7 Shifts

OCTOBER 1, 2024

From creating a welcoming ambiance to offering unique menu items, let’s explore the ways you can refine your restaurant's customer experience in 2024. Menu and food choices Your restaurant’s menu and food choices can entice or put off customers. Moreover, the menu sets expectations for the dining experience.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Theres little room for branding, and menu presentation, pricing, and promotions are often influenced by the platforms rules rather than the restaurants preferences. Stronger brand connection : Your logo, colors, and menu are front and center. Lower menu prices : No need to inflate prices to cover third-party fees.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

58 percent of consumers rate healthy options on menu as important, with families rating this the highest at 74 percent, followed by Millennials at 71 percent. 58 percent of consumers rate healthy options on menu as important, with families rating this the highest at 74 percent, followed by Millennials at 71 percent.

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2022 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Point of Sale 539

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Top Down is what made that influencer risk their life by standing on your chair to take a picture—it’s the best angle for dishes like pizza or avocado toast. It’s also the optimal angle for capturing charcuterie boards or collections of dishes for a pre-set menu. Your menu or wine list. Tea lights. Logo matchbooks or pens.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

As travel season approaches, we anticipate seeing more people lean into making their vacation destinations feel more like home, with an increase in activities like cooking while traveling! Failure to adapt will make securing a seat at the table an uphill battle for tech companies.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The 2020 holiday season may not offer the same gatherings, parties and hoopla of years’ past, but diners are making sure it is still filled with amazing food. In addition to gift cards, consumers are looking to bring their favorite restaurant faire to friends and family this holiday season. Diners Show Holiday Spirit.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Among the highlights: Online Ordering sales of pizza (+9 percent), burgers (+10 percent), and fried chicken (+5 percent) were up from last year, but the largest trend in online ordering was sandwiches and wraps as guests give up on slapping bread together at home and restaurants pivot to menu items that travel well.

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2020 Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Food Order 402

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Coping with seasonality and fluctuations in business (37 percent) Economic instability impact on F&B businesses This could indicate that a period of inflation in the US, initiated by COVID-19, may well have impacted small businesses in this industry. Most common challenges for US F&B business owners: 1. early bird timeslot.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

Outdoor seating is where consumers feel most comfortable, with 68 percent of consumers saying that they are either completely comfortable or quite comfortable. This is +14pp higher than those comfortable with indoor seating. Consumer comfortability. Spending habits are positiv e. Drink choice.

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2021 Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 473

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Smart brands are having to be even more creative, such as leveraging the ‘to go bag’ as a communications channel that can be used to communicate brand messages, promote new menu offerings and provide bounce back offers that favor preferred channels such as pick up. Berekk Blackwell, President of Daily Jam.

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The Restaurant Group

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Understanding your audience helps in crafting a menu and ambiance that resonates with them. Collaborate with Influencers and Food Bloggers Partnering with local influencers and food bloggers can expand your reach. Happy hours, lunch specials, or early bird discounts can fill seats that might otherwise remain empty.

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Loyalty Program Customer Experience Social Media Customer Service 78

EATER

APRIL 30, 2024

But Num says the exercise isn’t about gathering enough eggs to fill out a menu. Utilizing seasonal, traditional ingredients — mountain crabs, boba pearl-like mushrooms, sour forest mangoes, mole crickets — his sophisticated-yet-unpretentious dishes are upending stubborn perceptions. Chef Num at work. Torching ant eggs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Guests may enjoy a variety of seating arrangements, two bars, as well as private cabanas and daybeds offering bottle service and other five-star experiences. Additionally, design elements such as new signage, menu boards, furniture, fixtures and finishes, will be installed to reflect the school’s distinctive spirit and identity.

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Coaching Point of Sale Customer Experience Retail 419

Future Food

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Less choice might be the obvious downside for customers but then focus can move to the quality of food being made and potentially deflect menu price increases. The operator can take advantage of the opportunity to reduce waste from too much stockholding and use less labour resources for a narrow menu. Small is beautiful.

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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. During peak seasons, considering outsourcing certain services becomes a practical solution to ensure seamless operations. Not Quite Cyndi Lauper, but Brands Just Wanna Have Fun! The first gusto!

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

A Return to Normal The National Restaurant Association released its 2023 State of the Restaurant Industry report, which examines key factors impacting the industry including the current state of the economy, operations, workforce, and food and menu trends to forecast sales and market trends for the year ahead. million by the end of 2023.

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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. Even cost of sales may go down as the ghost kitchen typically has a smaller, more manageable menu. Plant-based Menu Items. Jim Collins, CEO at Kitchen United.

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2020 Kitchen Safety Consumer Goods Point of Sale 345

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2019

" Guests use their cellphones to see all menu items, order and pay. “We offer an unmatched dining and social experience for our guests with a special focus on the best music, live DJs, happy hour, an elevated menu and topnotch service. ” Illuminating Mystique.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2020

While over half of every age group agreed that businesses' responses had changed their opinions, people aged 18-29 were most likely (64 percent) to be influenced. Consistent with Thanksgiving, December holiday travel is down (20 percent) from 2019, but over half of Americans (55 percent) still plan on hitting the road this holiday season.

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Loyalty Program Online Ordering Consumer Goods Fast Casual 364

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

By actively engaging with bartenders and enhancing their knowledge of the brand and the no/low category, suppliers can ensure that these non-alcoholic and low-alcohol brands remain top of mind, especially when making influential decisions in crafting seasonal drinks menus. The standard tasting menu costs $525 per person.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The swanky wine bar offers relaxed seating among a dim-lit space with contemporary artwork and interior design. Located in Brooklyn, The Four Horsemen provides indoor and outdoor parklet seating, expanding their space to make room for tons of guests. Don’t expect the same menu during every visit. Make a Reservation.

