Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The day served up a multi-course menu of timely topics designed to empower restaurant marketers, including tapping into industry trends, deploying strong loyalty app campaigns, boosting ad performance with AI-powered tools, and the importance of storytelling and upleveling brand creative. . The proof is, well, in the pudding.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Located in Calabasas, we’ve had the pleasure of serving the Kardashians, whose signature “salad shake” has become an iconic part of our brand. With GiftAMeal, customers can take a photo of their food or drink at any Health Nut, and for each photo shared, a meal is donated to someone in need.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Let’s take the guesswork out of starting your food business and set your establishment up for success. However, the systematic gathering and analysis of data serves to lay a solid foundation for your business. Do you want to find out which food items your customers love the most?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

You take your seat at a table embedded with a touchscreen menu. Think about the touch-screen ordering systems at fast-food chains, or the self-serve kiosks at McDonald's. Many industries will struggle to adapt, and millions of people could find themselves out of work, with few skills relevant to this new world.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 23, 2024

As we navigate these changes, one theme stands out: innovation. Self-serve kiosks, QR-code menus, and personalized ordering systems will continue to redefine how patrons interact with venues. From reimagining workflows to enhancing guest interactions, technology is shaping how restaurants, bars, and hospitality businesses operate.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 26, 2025

The next time you walk through your local supermarket, butcher shop, fish market or bakery, take a moment to think about this. Putting aside the challenge of bird flu and the work and demands surrounding the care of animals, cost of feed, and process of harvesting and preparing eggs for market even at todays price this works out to around $.50

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The Rail

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

By Torrey Tayenaka, Contributor In a highly competitive restaurant industry, its crucial to stand out from the crowd and bring an influx of new guests through the door. Taking it a step further than high-quality images , video marketing taps into the sensory appeal that text and photos cant achieve.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 31, 2025

Dont take it for granted. [] Education is the key to future success. Listening to others without a need to take control of a conversation can do the same. [] Never step on others to get to your intended destination. No race is ever truly won by pushing others out of the way. Cut them loose. [] Make more music and far less noise.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2025

” To discuss the firm's growth, the evolution of food marketing and its future, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Alan A. At Thought For Food & Son, we take pride in campaigns like these that go beyond traditional marketing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2025

. "By doing so, they can attract and foster repeat purchases from consumers are who either on GLP-1 medications or taking GLP-1 supplements," she said. "This ” Industries beyond food and beverage, including beauty, wellness, and pharmaceuticals, can explore cross-sector collaborations to serve this demographic.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 13, 2025

Sure, there are always a few players who truly stand out and supporters are quick to point to a portfolio of statistics to lend credibility to their choice. A collective effort MVT (most valuable team), not MVP.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 4, 2023

With so many tantalizing options vying for any given viewer’s attention, it can be difficult to make your restaurant stand out. Showcase a Dish or Recipe Your food is ultimately the star of the show, and it deserves to take center stage. Studies have shown that the effective use of descriptive adjectives on menus (e.g.,

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ChowNow

JANUARY 27, 2025

Among these heroes are restaurantscommunity cornerstones that not only serve as gathering spaces in normal times but also become lifelines during crises. sunday.gravy Pizzana Known for their elevated take on Neapolitan pizza, Pizzana has become a staple in Los Angeles dining scene with several locations throughout the city.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 18, 2025

It’s about taking friction out of operations—so staff can spend more time focused on hospitality, not paperwork. AI Is the New Secret Sauce in Restaurant Operations First, let me take a moment to say – AI isn’t just ChatGPT or image generation. This isn’t about replacing people with machines.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2025

AI tools that automate clock-ins and clock-outs, remind employees of their meal breaks, and accurately track overtime will keep managers from making timekeeping errors that could result in labor violations – or worse, accidental wage theft. Timekeeping is crucial in remaining compliant.

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EATER

MARCH 12, 2025

Theyd been serving hot dogs, fried chicken sandwiches, and other Southern-inflected bar foods for 15 years. Its served on branded Miller High Life trays, with hot dogs fanned out like a starburst. While visitors from out of town gravitate toward lobster rolls, locals tend to lean more toward hot dogs and corn dogs, he explains.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Taking the time to be grateful is so refreshing. Taking the time to step away from all of that, looking up to the light and reflecting on how fortunate we are is cleansing and very, very important. It can be overwhelming, pointing us down a very dark path.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

These were often locations to where mail from across the pond would be delivered and serve as a source of information and discussion over a pint of ale. Many of these establishments like the Union Oyster House and the Green Dragon Tavern in Boston served as headquarters for planning the American Revolution.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Many insurers have pulled out of the restaurant industry entirely, and some remaining insurers have greatly pulled back on the lines of business they write. Safety training should take place upon hire for all new employees, but that should not be a one-time event.

