Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 18, 2020

At the beginning of the pandemic, Paul Dioguardi, owner of Colorado-based Hickory House Ribs, realized there was only so much he could do with the amount of available restaurant tables so he decided to focus on growing the catering side of the business. ’ Just having this van parked out front drove that sale.”

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Goliath Consulting

OCTOBER 16, 2024

By combining various tools like ordering, payments, and management systems into one cohesive platform, restaurants can enhance efficiency, reduce errors, and create a more seamless experience for both staff and guests. It processes orders and payments while tracking sales data. These ensure that the kitchen is always well-prepared.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Adaptability became non-negotiable as takeout, delivery, and digital ordering shifted from secondary revenue streams to essential lifelines." That's why we instituted lower-priced lunch specials and made other adjustments. One of the most impactful changes – and the stickiest – is contactless payment.

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ChowNow

MARCH 21, 2025

Do orders get lost in the shuffle between different platforms? With 52% of consumers saying that ordering out is essential to their lifestyle, every restaurant that wants to stay competitive must offer delivery. These orders can be directly sent to your POS or kitchen printer, depending on your setup.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2020

When COVID-19 erupted earlier this year, scores of restaurants relied on online delivery marketplaces to deliver meals to their customers. The role these marketplaces have played during the pandemic, delivering restaurant orders right to people’s front doors, has become invaluable to many consumers.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Front-of-house (FOH) staff, like servers and hosts, will need customer service training, upselling techniques, and communication skills. Back-of-house (BOH) staff, including chefs and kitchen assistants, will focus more on food safety, food handling, and kitchen equipment use.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 17, 2023

Automation tools also provide value through mobile ordering apps, AI solutions, digital reviews apps, and online reservation software. Mobile Order Applications Mobile smart order apps for waiters help to speed up the service and manage the orders right at the guest’s table.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

You are sitting in your favorite restaurant and have placed an order on a tablet at your table. After a few seconds of placing the order, a notification appears on your messaging app. Ding* ‘Your order is being prepared by Chef Bot 19 and will be delivered to your table in approximately 19 minutes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Front-of-House. Henry is ready to order some dinner. He visits your restaurant’s app and orders his favorite dish on the menu. He visits your restaurant’s app and orders his favorite dish on the menu. He receives an estimated wait time for his order of 45 minutes. Contactless Technology.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 23, 2025

Its significantly more cost-effective to keep your regulars walking through the door than it is to get a new customer every time you take an order. Its significantly more cost-effective to keep your regulars walking through the door than it is to get a new customer every time you take an order. Thats huge! And when you do?

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Goliath Consulting

APRIL 5, 2025

Efficient Seating and Ordering Process Minimize wait times and ensure smooth transitions from arrival to seating. Personalization, such as remembering a regulars favorite dish or celebrating special occasions, can leave a lasting impression. Follow up with thank-you emails, feedback requests, or special offers to keep them engaged.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 27, 2021

Online ordering has become extremely popular, so much so that digital sales will account for more than half of limited-service and quick-service sales by 2024. Profile a special dish. Feature a mouthwatering photo in your email, describe what makes the dish special, and tell your guests how to order it.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

The National Restaurant Association launched an industry grassroots education and engagement resource available online at RestaurantsAct.com. Within a matter of days, the business model that has helped sustain us in various capacities for nearly 70 years has been turned on its head,” said Michael Abt, CEO of Huddle House.

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ChowNow

MARCH 14, 2025

If you want to increase order volume for your restaurant, focusing on online takeout and delivery is key. But growing online order volume isnt always easy. Many restaurants struggle with high third-party app fees, low website traffic, and clunky ordering experiences that drive customers away.

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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

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

What’s keeping restaurants humming: mobile point-of-sale (POS) units, ordering terminals, tabletop tablets, and tablets for the waitstaff. The challenge is all this new technology needs support to keep everything working seamlessly across the front and back of the house, the internet, and for behind-the-scenes management.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2024

Balancing operational and guest needs involves adopting technology that makes back-end processes more efficient and improves the front-end customer experience. For example, implementing a seamless online reservation system optimizes the restaurant's scheduling while offering convenience to customers.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 23, 2025

Are your regulars ordering the same drink and entree every time they come in? In-house promotions Leverage customers presence in-store by using flyers, table tents, A-frames, and mentions at the bottom of receipts. An easy way to collect customer emails is through your online ordering system.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Key restaurant customer experience aspects From the moment potential diners find your restaurant online to the quality of service they receive, every touchpoint matters. Online presence A restaurant customer experience begins before diners step through the doors of your establishment. “That saves me a lot of time.”

