Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 19, 2025

Tracking inventory can prevent unnecessary and costly food waste. Marketing Assist for Promotions When opening a new restaurant location, a POS system can play a crucial role in marketing efforts by pulling guest data to create targeted promotions and loyalty programs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2024

Additionally, digital inventory management systems provide real-time stock updates, helping maintain optimal inventory levels, reduce waste, and ensure the availability of ingredients. AI-driven predictive analytics, for instance, help forecast demand, manage inventory, and reduce food waste.

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ChowNow

MARCH 7, 2025

Every online order, email sign up, and reward program interaction generates valuable insightsbut if that data just sits there, youre missing a major opportunity. Similarly, tracking buying trends allows you to reduce food waste by ordering only what you needsaving money while ensuring you always have the right ingredients on hand.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Do you lose money due to food waste? If customer retention is a priority consider a digital loyalty program or automated marketing tools. Guest Experience & Loyalty : Integrate with CRM and loyalty programs to personalize offers and encourage repeat business. Identify your biggest pain points.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

About half of consumers indicated that a “restaurant’s efforts to reduce food waste, recycle or donate food can be factors in choosing where to dine.” Restaurants that integrate sustainability into their operations and promote these initiatives will reap the benefits in brand loyalty and positive public perception.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Mobile ordering has become the preferred method for customers, with 71% saying they would rather use a restaurants branded mobile app over third-party platforms because its more affordable, easy to use, and personalized due to loyalty programs. Here is an example of a restaurants branded app.

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ChowNow

MARCH 27, 2025

Order Accuracy Rate Customer loyalty is significantly impacted by the order accuracy rate, which measures how often customers receive exactly what they ordered. Promotions & Discounts: Limited-time deals and loyalty programs can incentivize more online orders.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 17, 2024

. “At a time when restaurants are continuing to face increased costs of operation, owners must be cognizant of not only the customer experience but also the impacts their changes will have on loyalty patterns. A loyalty program is a must-have and it’s an investment restaurant cannot not afford to lose.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Cloud-based restaurant management software solutions enable food service operators to access everything from personnel to payments to back-of-house operations and incorporate loyalty programs from any channel the customer uses in real-time. Say you’re overseeing 500 locations nationwide. Time to Get Your Head in the Cloud.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 17, 2023

Another is to add convenience like saved orders, saved payment methods or Apple Pay, loyalty programs, and personalized offers or perks. Loyalty rewards don’t have to include discounts and coupons anymore. Ongoing rewards or loyalty programs can additionally encourage repeat business and build loyalty.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Many operators worry about wasting money on the wrong strategies or not seeing a return on investment, making it tempting to avoid marketing altogether. Drive repeat business through loyalty programs, email campaigns, and promotions. Regularly review your performance data to cut waste and shift funds to whats actually working.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Many restaurants use POS systems that can differentiate between new and existing customers based on payment methods or loyalty program sign-ups. For example, restaurants that encourage user-generated content (like customers posting their meals) leverage social proof while building brand loyalty without any direct ad spend.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

This capability can prove invaluable for refining pricing strategies, optimising ingredient and waste management, and planning forthcoming shifts, among other benefits. To capture their attention and loyalty, businesses, including restaurants, must prioritise easy access and convenience. Nothing is fraud proof.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2021

This technology replaces the constant yelling typical of the back-of-house with a friendlier digital screen and mitigates the risk of food waste and costly errors. The buy-ten-get-one-free punch cards of yesteryear have been replaced by digital apps and enhanced customer loyalty programs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

By improving customer loyalty and increasing revenue through the smart use of technology from the public-facing part of the business all the way to the back-of-house prep, sourcing, and staffing. By optimizing inventory to meet demand and menu offers, restaurants can also minimize costs and waste.

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ChowNow

MARCH 21, 2025

Without a well-defined target market, restaurants risk wasting resources on strategies that dont connect and menu offerings that dont selltrying to appeal to everyone, but standing out to no one. Loyalty Programs & Digital Deals: Customers who order regularly appreciate digital rewards, push notifications, and personalized promotions.

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The Restaurant Group

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Introduction to Food Waste in Restaurants Food waste is a significant challenge for the restaurant industry, impacting both the environment and profitability. Understanding how to reduce food waste in restaurants is the first step toward sustainable and cost-effective operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Restaurants that have an integrated POS solution are accepting payments more than any other function, but many also use these platforms for accounting services, inventory management, gift cards, mobile loyalty programs, and even leveraging internal customer data to drive social promotion and marketing campaigns.

