Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

43 percent plan to add an outdoor on-site dining space. "What A new survey shows that Americans love new tech-driven options for ordering and retrieving food, but the flipside is that it is making them more impatient. ” The results are part of an Oracle Food and Beverage survey conducted by Untold Insights in September 2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This will manifest itself in several ways, such as informing robotics in the kitchen for food preparation, in addition to kitchen display systems (KDS) as restaurants kitchens seek to improve efficiency and better optimize for enhance prep station capacity management.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

The brand’s commitment to each guest service experience is the focal point of upcoming menu innovation, value-based choices, and a portfolio of new organic food and beverage educational content. Noodles & Company Launches Ghost Kitchen. Noodles & Company launched its first ghost kitchen test in Chicago.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Based on findings from a survey hosted on the Angus Reid Forum on behalf of Restaurants Canada, the report shares that on the positive side, Canadians are looking forward to returning to restaurants, so long as safety measures are in place. Delivering Excellence. 8 percent say they plan to order more once the pandemic subsides.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2020

billion in 2019, with pet eatertainment becoming increasingly popular as pet owners look to safely enjoy outdoor activities with their pets by their sides,” said Fransmart CEO Dan Rowe. "Blendid is on a mission to make delicious and customized food accessible to all using robotics and AI. . “The pet industry topped $95.7

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features foot traffic analysis due to the COVID-19 outbreak, food trends evolving due to Coronavirus and changing shopping behavior. While food and beverage had been declining steadily, retail is generally trending up. COVID-19 Foot Traffic Analysis.

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EATER

MAY 27, 2021

How mutual aid efforts — like Minneapolis’s Southside Food Share and Phillips Community Free Store — are combating food insecurity on their own terms I arrived in Minneapolis in July of 2020 to find buildings turned to rubble, people grieving, and a community rebuilding. Mutual aid as direct action.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2019

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature Ono Food Co, DoorDash, Parts Town and Heritage Foodservice, Rouxbe, Presto, Burger King and Uber Eats, Pared, Tork, Restaurant Technologies, Willie Degel, Bolay, Ritual, Preoday and TISSL, AdTheorent and Voodoo Doughnut. Ono Food Co. Ono Blend Founders Daniel Fukuba and Stephen Klein.

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EATER

MARCH 27, 2024

It is also a natural offshoot of a long-growing interest in knowing where our food comes from and (for those of us who have the means to do so) a preference for sourcing ingredients that are locally and sustainably produced. Pay attention,” Rodriguez urges, and this advice is as well-applied in the kitchen as it is in the wilderness.

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Focus POS

AUGUST 19, 2020

Right now, restaurants are relying heavily on outdoor patio seating for a large part of their dine-in revenue. However, it’s essential that restauranteurs get their outdoor seating right: . Can you make your outdoor patio dog-friendly? Get F amiliar with R estaurant P atio L aws and R egulations .

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Cheetah

MAY 11, 2021

Outdoor service distancing guidelines are still in place. To comply with the requirements, make sure you abide by the Social Distancing Protocol and Health and Safety Plan checklists and post the appropriate signage ( required posters ). kitchen layout, takeout utensils and packaging, reservation and ordering systems, etc.)

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Cheetah

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Over time, we learned that we share the same values of using fresh quality foods and giving to the community – that’s where our relationship started and that’s what it continues to build on. Zareen Kahn’s Mission to Change the Indian/Pakistani Food Experience. Authentic Food Cooked with Love. COVID-19 Can’t Stop Zareen’s.

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The Rail

JANUARY 15, 2024

By Briana Hilton, Contributor Most Americans express how important visible cleanliness is, whether dining indoors (93%), outdoors (92%), or when ordering takeout (92%), according to a P&G Professional survey that highlighted sentiments and preferences surrounding cleanliness as the pandemic impacted perceptions of restaurants.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

From the Editor: Everything you missed in food news last week This post originally appeared on February 20, 2020 in Amanda Kludt’s newsletter “From the Editor,” a roundup of the most vital news and stories in the food world each week. I see the food insecurity in my own neighborhood. Read the archives and subscribe now.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In the 19th century, the Canadian Pacific Railway brought European food cultures and grand lakeside hotels. And most recently a locavore, mountain-to-table food movement has built on these overlapping historical influences and endemic Rocky Mountain ingredients to create bold meals fit for the breathtaking setting. Paul Zizka.

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Cheetah

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Designated outdoor seating space, on the other hand, has gained value. Lockdowns and virus variants, as well as supply deficits and labor shortages have made forecasting based on seasonal peaks extremely hard, if not irrelevant. Employees need places to get good food, host clients and hold events.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Many restaurant owners had believed they would be covered in the event of something like the pandemic, and found themselves without a safety net. Overall, the pandemic highlighted the vulnerabilities, margin issues, and lack of safety net to restaurants in a way the industry is still recovering from. – Pooja S.

