Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 26, 2021

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. “With this product in hand, Meals on Wheels programs will be able to continue to deliver nutritious meals to homebound seniors while providing much needed financial relief.

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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. Permanent Closures Continue to Increase Across Restaurants, Retail and Other Industries. Ghost Kitchen Franchise Model. Yelp Sees COVID Effect.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

MRM's Franchise Feed features news on the restaurant franchise and MUFSO landscape. Ike’s locations have industry-leading average unit volumes, which have only gotten stronger since the company overhauled its marketing technology stack, including an upgraded loyalty program, a new website and easier online ordering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. The new formats come on the heels of a major multi-unit franchise development strategy announced last month that is set to grow the brand to 2,000 units. QDOBA's New Concept.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Tropical Smoothie Cafe signed two multi-unit franchise agreements to develop 38 new cafes across the state of Colorado, including a 27-unit deal and an 11-unit deal. . "My

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 22, 2024

The move away from the “real-estate/master area developer” for franchising expansion to now a more classic food operation-focused model makes it an ideal time to get into Subway. New Subway leadership started closing stores and separating from the franchise groups that were not following corporate mandates.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Other advancements include: integrating data from various sources, including social media, reviews, and loyalty programs, to gain a holistic view of customer behaviour as well as as well as the implementation of real-time analytics for immediate insights into customer behaviour and preferences. Nothing is fraud proof.

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Cheetah

JANUARY 13, 2022

Restaurants, retailers and airlines have been using loyalty programs to drive revenue for nearly three centuries. From their humble, though ingenious, beginnings as copper tokens and stamps, through the era of credit card clubs, to today’s mobile apps, loyalty programs have become indispensable marketing tools.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. ” Taco John’s Launches Aggressive Franchising Initiative. All of the elements are in place for aggressive franchise growth.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Just Salad was the first national restaurant chain to label its entire menu with carbon emissions similar to how brands like Allbirds had done in the retail sector. A lot of retailers rushed to market in response to COVID-19 to provide mobile experiences that prioritized safety and contactless interactions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

TouchBistro acquired Boston-based TableUp, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions for the restaurant industry. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. TouchBistro Acquires TableUp.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

A consumer's brand loyalty was also impacted during recent events, with 33 percent of overall respondents citing an increase in loyalty to the brands they frequented during stay-at-home-orders. This sentiment was most prevalent with millennials, with 43 percent reporting an increase in loyalty. How Is Casual Dining Doing?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2020

Illinois, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and California — primarily led by declines in retail businesses. A Tough Year for Retail, Food, and Auto Businesses. Retail businesses led the decline, across these metros and states. Giants Enterprises operates a daily tourism program at Oracle Park as well as The Gotham Club.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Over one-quarter of respondents (27 percent) believe that a company's social distancing policies are among the most important characteristics when choosing a local business, roughly equal with the appearance of the store (28 percent), and above familiarity (21 percent) and loyalty (19 percent). Paytronix Systems, Inc.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

As the demand for robotics increases, solutions like franchising and bringing robots closer to home will augment market growth and penetration. As the demand for robotics increases, solutions like franchising and bringing robots closer to home will augment market growth and penetration. How was the food sourced or produced?

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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. “As these communities grow comfortable using PopID to check-in, we enlist area restaurants and retailers to offer PopPay for transactions.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

Fast and easy (56 percent) ties with coupons and deals (56 percent) for the top reasons consumers download apps followed by earn and track loyalty points (48 percent), easy payment options (43 percent), and to avoid long lines (40 percent). Franchise Operations Index. Apps are being downloaded for convenience and discounts.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

In addition to the latest resources on COVID-19 restaurant and employee recovery programs, RestaurantsAct.com offers a brand new, industry-first interactive map of each state, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. “The restaurant industry, along with a few others such as airlines, hotels and walk-in retail, has been hardest hit.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Elo’s Sonal Apte, vice president of retail and hospitality. Technology is ever-changing and constantly disrupting industries – from restaurants and retail to healthcare – and everything in between. Technology-enabled franchises are better positioned to continually evolve to meet guests’ changing expectations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

” Andrew Jhawar, Senior Partner of Apollo and Head of the Consumer & Retail industry group, added, “We are pleased that Smart Foodservice will be able to thrive with a strong complementary partner in US Foods. Two-Hens Growth Fueled by Accelerator Program. A comprehensive training program.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The US Foods Ghost Kitchen program also recently expanded its concept offerings from six to 12. Underpinned by superior brand positioning and compelling unit-level economics, we expect our global retail store base to reach approximately 55,000 units in FY30, reaching more customers with a premium Starbucks experience.”

