Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

2025 Dining Trends Embracing Newstalgia Chefs and mixologists will lean into ‘newstalgia’ by adding playful twists on classic dishes. ” The food and beverage industry is faced with this demand, yet there are very few pickle-flavored sauces actually available in today’s market. Move over “swicy.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Whether you’re serving gourmet food in a fine dining establishment or flipping burgers next to the local university, there’s going to be an audience that works best for your business. By focusing on niche marketing , your restaurant will flourish. What is Niche Marketing? Are you located in a mall?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Safety is the new “trend” that every dining establishment must offer, and it goes far beyond offering paperless QSR code menus and bottles of hand sanitizer at the host stand. Doing everything to ensure your customers feel safe dining with you will remain priority #1. Think Beyond Your Four Walls.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

Two-thirds of restaurant leaders believe AI or automation will improve their business in each of the 15 areas we asked about, the most popular of which are marketing and promotions (77 percent), inventory management (77 percent), payments (76 percent), menu optimization (76 percent), and staff management (75 percent).

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Marketing Loyalty Program 2024 2025 221

ChowNow

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Email marketing might not be as flashy as social media marketing, but for restaurants, its possibly the most effective way to stay connected with customers. When used correctly, restaurant email marketing keeps your restaurant top of mind, turning occasional diners into loyal regulars.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

While Noma’s run as a Michelin restaurant is now at an end, there are many reasons why it doesn’t spell the end of fine dining cuisine as we know it. There’s a high cost in running fine dining restaurants, but the value rests in their place in society.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 17, 2020

A Zagat dining trends survey says 75 percent of respondents have selected a restaurant based on food photos. Part of your social media marketing strategy might be stepping up your ‘gram game with careful attention to plating, and that’s smart. But to truly up-level your marketing strategy, it pays to think bigger.

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Marketing Social Media Fine Dining Customer Experience 438

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2022

As per a recent report by Global Market Insights, mobile wallet market size is projected to exceed USD 700 billion by 2027. Surging Deployment in the Restaurant Industry. Mobile wallet providers offer attractive discounts and cashback to encourage maximum transaction through this digital payment system.

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Marketing Loyalty Program Fast Casual Coupons 508

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 26, 2025

The next time you walk through your local supermarket, butcher shop, fish market or bakery, take a moment to think about this. Putting aside the challenge of bird flu and the work and demands surrounding the care of animals, cost of feed, and process of harvesting and preparing eggs for market even at todays price this works out to around $.50

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

So far, 2020 has thrown marketing plans, advertising budgets, and restaurant growth out of the window. But as restaurants reopen and business starts to pick up again, it’s important you pick up your marketing plan too. Their business is built on the power of word of mouth—one of, if not the most useful marketing tools in the book.

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Goliath Consulting

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Here’s a look at the food trends that will capture our taste buds and redefine dining in 2025. The tangy, slightly chewy dough will be featured in creative ways, from pizza crusts and flatbreads to brownies and crackers, as stated by Whole Foods Market.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2022

As per a recent report by Global Market Insights, mobile wallet market size is projected to exceed USD 700 billion by 2027. Surging Deployment in the Restaurant Industry. Mobile wallet providers offer attractive discounts and cashback to encourage maximum transaction through this digital payment system.

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Marketing Loyalty Program Fast Casual Coupons 449

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 22, 2023

Based on all the buzz, it’s touted as AI-mazing for marketing. This has led many businesses to view it as a marketing magic bullet to solve their revenue woes. These include: Chatbots and customer-facing AI : Who doesn’t want to enhance their dining experience? Take integrated WiFi marketing.

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Marketing Social Media Point of Sale Customer Service 419

7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2021

In today's highly competitive environment, restaurant marketing requires precise, dependable, and complete consumer data. Data acquired about your actual consumers can be used in both online and offline marketing campaigns. Consider online marketing for restaurant engagement to be a long-term commitment. Email Marketing.

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Marketing Email Marketing Loyalty Program Social Media 397

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Guests are dining out more often than last year and and rewarding great service, with the highest tips at bars and fine dining restaurants, according to hospitality industry data from Lightspeed Commerce Inc. percent) and fine dining restaurants (19.9 percent year-over-year at fine dining and 3.53

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ChowNow

MARCH 7, 2025

When used strategically, customer data can help you personalize marketing, streamline operations, and create a better dining experience for your guests. The more you understand your customers, the better you can fine-tune your marketing and pricing strategies. Personalized marketing and promotions.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Knowing how to calculate and optimize your customer acquisition cost (CAC) can help you make smarter decisions about your marketing and advertising strategies. CAC lets you get a clearer view of how your marketing efforts impact your bottom line.

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Loyalty Program Fast Casual Social Media Email Marketing 195

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2024

Our model could potentially be perfect for a future trailblazer, someone who was maybe told that their cuisine didn't have a market or that their concept was too specialized or too fancy. We want to one day dine at those restaurants. We will do anything we can to ensure those restaurants become a reality.

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Fine Dining Seating Restaurant Law Small Business 221

Lavu

APRIL 4, 2025

Personalized marketing helps restaurants connect with customers by tailoring offers and experiences to individual preferences. With 62% of consumers leaving brands that fail to personalize experiences , personalized restaurant marketing can increase revenue by 10-30%. favorite dishes, dining frequency).

