Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Legitimate users might use both their work and personal emails to take advantage of this once, but fraudsters will scale that approach to a whole different level. Promotion abuse can take other forms as well. What are some common fraud activities you are seeing that affect restaurants? But it doesn’t stop there.

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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. Shoppers now care about the story behind their food, from sourcing to environmental impact, and value-driven branding has become essential.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Let’s take a closer look at those strategies. Source Wisely The first step in preventing foodborne illnesses starts long before you begin preparing food—it's all about where you get your ingredients. Sourcing from reputable suppliers ensures that the food you're serving is safe.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

2025 Culinary Trends Ingredients on the Rise Takes On Tahini Known for its richer and toastier flavor, black tahini will be featured on menus with versatility ranging from black tahini noodles and black tahini ice cream to tahini lattes and cocktails on the beverage side. That’s where the NEXT Flavor Report comes in.

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EATER

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Rifrullo’s rustic-modern décor, mismatched dishware, and chalkboard sign welcoming guests to “be yourself, make friends, find harmony, and relax,” are as inviting as its prices, which top out at $16 for the salmon burger. Food waste from all sources is responsible for eight percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, and the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

On a positive note, people developed a deeper appreciation for social connection and the experience of dining out, making for more guests joining us in our restaurants. Wages have risen roughly 13 percent since early 2023, leveling out at $13.62 We were a sourcing and hiring platform for restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 23, 2024

As we navigate these changes, one theme stands out: innovation. Sustainability Takes Center Stage Sustainability is no longer an optional value—it’s a demand from environmentally conscious consumers. Here’s the top five trends I see shaping the industry in 2025, starting with the growing role of automation.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Are your customers always asking to take home some extras of your salsa, BBQ sauce, or house salad dressing? Not a good idea unless you want to take the chance of selling a product that is not food safe and being sued! It’s possible the product is out there, but you haven’t seen it.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

What did the process of removing seed oils from the menu involve and how long did it take to make it scalable across the brand? This initiative was a multi-year effort that demanded extensive sourcing, innovation, and close collaboration with our culinary team and suppliers. Others have food allergies and need options they can trust.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 5, 2025

My business plan laid out my steppingstones: open three artisanal ice cream shops, create synergy, and ride out the cash flow. We had another big decision to make: do we change who we are at our core to accommodate a co-packer’s production approach, or do we figure out how to remain small batch at scale?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2025

These metrics were then weighted.Yelp measures consumer interest by looking at select actions users take in connection with businesses on Yelp, including viewing business pages or posting photos or reviews. To learn more, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Kadecia Ber, Yelp’s advertising trends expert.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 17, 2025

This is where a buying group brings that advantage, helping source at the best price, quality, and then creating sourcing redundancy when mother nature gets in the way of supply with fresh agricultural products. So let’s take this a step further. Size The first thought may be to hire the biggest, most known buying group.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

In those early days of European coffee houses, during the 17 th century, politics were the main source of conversation. 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. So, take your moments to reflect.

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EATER

MARCH 28, 2025

But preparing a new dish and scaling it to feed tens of thousands baseball fans takes time, effort, and culinary chops. Doyle takes crab dip and stuffs it into jumbo pasta shells, which are then breaded, fried, and dusted with Old Bay no crackers or peeling necessary. Another new dish emulates the actual look of a crab.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Restaurant operators searching for something versatile that will cross the dayparts need to look no further than their breakfast menu as waffles have been breaking out of the morning. Fresh-baked waffles are perfect for locally sourced additions. Call out a local farmer’s eggs or dairy products on your menu.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 25, 2024

You’re unlikely to eliminate all your sources of overuse immediately. It takes commitment alongside some investment in specific areas of operations. What strategic steps can you take to bring your kitchen closer to achieving zero-waste? So, let’s look a little closer at the concept.

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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. Wonder takes over Blue Apron delivery. It’s our delivery, and it’s our cooking. How does Wonder make its food?

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 4, 2024

The book's highlighted advice includes: Pick The Battles to Win – Ganzler helps companies gather, organize, and evaluate myriad issues they could take on. To learn more about restaurant sustainability, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Ganzler. Why did you want to write this book and why now?