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ChowNow

MARCH 14, 2025

Without a strong system in place, even the best restaurants in the world will struggle with unhappy customers, high turnover rates, wasted inventory, and razor-thin profit margins. A strong marketing strategywhether through social media, email campaigns , or loyalty programs helps bring in new customers and keep existing ones coming back.

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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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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Use data from your POS system, online ordering platform, or loyalty program to divide your customers based on factors like their dining frequency, preferences, or location. Blog about food to boost your restaurant’s online visibility Don’t waste your website’s potential by just posting your menu or event updates.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2024

Brands find themselves at a pivotal juncture, where they have the opportunity to both captivate customers and secure their loyalty through a thoughtful blend of innovation and tradition. Focus on Sustainability The impact of food waste is staggering, with U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

POS and Payments : Restaurateurs wasted no time investing in new point-of-sale (POS) and payments solutions to help them navigate the pandemic. Loyalty : Loyalty programs also saw a major uptick during the pandemic, with two in five operators implementing their loyalty programs in the last one to two years.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2023

Create a loyalty program that rewards customers for repeat visits during the Super Bowl. Between social media, loyalty programs, apps and email/text, restaurants have a built-in database of loyal customers. This can help increase sales and also encourage repeat business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

The concept now branded Freshii WFH (Work From Home), is an offshoot of their COVID response program, which focused on local hospitals and provided meals to front-line doctors and nurses in a safe and timely fashion. Strategies like those employed by Prairie keeps the supply chain moving, costs constant, and food waste limited.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2024

Using technology to facilitate contactless payments, online ordering, and quick table rotation can increase consumers’ satisfaction and loyalty. Implement personalized suggestions, loyalty programs, and special incentives to make each diner feel appreciated and understood.

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The Rail

MARCH 31, 2025

Standardized Training Programs: Newbies get uniform training with digital training tools across multiple locations. It reduces waste, alerts managers when stock is low, and helps staff to follow good practices. Loyalty programs connect customers and drive repeat business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Data reveals that bars with happy-hour programs had an average increase in revenue of 26 percent during happy hours. Happy hour promotions can help build brand loyalty and create a sense of community around your business. To encourage loyalty, you can give regulars coupons or a loyalty card that they can use to get discounts.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

By the time you finish this article, youll know how to approach restaurant marketing the right way and not waste time doing guesswork, crossing your fingers, and then hoping you see new customers walking through the door. Implement a rewards program. Paying attention to these behaviors can help shape your marketing strategies.

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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. But before we learn more about it, here is a quick recap of what AI and ML are.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2022

Furthermore, it also improves food safety and minimizes waste; moreover, it will contribute directly to your bottom line, which has seen participation from Walmart and Nestle. After announcing the partnership, the company ran a pilot program in outlets in Denver this month. Innovative Loyalty Schemes. Lower fees per transaction.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

YES- PAY THEM FAIRLY AND CREATE A BENEFIT PROGRAM. This can be an incentive program that engages the employees in helping the restaurant reach its goals through efficiency, waste reduction, and a unified approach towards being entrepreneurial. Of course – I haven’t ignored the need for better compensation. EMPATHETIC SCHEDULING.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2023

Brand purpose is crucial in the management of restaurants as it can significantly enhance customer loyalty, employee engagement, and overall business performance. Reducing waste, whether food or packaging, is another initiative that appeals to them.

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The Rail

JANUARY 28, 2025

Smart Cost-Cutting Strategies for Restaurants Effective inventory management requires a well-trained, organized team using consistent routines, streamlined processes, accurate par levels, menu cross-utilization, and reliable inventory software to minimize waste and maintain efficiency.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Are you minimizing waste (and associated costs)? Tech tools can help boost efficiency, reduce waste, staff smarter, as well as improve inventory, ordering, inspections, and more. It’s not enough to implement strict QA programs in your restaurant. Are you ordering proper quantities of food?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

In the post-COVID landscape, pick-up, delivery, and loyalty (offers, incentives and gamification) are going to be essential revenue streams for virtually every restaurant. Loyalty programs, for instance, have come a long way from the old punch-cards sub shops used to hand out. Since the arrival of the coronavirus in the U.S.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 31, 2024

In terms of loyalty, The Keg Steakhouse and Bar, HuHot Mongolian Grill, Texas Roadhouse, Longhorn Steakhouse, and Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen top the Customer Loyalty Index, underscoring a strong consumer preference for steakhouse brands. Similarly, 28 percent of companies have requirements around food waste reduction.

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