Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2023

Through my 20-plus years of experience working in the foodservice and franchising industry, I’ve observed that for QSR brands to position themselves for growth in these types of spaces, it’s critical to emphasize brand recognition and consistency as you continue to grow your footprint.

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Mobile Ordering Sports Travel Customer Experience 188

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.

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2024 Fast Casual Food Safety Insurance 197

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2022

Restaurants pivoted to contactless ordering with open arms for sanitary and social distancing purposes, and embraced digital platforms and apps that enabled streamlined delivery and curbside pickup. Now imagine if you could enjoy the same benefits when placing your next drive-through order?

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Technology Mobile Ordering Social Media Customer Experience 189

The Restaurant Times

JUNE 18, 2021

He has over 15 years of experience in QSR franchising and operations, managing portfolios of up to £15mm. Making Franchising A Viable Business Model . The rapid rise in technology adoption over the last 14 months across different franchise models has helped them adapt and grow into more viable ventures.

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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.

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2021 Mobile Ordering Loyalty Program Kitchen Safety 230

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.

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2021 Kitchen Safety Food Safety Mobile Ordering 199

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

The pandemic has permanently altered the consumer-restaurant relationship with operators investing in technology and real estate to align with changing consumer preferences, according to the 2021 Restaurant Franchise Pulse survey, conducted by TD Bank. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

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2022 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Point of Sale 215

MBB Hospitality

MAY 15, 2024

The world of franchising changes as fast as the trends, and franchisee innovation is central to staying competitive and meeting evolving consumer demands. As we approach 2025, several groundbreaking innovations, including franchisee innovation, are reshaping the franchise landscape.

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Franchise Franchising Innovation Loyalty Program 52

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. Order accuracy and speed top list of what consumers want.

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2021 Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 189

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 26, 2024

Throughout his 17 years at Mood Media, he's held various customer engagement and sales leadership roles and has worked with key technology partners to optimize innovative solutions based on vertical market trends and customer feedback that deliver positive ROI to operators. Are orders often inaccurate? What does that mean?

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Seating Mobile Ordering Point of Sale Customer Experience 175

Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Fast casual restaurants, also known as fast food or quick service restaurants, involve ordering at a counter or doing some level of self-service. Although factors like franchise affiliation may affect profit margins, fast casual restaurants typically have an average profit margin of 6-9%. Add Online Ordering to Your Restaurant.

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Loyalty Program Fast Casual Point of Sale Online Ordering 183

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2020

Feature-rich mobile POS systems have evolved to processing orders, sending tickets to the kitchen, providing detailed reporting and offering thorough inventory and business management. Digital innovations remain the leading factor in changing the way people make and receive payments. The Future of POS.

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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

JULY 15, 2020

Grubhub launched its latest report, "State of the Plate", looking at trends across the more than half a million orders placed a day. Methodology: Grubhub took a look at order trends on its platform from January 1 – June 20, 2020, as compared to the same timeframe in 2019 to find the top items rising in popularity so far.

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2020 Mobile Ordering Point of Sale Food Supply 195

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.

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2022 Food Supply Back of House Kitchen Safety 180

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

Square is launching On-Demand Delivery for Square Online Store where sellers can dispatch a courier through delivery partners for orders placed directly on their website. This approach is often expensive because these platforms charge a commission to fulfill the delivery for each order. On-Demand Delivery for Square Online Store.

Guest Recovery 215

Guest Recovery Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Food Safety 215

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

. "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 ” Drive Kindness.

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Webinar Customer Experience Mobile Ordering Customer Service 189

Focus POS

JUNE 27, 2019

In order to foster a loyal customer base, you need a combination of great food and top-notch customer service. The right solution can provide better order accuracy, improve employee communication, and increase speed of service. Inversely, you also run the risk of over-ordering items, which can spoil before they are utilized.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

More than half of survey respondents said they will order more than usual, with only one in 10 saying less than usual. Followed (not surprisingly) by restaurants and delivery drivers following proper safety protocols, price, and ease of ordering from the restaurant. Most Important safety initiatives. Expanding e-commerce investments.

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2020 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Customer Service 189

Hot Schedules

MAY 25, 2021

My goal is to create an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect to enable the people to communicate, cooperate and be innovative. We are currently building a scrum team in Sofia that is going to work alongside the existing engineering teams in order to further develop and enhance the solution. Chad Marais. Vanya Dimitrova. Scrum Master.

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Cash Management Customer Service Customer Experience Sports 148

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

17 percent said they were just avoiding dining-in (opting to pick-up or have food delivered), with 10 percent appearing to lean toward Ordering for Pickup only. Rakuten Ready’s ROI Study found that most consumers thought ordering in person or using the drive-thru would be fastest. Faster than order in person at Taco Bell.

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Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Point of Sale POS 122

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2020

We’re thrilled to welcome Postmates to the Uber family as we innovate together to deliver better experiences for consumers, delivery people, and merchants across the country." Unlike flat-fee or no-commission ordering providers, Seated Direct has the ability to drive demand for online orders.