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 12, 2023

Tracked from numerous sources, thoughtful analysis of this data can be the key to prioritizing needs, driving growth and so on. One of the most important sources is a restaurant’s POS system, or point-of-sale system. Check out the accompanying resource. At the heart of this science is data.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Despite a slowed holiday hiring season, there is still a demand to hire restaurant employees to keep up with the inevitable influx of folks who eat out more frequently around the holidays—in fact, 17 percent of restaurant leaders are still looking to hire workers. Think broadly when it comes to sourcing applicants. How to avoid.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2020

As consumers seek clean products without chemicals or human-made modifications to put in their bodies, they are taking more notice of organic ingredients to boost their health and wellness. Sourcing organic produce and ingredients will be difficult, especially if you are seeking an all-organic concept. An Industry Microcosm.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 10, 2024

And yet, the diner who walks out with your logo beer mug is damaging your restaurant’s bottom line. After a guest thief takes what they want, the restaurant must purchase replacements and eventually report the thefts to their insurance company, which in the long run will raise their premiums, creating another drag on profitability.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 19, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues past the six-month mark, people remain wary about dining out. The combination of stay-at-home orders, ongoing COVID restrictions, spikes in COVID numbers, and consumer fear about the risks of dining out are significantly impacting the restaurant industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 20, 2023

Restaurant financial statements are an untapped source of potential growth. Image sourced from sage.com Here’s what you can do with a balance sheet. Image sourced from sage.com Here are some other useful things you can do with a P/L statement. Can you build on a single source, and if so, how can you do this?

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EATER

JANUARY 13, 2025

But Im really here for the chocolate, which on Valentines Day, deservedly takes pride of place, conversation hearts and luxury vegetable bouquets notwithstanding. Sugoi Sweets Sugois Elle Lei makes bonbons in small batches out of Chicago. Those bonbons are available to ship in boxes of six or 12 surprise flavors.

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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. Source More Smartly by Linking FOH to the BOH. Improve Order Size and Revenue with Predictive Technology.

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EATER

DECEMBER 4, 2024

How my father taught me how to be a dad, one roasted Lowcountry oyster at a time “Boy, take your time and pay attention to what you’re doing!” The time I cut my hand open stands out the most. New me, same us Now, every year that I return home with my family for the holiday, I’m designated the oyster sourcing chairman.

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ChowNow

MARCH 7, 2025

Fortunately, you can take steps to improve your ranking and that first critical step is filling out your Google Business Profile. Nothing frustrates customers more than arriving at a restaurant only to find out its closed. Follow these steps: Stay calm and professional: Dont take it personally or argue.

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ChowNow

MARCH 7, 2025

You can also use sales trends to adjust menu pricing and share customer-favorite menu items, helping you get the most out of high-demand dishes. Data can help you create a menu that contains more of your customers favorites so you can phase out underperforming dishes. Give customers a more memorable experience.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The anonymous poster behind Seed Oil Scout, which launched in 2022, said they first became concerned with seed oils during early COVID lockdown, as they noticed their gut health improved after cooking at home instead of eating out in restaurants. Carbone, however, isn’t taking the SOS fliers lying down. But you really don’t need to.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 26, 2022

Many restaurants are doing this by raising prices, cutting costs, taking items off the menu, and making do with lean crews. We are also going to take a guess that you haven’t considered looking at produce as another way to manage rising supply costs. Is aware of where product is sourced / shipped.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 8, 2022

New technology innovations now being introduced into the hospitality industry are designed to level out those pinch points. Forecasting weekly ordering now becomes critical as you don’t want to run out of a well-performing holiday stout, or on the flipside, carry over a Christmas beer into 2023.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

New concepts, ghost kitchens, and delivery-only brands are popping up constantly, making it harder for any single restaurant to stand out. If your restaurant isnt showing up in search results, maintaining strong reviews , or engaging on platforms like Instagram and TikTok, youre missing out on a huge segment of potential diners.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 9, 2022

Source: Sense360 ) Owners can take advantage of tools that exist at no cost to the restaurant while enabling them to bring in dollars without turning tables. Restaurants can even deliver a simple text message to accept customer payments instead of taking credit cards over the phone while others wait on hold.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 11, 2022

In fact, three out of five restaurant hiring managers say their biggest challenge is no-shows at interviews. One of the best ways to avoid getting ghosted is to be proactive in the initial stages – perusing candidate applications carefully and weeding out those with red flags that might signal less-than-serious objectives.

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