive-thru, and delivery.

2021 450

2021 Guest Recovery 2019 Point of Sale 450

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2020

Hot takeout summer: While 63 percent of respondents have canceled vacation travel due to COVID, 71 percent are still planning to take some vacation this summer. While on summer vacation this year, the top dining strategy is takeout, selected by 55 percent. Frose is out, with only 2.1 Dining During COVID-19.

2020 487

2020 Franchise Franchising Food Order 487

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

restaurant industry closed one of the most unpopular years in history moving its way out of the steepest declines the industry has experienced since the Great Recession, reports The NPD Group. 37 percent of restaurants report outdoor dining as their biggest revenue driver during COVID-19.

2021 423

2021 Fast Casual Fine Dining Point of Sale 423

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the latest delivery platform consolidation, the release of PPP loan information and ServSafe Dining Commitment. We encourage Congress and the Administration to consider bipartisan options to support the industry’s recovery.” ” ServSafe Dining Commitment.

Mobile Ordering 481

Mobile Ordering Restaurant Law Seating Customer Service 481

Culinary Cues

APRIL 26, 2020

Building a well thought out strategy for starting up the restaurant engine after we move forward is paramount and will, in the process of thinking it through, give every chef and restaurateur a spark of excitement to lean on. The planning process seems overwhelming because there are so many unknowns. Everything helps.

Guest Recovery 320

Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Customer Service Food Safety 320

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the rise of eCommerce, economic impact, dining during COVID and hot dog insights. Yelp’s diners seated data shows significantly more people are dining-in at restaurants. Yelp's Economic Impact Report. Ecolab chairman and CEO.

2020 450

2020 Travel Food Safety Consumer Goods 450

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

According to 7shifts’ Restaurant Data Hub , New York restaurant sales recovery has been slower than the overall United States (and Canadian) average. The Indoor Dining Blueprint Governor Cuomo recently announced their new blueprint for indoor dining , which somewhat opens up indoor-only restaurants to the public.

2020 285

2020 Restaurant Law Fine Dining Outdoor 285

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2020

There’s just not the same amount of volume in takeout as there is in in-person dining.” ” The Long Road to Recovery. he warm summer months and the arrival of outside dining provided a lifeline for a dining and hospitality industry that has been hit immensely hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Shopping malls.

Loyalty Program 364

Loyalty Program Online Ordering Consumer Goods Fast Casual 364

Culinary Cues

JUNE 1, 2020

WHAT WE DO: – Finally, effective leaders take actions that are calculated, inclusive of expert understanding, and based on collaboration and strategic thought. That chef owned fine dining restaurant is in jeopardy. WORDS ARE POWERFUL – WORDS MATTER.

Leadership 62

Leadership Supplies Guest Recovery Small Business 62

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

With so many amazing new dining and entertainment experiences emerging around the world, it feels good to be a part of that revolution and to bring something unique back to San Diego.” ” At 3,900-square-feet, the build out of AQUAlounge is projected at $5 million, and construction is scheduled to begin in February of 2020.

Coaching 419

Coaching Point of Sale Customer Experience Retail 419

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

Overall, “large parties,” or a party with eight or more guests, had a +2 percent increase in same-store transactions in Q4 2023 compared to Q4 2022. Cheers to 2023: Overall, restaurant and bar guests drank approximately +11 percent more alcohol in Q4 2023 compared to the average for Q1 through Q3 2023.

Catering 251

Catering 2024 2023 Guest Recovery 251

EATER

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Capital-T Trends have had the space to take root as customers crowded into dining rooms and traveled around the country, bringing their excited energy with them to red-sauce Italian joints, vibey supper club-inspired spots, and so many pop-ups turned full-fledged restaurants. Hillary Dixler Canavan. Hillary Dixler Canavan.

2022 246

2022 Fine Dining Dine-in Food Truck 246

Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 10, 2020

The newly launched Restaurant Recovery Sales Flash is open to all operators. The number of restaurants reopening their dining rooms has steadily increased in recent days. The impact of those dining rooms opening has been impactful in driving incremental sales for full-service restaurants. Click here to participate. .