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Mobile Ordering Restaurant Law Seating Customer Service 192

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

For example, there will be fewer human interactions when ordering takeaways during busy lunch hours, quick customer seating, or bill payments. In 2024, the restaurant industry will witness a technological transformation driven by innovations like AI and contactless solutions, while also grappling with data privacy concerns.

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2024 Loyalty Program Cash Management Customer Experience 215

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2019

The 3rd GCAs recognizes excellent restaurants nationwide through this final round of voting who have dedicated to innovate, to practice, and to provide extraordinary gourmet to consumers. Snackpass, the app that allows anyone to order food ahead of time to pick up at local restaurants, raised $21 million in Series A funding.

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Mobile Ordering Customer Service Point of Sale Customer Experience 123

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

With the acquisition of Johnny Rockets, FAT Brands will have more than 700 franchised and company owned restaurants around the globe with annual system-wide sales exceeding $700 million. In addition to allowing a safer, hands-free payment method, the system has been shown to make the ordering process quicker and more efficient.

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Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Customer Service 206

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 22, 2023

Customer-facing chatbots provide instant assistance to customers and can be used to address inquiries, facilitate reservations or to place orders. But, your point of sale data tells you these guests are ordering drinks and appetizers, but not staying for dinner. Text HAPPY20 to XXXX for 20 percent off your dinner order.”

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Marketing Social Media Point of Sale Customer Service 167

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Bill formally served on the Great Lakes Franchise Association Board, Del Taco’s Franchise Marketing Advisory Council and the Finance Excellence Advisory Council for Burger King. In 2009, Greg moved to the Del Taco brand, where we were chosen as Franchise Operator of the Year in both 2009 and 2010.

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Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 173

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Restaurants are already experimenting with using AI to handle drive through orders to allow human employees to focus on customer interactions in the restaurant. I think smart, AI-enabled platforms will turn data into intelligence around visit frequency, ordering, traffic patterns and more. As of 2024, over half of U.S.

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2025 Loyalty Program Social Media Fast Casual 88

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 13, 2019

On special appeal, the Board vacated the judge’s order, and remanded the case to the judge with instructions to approve the settlement agreements. Upon entering Flip’d, visitors can order from a digital kiosk or directly at the counter. An administrative law judge denied their motions to approve the settlement agreements.

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Mobile Ordering Catering POS Customer Experience 100

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

” The 25th edition of Scoop features products designed to help bar-and-grill operators easily get creative and innovate with their menus, with elevated, upsell-worthy versions of their traditional bar-and-grill fare. Innovative Experiences. It can be served with signature dips or used as a slider bun for a sandwich.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The company, with US offices located in Iowa City, has recently made headlines in the country, having been selected as a food waste innovator and recipient of the Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Kroger Foundation Grant. " Guests use their cellphones to see all menu items, order and pay. . "While Within the US alone, an estimated?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

For five years, these independent businesses, many of which are single-unit franchises, have faced serious threats of regulatory non-compliance and legal action that have restricted capital investment and stifled growth and job creation. ” Chairman Ring was joined by Board Members Marvin E. Little Rock, AR; Owners: Elihue Washington Jr.

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Mobile Ordering Front of House Customer Experience Back of House 139

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

2019 brought a rapid increase of dairy-free and vegan options for consumers in restaurants including ice cream, cheese, chicken, beef and continued innovations for fish, lamb and milk. Online ordering will continue to have a profound effect on the industry in 2020, but the power dynamics will change. ChowNow CEO Chris Webb.

2020 138

2020 Kitchen Safety Consumer Goods Point of Sale 138

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2020

Their technology allows a restaurant to enable curbside order, pay and delivery – with 24 hours. The company is offering Tap & Order and Tap & Pay technology free during the COVID-19 crisis. This means a restaurant can convert their parking lot into a touch free take out zone and also implement online ordering.

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Online Ordering Insurance Mobile Ordering Website Management 115

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 7, 2020

Small actions like buying a gift card, ordering take-out, or leaving a review can make a difference. "If everyone who can afford it ordered one gift card or a meal for delivery, that income could make all the difference in helping the local restaurant they love pay its bills and its staff during this period."

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Tip Distribution Healthcare Hospitality Food Supply 170

Aaron Allen & Associates

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Here are some of the questions (not in any particular order) the best C-suite executives we know are asking themselves and their organizations. What should we be doing about emerging disruptive forces in delivery, drive-thru, self-ordering, and mobile optimization? 1 – How Do We Grow in the Current Markets?

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Goliath Consulting

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

While Gen Z’s tastes and preferences are often lumped together with those of the millennials, there is no doubt that this generation wants food to reflect their values and innovations of recent times. Be open to change and innovation. Conclusion. The company also has a management division that manages full-service restaurants.

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