Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

At Ansa, we’re at the forefront of this dramatic shift to contactless payments, providing restaurants with a leading white-labeled digital wallet solution to simplify POS-agnostic contactless payments and meet the next generation of guests where they are. Technology continues to transform restaurant operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Today’s restaurants are expected to deliver an Amazon-like experience: know customers’ preferences and dining habits and deliver food, whether tableside or to their front doors, without delay. As such, it’s crucial for restaurants to find ways to increase efficiency and improve the dining experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

AI is a program developed by humans to respond to a set of instructions under specific environments. AI programs factor in various variables like human response patterns, scenarios, locations, languages, and more to deliver what is expected of them. AI-based robots cook your food and deliver meals on time without missing a beat.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Consider, for instance, a scenario in which your Point of Sale (POS) system can forecast the popularity of a new dish based on historical customer behaviour. To capture their attention and loyalty, businesses, including restaurants, must prioritise easy access and convenience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 17, 2023

Moreover, mobile applications for restaurant smart order provide such options as work with reserves and kitchen notification, payments accepting, work with combos and discounts (that can help restaurants to operate loyalty programs). It represents a compact mobile terminal for quick order taking.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked experts for their thoughts on trends and challenges that will affect the restaurant industry in 2023. For part one, click here. The modern Kitchen Display System (KDS) will be more interactive to increase operational efficiencies and improve quality of food for the chefs and their teams.

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SpotOn

DECEMBER 27, 2024

You don't need a scientific study to know that a complimentary bread basket or coffee on the house becomes something greater than the sum of its parts. Loyalty programs offer a rare win-win for restaurant operators and guests alike. Like most facets of the industry, restaurant loyalty is easier said than done.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Guests will expect to know every aspect of sourcing and meal preparation, which will disrupt traditional back-of-house systems with technology that connects the farm to the food. We’re seeing massive disruption to front-of-house systems, too, delivering personalized guest experiences from order to payment to final delivery.

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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. This new site is a one-stop hub of critical information for restaurants, employees, customers and industry partners.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2020

This was the top craving identified in the sixth wave of the Consumer Coronavirus Behavior research conducted by TheCustomer, Brand Keys, the New York-based brand loyalty and customer engagement consultancy, and Suzy, the on-demand research software platform. The pink and blue horse illustration at the top of this article is not clickbait.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features a double dose from US Foods, SpotOn Transact, DoorDash Kitchens, Virtual Restaurant Consulting, Tripleseat and Gather, wagamama, Toast, The Gluten Intolerance Group, Instawork and StaffMate Online, Procurant and Yellofin, Sift, 7shifts, ParTech, Revel Systems and Como, Kabbage, Bluecrew and Cuboh.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The app is useful for both your front- and back-of-house staff, allowing them to check upcoming shifts, submit availability, request shift trades, and more. Restaurants of today are infused with technology in many new ways, and it’s making a difference. Try 7shifts for free.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2020

Restaurant employees can apply online to receive a one-time, $500 check to use toward bills, including housing, transportation, utilities, childcare, groceries, medical bills and/or student loans. The Foundation will administer the grants, offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Live in the U.S., an overseas U.S. state or territory.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Hootsuite’s top three benefits of implementing a UGC strategy include: Promoting authenticity; Building trust; and Driving purchasing decisions Put UGC to work for your restaurant by inviting diners to post a photo of their lunch on social media (tagging your business, of course) for a chance to win a meal on the house. is a common one.)

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The first technologies that restaurants often invest in are cloud-based point of sale (POS) systems and payroll processing. A wide-ranging industry report from Toast included a section on restaurant technology trends, noting that 82% of restaurants were using a POS, followed by 56% using payroll software.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The app is useful for both your front- and back-of-house staff, allowing them to check upcoming shifts, submit availability, request shift trades, and more. Restaurants of today are infused with technology in many new ways, and it’s making a difference. Try 7shifts for free.

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Focus POS

JANUARY 15, 2020

When a technology solution affects as many areas of business as your restaurant POS system does, it can be difficult to track the true return on investment (ROI) that it offers. The first step to understanding the true ROI from a restaurant POS system is to determine quantifiable factors that are influenced by the POS.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

To keep up with changing consumer preferences, operators noted that their top areas of investment in 2022 include mobile ordering (54 percent); delivery services (47 percent); technology such as new POS digital signage or other in-store tech (45 percent); and alternative payment methods (37 percent). "Consumers

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

And while automation and robotics can help streamline some elements of operations, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there's a newfound appreciation for human connection and dining experiences. We've reached a point where we're recognizing the value and limits of these technologies.