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

If you're standing in line waiting to order the special of the night, the seasonal Panzanella Salad, you don't want to hear “86 the special”. Or, if you've worked in a restaurant as a chef, line cook, or as part of the FOH (front-of-house), you may have used this hospitality term yourself. Table of Contents.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

in-restaurant dining and online ordering for pickup or delivery), which can be leveraged to drive highly customized campaigns using a built-in marketing solution. In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a lot of tech news, a celebrity-owned virtual dining concept, and the annual Neighborhood to Nation Restaurant Recipe Contest.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2020

Feed the Front Line. ezCater launched Feed the Front Line , a program that helps anyone contribute meals to healthcare workers fighting coronavirus. The program connects people who want to support healthcare workers with local restaurants who need orders, through contributions of any size. $10 And it keeps my staff working.”

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Online and Mobile Ordering Systems. Online ordering and delivery are one of the fastest growing aspects of the restaurant industry, up 124% in 2020. Customers are demanding online and mobile ordering, and modern restaurant tech makes it more accessible for every restaurateur. Third-party delivery.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

What those technologies are completely depends on the role, but here are a few of the more popular examples: Servers and front-of-house roles tend to familiarize themselves with point-of-sale (POS) technology, scheduling software , online ordering integrations, and perhaps even reservation software. Table of Contents.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Table of Contents Restaurant employee scheduling software Online and mobile ordering systems Point of sale (POS) terminals Restaurant task management Restaurant inventory management software Restaurant audience management Contactless payment options Social media management & metrics Kitchen display systems 1.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 29, 2020

For those on the front lines of the restaurant business, the first priority has to be keeping employees and customers safe. A restaurant’s online presence has only grown in importance with the effects of the pandemic. During the current pandemic, people and companies have choices as to how they will respond.

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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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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

So far, 2020 has thrown marketing plans, advertising budgets, and restaurant growth out of the window. Whatever plans and forecasts you had for your restaurant are yesterday’s bread now. But as restaurants reopen and business starts to pick up again, it’s important you pick up your marketing plan too. So, where do you start?

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a webinar that looks into the future of restaurants, face pay, delivery robots, drone delivery and a new venture for MRM. The Main Course. "We always viewed a podcast as a natural extension of the MRM brand," said Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia. "When Restaurant of the Future Panel.

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Lavu

APRIL 17, 2025

When it comes to streamlining operations in a busy kitchen, choosing the right order management system is crucial. Kitchen Display System vs Traditional Order Tickets has become a key debate for many restaurants. In contrast, traditional order tickets can lead to miscommunication, delays, and inefficiency.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

There’s a wide range of options available that take the entire process online. Inventory management software is one great resource to help cut down on food waste, food cost and ensure that everything in your back-of-house is streamlined for transparency and profitability. That’s where a cloud-based inventory management system comes in.

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The Rail

MARCH 14, 2023

QR codes offer a convenient and contactless way for customers to access menus, order food, and pay using mobile devices. Let’s dive a little deeper into what makes QR codes so special and how they can improve the guest experience at your restaurant. What is a QR Code for a Restaurant?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

Aramark examined front and back of house processes to establish tailored playbooks for all of its businesses and market segments, leveraging innovative solutions, new service methods, and rigorous safety protocols. . Takeout For Good. ” Over 200 food banks face a surge in demand for emergency food aid in the wake of COVID-19.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

While the company has products specifically designed for each vertical, such as appointments, eCommerce, online ordering and reservation management, its uniqueness lies in offering high-powered capabilities that every business needs. SpotOn Secures $60M Funding. SpotOn Transact, Inc. secured $60 million in Series C funding.

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The Rail

MARCH 21, 2023

They help with everything from always have an updated menu, to faster service, to direct in-house marketing, and even less stressful staff! By scanning the code, customers can access the restaurant's digital menu and place orders without physical contact or interaction with staff. This reduces the risk of spreading germs and viruses.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

Restaurant managers also either oversee or directly respond to online reviews. Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. A better description might be a balancing act that presents new and unique challenges every day. This wide-ranging responsibility is a lot, and it often leads to burnout.

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This program provides ChowNow’s clients with special access and exclusive discounts to unique product integrations and services, from front- to back-of-house, and everywhere in between. ChowNow’s integration to Square allows restaurants to receive and fulfill every order into one POS and simplify their operations.

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