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The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Food truck businesses have never been more popular than they are now. In 2020, we saw a significant rise in the number of food trucks. Moreover, since the COVID-19 pandemic, many customers prefer to eat from food trucks rather than restaurants as they are relatively safer. 8 Things To Consider Before Starting Up A Food Truck.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 8, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features a lot of technology and robotic news, virtual food halls and healthy kid menus. Miso Robotics launched global commercial availability of the Flippy Robot-on-a-Rail (ROAR) – a zero-footprint, cost-efficient intelligent robotic kitchen assistant for the evolving commercial kitchen.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Restaurants had to quickly adapt by adding outdoor seating while creating an inviting atmosphere, as well as offering the same experience your customers are used to receiving at your establishment via delivery and takeout. Steve Martorano, owner of Cafe Martorano in Fort Lauderdale. Shyam Rao, CEO and Cofounder, Punchh.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

US Foods Holding Corp. "With colder weather setting in and new restrictions going into effect across the country, our ongoing commitment to helping restaurant operators adapt during the pandemic has never been more important," said Jim Osborne, senior vice president of customer strategy and innovation at US Foods. "Our

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature sobering statistics from Yelp, a ghost kitchen franchise model, franchise explosions expected and falling for for an improved PSL. Ghost Kitchen Franchise Model. Yelp Sees COVID Effect. Consumer interest has continued to shift since May, but less rapidly than we saw in March and April.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The younger generations don’t just want great food, they expect memorable experiences. Innovative and inviting outdoor seating is going to be crucial in order for restaurants to survive. Also, innovative and inviting outdoor seating is going to be crucial in order for restaurants to survive.

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EATER

MARCH 19, 2021

They’ve largely been left on their own to weigh staff and customer safety against the need to stay in business. And the decision to make it work has required investing in new systems, setups, and services, all with the knowledge that any new safety mandate could change everything, yet again. Outdoor dining. Instagram pop-ups.

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EATER

DECEMBER 23, 2020

When they finally decided to escape the deteriorating air quality, Kyle and Katina Connaughton packed their two cats, two dogs, and one of their two daughters (the other was in Boston) and her fiance into a farm truck and headed toward safety in Washington state.

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EATER

MAY 29, 2020

I said we need to put safety precautions in place. We have cars, people can pick up food. So, we knew how to do the cleaning and the distancing of the kitchen and all of that. That one, we would not have been able to do food service. We basically just said, I want to do $35 comfort food. It’s safe to do that.

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EATER

JANUARY 27, 2021

When an order came through to the kitchen, the ticket featured the following note in the field for allergies or special requests: “Here’s the deal. Some requested the food go to the next person who came through the door, some to staffers, some to people in need. Daniel Geneen : What did you do with the food?

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2020

Using order data from January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020 and a national consumer survey, DoorDash’s mid-year report checks in on popular food trends, nationally and regionally, how users ate through social distancing, cravings across the country, and more.

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EATER

AUGUST 19, 2020

For my immigrant family, outdoor recreation was not part of our usual vacation plans. So, when Salem’s younger sister, Pearl, and younger brother, Hazel, who are both outdoors enthusiasts, proposed that we all go camping together up in Maine last month, I felt uncharacteristically enthusiastic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

Since this daypart has increased traffic during the pandemic, operators will need to innovate their food and beverage offerings to grow traffic. "Across “Demand is up and supply is down—and when that happens we see a huge increase in velocity,” said CGA’s client solutions director Matthew Crompton.

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Clover - Restaurants

MAY 3, 2024

Recent surveys confirm the importance of cleaning and sanitizing in food industry establishments for building customer confidence and in influencing diner choice. City and state health departments monitor local restaurants to ensure they’re following food safety management program guidelines.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Pandemic-related materials, food, and labor shortages make running an independent restaurant near-impossible. Even as some of these supply chain hiccups and irregularities resolved, others popped up. That is, according to the professor, particularly true of the food we eat. “[Our Here’s how three owners are doing it.

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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. Sound familiar?

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ChefMod

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Automate Cost Allocation Many operators can attest to the numerous number of times they have struggled to create separate primary cost categories for their restaurants, especially Food, Beverages, and Supplies. Although some wholesale food and supplies companies may charge extra credit card processing fees, many of them do not.

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Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Guest Intelligence tracks 6 main categories ‘food’, ‘beverage’, ‘service’, ‘ambiance’, ‘value’ and ‘intent on return’. Full-service restaurants experienced an erosion in net sentiment for ‘food’, ‘ambiance’, ‘value’ and ‘intent on return’ during the quarter. This may be indicating guests are using masks as a gauge of overall safety.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

From a historic landmark diner to a modern tea house, to the original grilled pizza, and a homecoming for Narragansett Brewery, here’s where to eat in Providence Rhode Islanders love bragging about the state’s great food scene, which punches well above its weight for the smallest state in the union.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

For the respondents who reported having outdoor seating (or planned to add outdoor seating soon) and whose climates allow them to seat people outdoors nine or fewer months of the year, the decision to “weatherize” the patio for the colder weather was split. Patio dining in colder weather.

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