Point of Sale 124

Point of Sale Guest Recovery Fine Dining Fast Casual 124

Restaurant365

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Your cash flow may have been tight in 2020, so 2021 is the time to focus on your cash flow recovery and next steps. This way, you can take immediate action on issues like incorrect portions or food waste (explored below). Cost out your menu items and recipes. Tracking your cash flow allows you to create a cash flow forecast.

2021 136

2021 Cash Management Management Management 136

Black Box Intelligence

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Out of the Box: Monthly Restaurant Industry Update Restaurant Industry in Review: November 2024 Restaurant Trends NOVEMBER: BY THE NUMBERS 0.5% Out of the Box: Monthly Restaurant Industry Update Restaurant Industry in Review: November 2024 Restaurant Trends NOVEMBER: BY THE NUMBERS 0.5% Comp Sales -2.5% Comp Sales -2.5%

2024 52

2024 Guest Recovery Point of Sale 2023 52

Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

To calculate comparable sales, take your net sales figures for the two years you want to compare, and subtract by one: (restaurant sales in the current period/restaurant sales in the base period) – 1. With delivery and drive-thru, you can serve those customers you have to turn away because your dining area is too packed.

Guest Recovery 98

Guest Recovery Point of Sale 2021 Fast Casual 98

The Restaurant Group

JULY 7, 2020

There is a new normal in the restaurant space, and we are all trying to figure out exactly what that means. How will restaurants shift their labor models to follow state safety regulations, ensure social distancing, minimize contact, and support the changing tide of guest preferences? Will servers come back to the same role they left?

Guest Recovery 78

Guest Recovery Food Safety Fine Dining Management 78

The Restaurant Times

MARCH 8, 2022

Every hospitality business owner is attempting to figure out how to stay afloat in the coming weeks and months, and the obstacles are numerous. Bringing back furloughed personnel in a way that aligns the restaurant’s new needs with employees’ skills will be a critical aspect of resuming dine-in service. Source: CNBC.

Design 52

Design Guest Recovery Fine Dining Food Safety 52

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

“Over the past 40 years, TSFR has developed a strong reputation as a leader in the restaurant industry and fostered a talented and engaged team that delights our guests,” said Mark Schostak, Executive Chairman at TSFR. “We know that seismic changes continue to take place within the food and media industries.

Food 433

Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 433

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features consumers' dining desires, the power of personalization and the untapped opportunity in localized marketing. COVID-19 Consumer Dining Trends. Mixed take-out bag.

2020 493

2020 Mobile Ordering Loyalty Program Food Safety 493

Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Monthly Out of the Box Insights Restaurant Industry in Review: Trends from July 2024 -2.3% July’s Anomalous Performance and Industry Recovery July proved to be a tough month for restaurants, with same-store sales growth. And guests seemingly also slowed down their average spending per restaurant visit or order during July.

2024 52

2024 Fast Casual Guest Recovery Point of Sale 52

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

“During the period I was laid off due to COVID-19, there were several problems out of my control with my unemployment status leaving me in a difficult financial situation,” said Jessica Schiefele, long time Ruby Slipper bartender. She founded Virtus Wines International in 2008, dba Wheelhouse Libations, and The SIP Agency.

Serving 517

Serving White Paper Food Recycling 517

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 17, 2021

Guest Intent Shows Positive Trend. Consumers going out three times or more has significantly increased in the past month, having increased by +7pp. 2 out of 5 consumers have returned to the On Premise because they wanted to go back to normal. Local Restaurants Leading the Return Over Casual Dining Chains. Staying Local.

2021 504

2021 Consumer Goods Small Business 2020 504

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

Etana Diaz, who began her career as a pastry chef and a line cook in fine dining, but found her true love for butchery after discovering that pastry wasn’t her passion. As part of the effort, KitchenAid is partnering with JBF to create more possibilities in the kitchen for culinary professionals as they face a difficult recovery.

Allergens 364

Allergens Kitchen Safety Guest Recovery Customer Service 364

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

“White Castle is an industry innovator, and we take a great amount of pride in our history – never forgetting about the future ahead,” said Lisa Ingram, CEO of White Castle. Miso Robotics understood where we could improve and stay true to White Castle’s brand of taste, innovation and best-in-class dining.