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EATER

JANUARY 30, 2025

I demanded to know the recipe, and was shocked to find out its right off the back of a Knorr vegetable soup packet. Ive served this with pita chips, Tostitos Scoops, piped onto fancy crackers, smushed on some toast, and have definitely chipped away at its leftovers by the spoonful straight from the fridge.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The Lactation Network set out to establish a set of standards for restaurants to implement to ensure that they’re being welcoming to breastfeeding parents. It was especially ironic considering that this controversy centered around a place where food is served, and that breastfeeding infants are simply trying to eat.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2025

Day in and day out, restaurant employees are on their feet—cooking, serving, bartending, cleaning, and ensuring every guest has a memorable experience, all while often working unusual schedules or long hours. When recognition becomes a natural, consistent part of your workplace, everyone benefits.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In an industry where cultivating guest relationships is critical to success, operators often forget that developing positive relationships with the people serving those guests is equally, if not more, important. ’ And just like that, I was out of a job and they were down a line cook.

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EATER

APRIL 8, 2025

And in Chicagos Union Station, surrounded by fast food, I once watched a child reach into a huge plastic tub of ice cream, relabeled in slanting marker as Annas Sundays Best, and pull out a homemade scone, the look of happiness radiating from her.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 24, 2025

” The two large kitchens serving Chatham University’s Eden Hall campus: The Lodge and The Esther Barazzone Center kitchens use electric induction cooking improve the precision and quality of the food they serve.

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EATER

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The tool from the East Coast vegan chain — a digital take on a split-flap mechanical display that appears on its website and in the chain’s ordering app — estimates the amounts of water, land, CO2, and oil saved by eating vegan burgers. We call it out. We are not trying to preach, we’re not trying to take up too much space.

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EATER

JANUARY 31, 2025

He was also startlingly handsome (a doppelganger for a young Will Smith), charming as all get out, and gainfully employed as a lawyer. After we served ourselves, I watched in disbelief as the boyfriend removed the skin from his portion of chicken and cast it aside onto his unused bread plate. Then we sat down to eat.

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ChowNow

APRIL 4, 2025

Online reputation management for restaurants is all about paying attention to your restaurants digital reputationand taking steps to shape that conversation. Youre not just serving foodyoure managing impressions, experiences, and expectations, all in the digital world. Its not just monitoring reviews or checking your tags on Instagram.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 17, 2025

He saw an opportunity to create a platform that better served restaurants. What started as a way to help high-end restaurants reduce no-shows has evolved into a comprehensive platform serving diverse hospitality businesses, from boutique wineries to large hospitality enterprises.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Of course, with the Grubhub acquisition, Wonder will now also be available via Grubhub; the company hasn’t specified if or how it’ll take over delivery.) The basic setup of the van model hasn’t been fully phased out. By 2021, it had expanded to serve the entire town. Wonder takes over Blue Apron delivery.

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ChowNow

APRIL 4, 2025

And for many restaurants, they still serve a purpose. Lets take a closer look. That includes taking the order, processing payments, setting up delivery, and even stepping in on customer support. That includes taking the order, processing payments, setting up delivery, and even stepping in on customer support.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Let’s take a closer look at those strategies. Sourcing from reputable suppliers ensures that the food you're serving is safe. Don’t forget, too, that the upcoming Food Traceability Rule under the FSMA is set to take effect in January 2026. This will help to center food safety in everyone’s priorities.

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EATER

OCTOBER 31, 2024

I was angry that it was taking so much of my energy and my creativity, and I wasn’t really building a future for myself,” she says. Most modern panaderías are taking flavor inspiration from other cuisines and traditions. I taught myself to bake through books and practice, just out of curiosity. I was really tired of it.

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EATER

APRIL 21, 2025

Chimes of chatter between khalehs and other aunties playing an acts-of-service tug-of-war surrounding the bountiful sofreh spread out across the table. The crackle and pop of a sun-kissed golden layer of crispy tahdig, in its final moments above a steady flame, ready for its debut with a strong flick of the wrist onto a silver serving tray.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2024

A chief reason is due to caution or uncertainty exhibited by conscious consumers, with 48 percent saying they are taking the ‘wait and see’ approach and holding back on spending in 2024. Moving to Multichannel Dining Experiences Dining out is… back? So, what’s the solution? Food availability is often in flux.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2025

For a deeper dive into brand messaging, strategy, and authenticity, creating unified guest experiences, and the orchestration of physical and experiential touchpoints, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to The Plaid Penguin’s Founder and Sir Idea Man Joe Haubenhofer. What role does data play in brand strategy?

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EATER

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

While it embodies resilience and survival, born out of government rations during forced relocations, not all Native people view it as a cherished tradition. For some, it serves as a poignant reminder of hardship, yet for others, it remains a comforting, nostalgic food and an accessible entry point to Indigenous cuisine.

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