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EATER

JUNE 1, 2022

The prices in the Hamptons, Cape Cod, and Newport are sky-high during the peak season, and these buzzy hotspots can’t always deliver the soothing outdoor escapes and fresh seafood that made them popular in the first place.

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EATER

JUNE 9, 2023

The restaurant’s menu of small plates, which features a veal tongue and kimchi burger, has won a following for turning traditional cooking codes on their head. You can aromatise panisse more than you would a fry made from potatoes,” Loubert says, explaining he seasons his panisse with cumin, thyme, garlic, salt, and pepper.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 16, 2024

These strategies can combine traditional restaurant advertising techniques like pamphlets, billboards, and radio promotions with modern ideas like running paid ads, advertising on social media, and collaborating with influencers. This doesn't mean, however, that you have to increase the price of your menu in-store. billion in 2023.

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Marketing 2024 Email Marketing Social Media 195

EATER

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This is the year that a bakery — not a bakery-plus-restaurant, not a bakery with a savory menu too, just a damn good bakery — can feel revolutionary, even when sticking to the classics. From a 22-seat room in D.C.’s Hillary Dixler Canavan. Nashville, Tennessee. Danielle Del Valle. Danielle Del Valle. Danielle Del Valle.

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EATER

JUNE 6, 2022

We visited Patti Ann’s in Brooklyn recently (props to our friends at Grub Street for this spot-on headline: “ At Patti Ann’s, the Kids’ Menu is the Only Menu ”). We’re officially in summer, my favorite season. Don’t miss critic Ryan Sutton’s night out with a TikTok influencer at Zou Zou’s. Stephanie @bystephwu.

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Seasonal Menu Email Marketing Dine-in Reservations 210

7 Shifts

AUGUST 16, 2024

Managers also handle budgeting, track income and expenses to maintain profitability, and work closely with the kitchen staff to ensure menu items are prepared according to the restaurant's standards. As a host, you learn to manage reservations and seating arrangements, while a line cook position gives you insight into kitchen operations.

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Sante

JANUARY 26, 2020

Ariete : Set in idyllic Coconut Grove, Chef/Owner Michael Beltran’s Ariete has established a name for itself as one Miami’s most dynamic restaurants, offering a contemporary menu of New American cuisine with Latin, particularly Cuban, influences. Beaker & Gray is located at 2637 North Miami Avenue in Wynwood.

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Dine-in Hotels Bar Fine Dining 147

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

COVID-19 brought a similar shift from paper to digital menus—but two thirds (65 percent) still prefer the former, and many of them are turned off by digital lists. “We think the best approach to reach the broadest audience is some sort of physical menu, supplemented by digital menu,” Hummel said.

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2021 Guest Recovery Online Ordering Point of Sale 474

Sante

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Inspired by McLellan’s supper clubs of the same name, where each dish included a wild element, the menu at Wilder will have many wild components from around London and other parts of the UK, many picked by McLellan himself. Sourdough bread will be made using beremeal, an ancient grain found on the island of Orkney.

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Open for Business

MAY 9, 2024

From transforming your space into an outdoor retreat to making the most of occasions like Father’s Day and Pride Month, there are several ways to elevate your dining experience, attract new guests, and boost your bottom line this season. Engage customers with mouth-watering photos, behind-the-scenes glimpses, and seasonal deals.

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Seasonal Menu Social Media Outdoor Email Marketing 78

The Rail

APRIL 11, 2024

Many restaurants invest in marketing when they notice low bookings or in the run-up to a low season. People are always looking for popular eateries and unique menu items to try when looking to eat out. Promote seasonal specials: Highlight limited-time deals like Easter BOGO offers or group discounts.

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Email Marketing Reservations Marketing Loyalty Program 130

Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Traditional French and Mediterranean dishes influence Chef Alex Yim, who focuses on creating fresh seafood plates. The Wine Room seats approximately fifty guests, while The Loft comfortably seats sixteen people. Specific three or four-course menus are available for service in either of the private rooms. Seasons 52.

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Dine-in Seasonal Menu Website Management Reservations 117

Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 5, 2021

From takeout sushi to delivery options to dine-in seating, restaurants across the East Village offer guests and residents most anything! Other popular menu items include the spider roll and the Boston roll. Chef-owner Tomita uses traditional techniques and is influenced by modernism; he sources rare fish directly from Japan.

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Online Ordering Reservations Seasonal Menu Front of House 109

Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 16, 2021

FIG serves up a rotating menu that takes influence from French, Southern American, German, and other cuisines. Their menu constantly rotates and emphasizes local ingredients. You can take a look at past menus on their website, but there’s no telling what they’ll be serving when you arrive, which is part of the beauty of Husk.

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Seasonal Menu Online Ordering Reservations Food Order 124

Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

They offer seasonal menus, where you’ll find Modern American cuisine. Their popular beers are the Cream Ale, Scotch Ale, Fruit beer, and their Seasonal brew. Here you can enjoy a fine-dining American bistro with regionally influenced cuisine. Before being served, you can choose to be seated on the outdoor patio.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 5, 2021

If you want something special, try the 10-course omakase tasting menu. The Parlor Room seats twelve, the Small Boardroom seats eight, and the largest boardroom seats 24. Chez Zee serves American cuisine with regional influences. The restaurant uses locally sourced and seasonal ingredients. Fonda San Miguel.

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Dine-in Fine Dining Website Management Book 111