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

Given that many are not yet comfortable dining out, restaurant businesses are struggling to make ends meet. Fine-dining restaurants are often famous for their chef’s signature dishes. I f your restaurant is open for dine-in services, then you can lure your loyal customers using promotional offers. Delivery and DIY.

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Social Media Loyalty Program Food Safety Fine Dining 527

EATER

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Although often used as just a pitstop, the capital Colombo is home to a host of impressive restaurants and bars, as well as legendary bakeries, diners, and weekend markets. Maru The UNESCO-listed iconic Galle Fort houses a bunch of phenomenal dining spots, but Maru tops the list. Travel around and youll be rewarded.

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Hotels Seasonal Menu Back of House Small Business 298

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This Valentine's Day edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features dining and gifting trends including the importance of experience. Restaurants saw 41 percent more transactions The busiest dining hour? However: 41 percent said they planned to dine at home instead of dining out.

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2024 Fine Dining Book Reservations 221

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 16, 2022

Reports show that 81 percent of fine dining establishments, 78 percent of family restaurants, and 77 percent of fast-casual spots added curbside pickup, pivoting away from dine-in services after March 2020. meal delivery market, making Uber’s total market share 27 percent. meal delivery consumer spending.

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EATER

DECEMBER 18, 2024

As my colleague Bettina Makalintal noted, Recent market research also shows that Gen Z prefers boneless chicken and tenders over the bone-in chicken of older generations. This is muffin top dining , taking a restaurant and distilling it to the items that appeal to the most possible people.

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Fine Dining 2024 Food Order 2019 290

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 23, 2021

You hire accountants for accounting, marketers for marketing, and lawyers for legal matters. When Canlis, the recognized fine dining restaurant in Seattle, was forced to close its dining room during Covid-19 lockdowns, their employees got to work. ” He noted that it’s different than other disciplines.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The premiumization of tea is a natural extension to what has been taking place in fine wine, specialty coffee, craft spirits and beer over the past several decades. Really, wherever food and beverage has an intentional focus on quality and customer experience, fine tea has a rightful place – just like wine and craft beverages.

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Fine Dining Hotels Consumer Goods Beverage 576

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 12, 2022

Reach guests choosing to order-in by creating a Restaurant Week takeout menu—all you need is online ordering technology that enables you to pace and fulfill to-go orders while also serving a full dining room (providing you with two revenue streams). Be In Charge of Your Own Marketing.

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Loyalty Program Online Ordering Point of Sale Customer Experience 558

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

Take the Flights restaurant , for example: Partnering up with the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce, Flights started ‘Feed the Need Bay Area’ to leverage accounting support and marketing talent so that they could support the Bay Area community. Have a Marketing Plan for Reopening. Pick the Right Marketing Channels.

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Social Media Food Safety Cash Management Customer Service 539

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The research stems from in-person chef interviews and a nationwide survey of more than 400 restaurant owners and operators spanning 47 states with respondents ranging from fine dining establishments to fast-casual venues, breweries, and caterers. "This

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the National Restaurant Association's State of the Indusrty Report, food industry pressures, foodservice opportunities, influencer marketing, foot traffic analysis and the dining-out dollar. 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

” Their answers touched on a variety of subjects including AI, virtual reality, virtual kitchens, staffing and retention, social media marketing, sustainability and third-party delivery. One great thing about the online delivery market is that it produces massive amounts of data. Of course, people will always dine out.

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Mobile Ordering Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 539

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2024

However, the market is evolving. Fine dining restaurants can make the most of each visit by focusing on the premium experience, highlighting unique flavors and potential health benefits, and experimenting with seasonal mocktails or other creative ways to elevate the dining experience and justify a higher check.

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Beverage Fast Casual Seasonal Menu Customer Experience 493

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 19, 2020

How you communicate this in your marketing will depend completely on your restaurant brand. Gen Z and millennials are likely to return to in-restaurant dining before older guests; and each group will have different concerns. In order to ensure a safe dining environment we are requiring advance reservations. Anticipation.

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Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Food Safety Email Marketing 474

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Future foodspaces will need to be designed to meet the personalized needs of diverse customer bases, according to Culinary Crossroads: How Societal Shifts Are Defining Tomorrow’s Dining , the latest whitepaper from IA Interior Architects research initiative, HumanX. "The

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Fine Dining Customer Experience Design Dine-in 450

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Outdoor dining is still top of mind as owners want to keep employees and customers safe and have questions about maintaining outdoor spaces in inclement weather. That's fine for sidewalks but not very conducive to outdoor dining, including keeping tables leveled. Thankfully, outdoor dining is less expensive to build out.

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Outdoor Fine Dining Dine-in FOH 508

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2022

consumers are dining out less often. The global gift card market is continuing to grow and predicted to reach $1.4 The consequences for not operating within state and federal regulations may include large fines or lead to class action lawsuits. How will we market our gift cards? As a result, 80% of U.S.

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Restaurant Law Fine Dining Point of Sale Customer Service 520

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 17, 2021

Neighborhood bars and Fine Dining channels are attracting higher spend post-COVID-19, however CGA On Premise visitors are likely to stay local and seek experiences in the next 12 months. Local Restaurants Leading the Return Over Casual Dining Chains. Casual Dining Chains come in #2 with 52 percent likely to visit.

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2021 Consumer Goods Small Business 2020 504