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SpotOn

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

For weekly or more in-depth reporting, accounting software that integrates with your POS system is recommended.  Your P&L line items should be consistent with the ones on different platforms—POS, inventory management, and accounting software. Restaurant P&L statements can be downright confusing. Prime costs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

" The platform will continue to house a variety of helpful COVID-related materials as well as evolving resources to address new and emerging challenges. " The platform will continue to house a variety of helpful COVID-related materials as well as evolving resources to address new and emerging challenges. Make it This Winter.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation, plant-based menu items, food waste, sustainability, staffing and retention and more. Rick Camac, Dean of Restaurant & Hospitality Management at the Institute of Culinary Education. Food Halls – the numbers for current and future growth are substantial.

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Focus POS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Employing the right POS systems for your type of restaurant can attract loyal customers. Excellent service in-house and out-of-house. Enhance the speed of service with POS technology. A KDS streamlines communication between front and back of house to ensure timely and accurate order prep. Loyalty Perks.

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Restaurant365

DECEMBER 6, 2019

A mobile POS can help any restaurant looking to improve server productivity, increase revenue, and overall streamline their front of house operations. What is a Mobile POS? A mobile POS (or MPOS) is a handheld version of a standard cloud-based POS terminal. A Mobile POS Helps Your Servers Upsell More Often.

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SpotOn

DECEMBER 30, 2024

You should be able to find this data in your POS reporting. Look in your POS reporting for hourly labor and check your books for the others. We all know it. Restaurant profit margins are pretty low. But not entirely because of inflation, labor shortages, and high food costs. What is the average restaurant profit margin? Labor costs.

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BNG Point of Sale

APRIL 22, 2020

Handheld POS Systems Are A Popular Option For Mobile Businesses, Learn More About How They Work. With the latest technology available for businesses, now many bars, restaurants, and cafes can use a point of sale system that fits in a pocket with similar features to a full POS system. Handheld POS systems save you time.

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Restaurant Engine

JULY 13, 2022

You can improve productivity with the right POS system. You know that a point-of-sale system (POS) is great for your customers, enabling them to have a bit more control when ordering or paying for their meals. Did you know, though, that a POS system is great for managing your business and improving your efficiency? tweet this).

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

You need to put yourself in front of diners, get them in your door, and turn them into ambassadors of your restaurant that come back and tell their friends about you. Restaurant owners and operators wear a lot of hats. We live in a world where diners are inundated with choices. There are more options for eating out than ever before.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Streamline the front of house. Run a smooth back of house. Streamline the front of house. Keeping front-of-house activities humming like a well-oiled machine is important for every restaurant. Keeping front-of-house activities humming like a well-oiled machine is important for every restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 13, 2019

This edition of MRM News Bites features NLRB, IHOP, Fourth, Ordermark, Chica’s Tacos, Thanx, Chowly and EZCater, Corner Bakery, Fountainhead Taproom and PourMyBeer and Epson America. NLRB Approves McDonald's Settlements. The Board concluded that the settlements will provide a full remedy for all alleged substantive violations.

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Lavu

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

A modern Point of Sale (POS) system can help you do just that by cutting costs, reducing waste, and streamlining operations. Here are the 7 must-have POS features that can transform your business: Inventory Tracking : Reduce food waste by 10% with real-time stock management and automated alerts. Let’s dive deeper into each feature.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2022

The app is also useful for your front and back end staff, giving them the ability to check upcoming shifts, submit availability, request shift trades, and more. For better or worse, you have a ton of options when it comes to restaurant management apps - and most of them are a click away on your smartphone. Top Restaurant Management Apps.

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Lavu

APRIL 8, 2020

Choosing a point of sale (POS) system is one of the most important business decisions to make. The right POS system provides a powerful platform to boost sales and streamline operations. The more robust a POS is, and the more it can integrate other software, the more efficient your operation can become. Specialized Marketing.

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

A Point-Of-Sell system (POS) is the main hub of any restaurant. This means you want a POS system that is seamless and faultless and lets you focus on the day-to-day aspects of running a restaurant. It was hard enough to choose a POS system provider that’s right for your restaurant before Covid-19. All POS Systems Overview.

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Clover - Restaurants

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

TTR is a crucial indicator of operational efficiency that can also impact profitability, since customer satisfaction–and even restaurant loyalty programs–can suffer if customers think your space is too crowded or service too slow. In each case, the table will need cleaning and set-up before the next party of guests can sit down.

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

If you’re a relative newbie to the restaurant industry or a die hard traditionalist, you may be wondering what a POS system is for a restaurant. POS stands for point of sale, and it refers to the transactional moments when a guest orders and pays for their meal. What is a POS system for a restaurant? Quick service restaurants.

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Focus POS

JUNE 17, 2019

What is restaurant point of sale (POS) software? It improves customer service by providing faster, more efficient transactions (and additional transaction types, such as self-service or online ordering) and engages customers on a deeper level through gift card implementation and loyalty programs. Friendly UI and UX. Flexibility.

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