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Recently celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Minneapolis-based restaurant franchise was founded on Dave Anderson's passion for BBQ. Director, Strategy and Franchise Operations Al Hank about about brand evolution, restaurant industry challenges and even, plant-based BBQ. Perseverance, obsessive devotion to making people happy.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Loyalty rewards for their restaurants and bars: Almost 1 in 3 (32 percent). “Hotel brands, especially those with locations in various cities around the world, have a unique opportunity to build loyalty with customers through their F&B offerings. ” Building Loyalty. Illes Foods' Fourth Generation CEO.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2020

Small Business Administration and Treasury Department released detailed loan-level data regarding the loans made under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). “We are particularly pleased that 27 percent of the program’s reach in low and moderate income communities which is in proportion to percentage of population in these areas.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Restaurants will likely continue to offer innovative benefits like free or discounted education, or other programs such as our managing partners program, which allows managers to run their own locations. Amanda Nichols, senior manager, retail, hospitality, and food service practice at Kronos Incorporated.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

“Just as the retail industry weathered disruption from e-commerce over the past two decades, restaurateurs now face shifting consumer expectations and a changing landscape of tech players who threaten to erode restaurant brands,” said Kent Bennett, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. Spark Foundry?. ” Hot Table Access.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

Placer.believes these numbers show signs of a resilient economy in the face of health concerns and run counter to the notion that the entire retail economy is heading for a major downturn. Retailers are working with both their suppliers and transportation providers to find paths forward to minimize disruption.” percent and 2.9

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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. and is launching a new mobile payment and loyalty rewards platform, branded as Perk Hero.

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 26, 2021

However, the menu got evolved after gaining inputs from customers, franchise partners, and by analyzing the demand for the milkshake category in the market. The brand experimented with a hybrid model; a mix of cloud kitchen and retail outlets and later expanded in the franchise business. . Source: WhatsHot.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The complete platform — Thanx Ordering — helps merchants accelerate the growth of their direct ordering revenue with deep CRM and loyalty integrations and a truly omnichannel approach to capturing digital orders. ” “Restaurants can easily spend six- or seven-figures building custom digital ordering experiences.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

MRM's Franchise Feed provides the latest news in restaurant and MUFSO franchising. “Our mission is to be the premier franchise operator in each of our six brands, and our tremendous AAG team, led by my colleague and long-time partner Dan Krebsbach, absolutely embodies the operational excellence we aspire to.

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Restaurant365

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Restaurant inventory management involves a large number of moving pieces, many of which are “temporary” compared to other retail businesses. In addition, more than half of smartphone users report using their phones to take advantage of special deals, rewards, or loyalty programs from restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2021

MRM's Franchise Feed features news on the restaurant franchise and MUFSO landscape. ” “This is historic for our brand,” said Brooks Speirs, vice president for franchise development. A Deal to Taco ‘Bout. Taco John’s International Inc.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

MRM Franchise Feed contains the latest news in restaurant franchising. These team members work in restaurants, retail manufacturing plants, regional restaurant operations and the Columbus-based home office. “Team member tenure at White Castle is unprecedented in our industry, and that loyalty absolutely goes both ways.”

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Aaron Allen & Associates

AUGUST 24, 2022

retailer Let’s Pizza, founded in 2009, introduced one of the first pizza vending machines. Papa John’s entered the fray with an online expansion of their popular Papa Rewards program. This mother of all loyalty programs sends special offers, coupons, and social media posts directly to customers’ phones. and “Domino’s!”.

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