Mobile Ordering 410

Mobile Ordering Certification Loyalty Program Kitchen Safety 410

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features news of restaurant resiliency, dining trends in Canada, restaurant salaries across the U.S. Like digital ordering, carry-out, delivery, and drive-thru were also growing before the pandemic. Carry-out ended 2020 holding 46 percent of off-premises order share. Restaurant Resiliency.

2021 474

2021 Mobile Ordering Loyalty Program Download 474

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

While we'd prefer a bit wider margin of safety at current levels, we'd encourage investors to take advantage of any post-transition weakness in the stock." Increasing industry awareness of the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act (“Act”) so as to encourage safe and effective food donation and recovery.

Waste 253

Waste Food Leadership Customer Service 253

EATER

JANUARY 18, 2022

They whisk travelers from their cooking routines and familiar takeout spots, drawing them out with flavors that can’t be replicated, service that can’t be matched, and most of all, a story that can’t be told elsewhere. Why now: Take a listen to Kuala Lumpur. They’re delicious, too, but there’s good food everywhere. Grab a glass.

2022 278

2022 Fine Dining Tourism Food Truck 278

Restaurant365

MAY 7, 2020

As states and localities start to reopen, restauranteurs begin to prepare for transitioning from off-premise channels to reopening their dining rooms, albeit in a limited approach. Most states have issued executive orders that provide specific requirements that must be followed in order to reopen dining rooms. Ensuring Customer Safety.

Food Safety 142

Food Safety Cash Management Social Media Point of Sale 142

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features recovery data, POS performance and shifting habits of diners. On the Road to Recovery. New Zealand was the first to record a strong trend towards recovery, in correlation to its success in containing the spread of the virus to date.

2020 461

2020 Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Online Ordering 461

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Intriguingly, it appears fast casual restaurants have started taking back the customers they lost to quick serve restaurants since the pandemic, with consumers visiting fast casual restaurants more often, up to 24 percent from 21 percent in May. Fast casuals are beginning to take back their customers. Drive-thru visits remain high.

2021 426

2021 Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Social Media 426

Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Each update highlights the most relevant and timely workforce, financial, guest and consumer trends. Only fine dining did improve in sales growth. QSR, fast casual and casual dining improved the most (improved sales growth by 1.9 Full-Service: Service Guest Sentiment Improved in Q3. Weekly Restaurant Insights.

Fast Casual 98

Fast Casual Guest Recovery Point of Sale Fine Dining 98

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the impact of cold weather on restaurant viability, why franchises need to be nimbler and the pandemic's effect on guest expectations. restaurants are operating at less than 100 percent capacity in their dining rooms. Patio dining in colder weather. Restaurant Adaptation.

2020 553

2020 Mobile Ordering Hotels Food Safety 553

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2020

With the strategic and financial backing Jay and his team bring, we will continue to focus on key operational initiatives to improve guest experience, menu development, and focus on the growth of our brand. ” America's Recovery Fund. A broad-based, efficient recovery fund is the best path forward.

Guest Recovery 305

Guest Recovery Food Safety Loyalty Program Point of Sale 305

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 4, 2025

While economic pressures persist, the report highlights that with the right tools and insights, operators can take control of their financial future in 2025 to strengthen profitability and position their businesses for long-term success. Explore Easier Access to Capital : Traditional loans aren’t the only option.

2025 221

2025 Delivery 2024 Point of Sale 221

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2020

In New York, California and Illinois, even as the on-premise space remains closed (for in-outlet dining/drinking), sales velocity continues to improve week-over-week, as both the market and consumers continue to adapt to the new trading style. However, growth in average spending per guest remains negative for full-service restaurants.

2020 324

2020 Food Safety Online Ordering Point of Sale 324

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 15, 2019

“This is something we were expecting given the underlying relentless erosion of guest counts and the fact that the industry was headed towards tougher previous year sales comparisons as we went into the second half of 2019,” said Victor Fernandez, vice president of insights and knowledge for TDn2K. percent during the same period.

2019 211

2019 Point of Sale Small Business Consumer Goods 211