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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

Modern Restaurant Management

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature Ono Food Co, DoorDash, Parts Town and Heritage Foodservice, Rouxbe, Presto, Burger King and Uber Eats, Pared, Tork, Restaurant Technologies, Willie Degel, Bolay, Ritual, Preoday and TISSL, AdTheorent and Voodoo Doughnut. World’s First Mobile Restaurant Powered by Advanced Robotics. Ono Food Co. unveiled the world’s first mobile restaurant powered by robotic technology, top video and photo.

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The 9 Best Online Restaurant Reservation Systems Compared

Eat Restaurant Management

Today’s guests have a few expectations when booking a table.

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Website Speed: Why It Matters & How to Improve It

Dialed Labs Hotels

Have you ever had your credit card in front of you, wanting to make a travel reservation, but the website is painfully slow to load, or worse – it never loads at all? In the age of abundant options, most of us simply make that reservation on a competing website. Within a few minutes, one hotel can lose a booking while a competing hotel takes the booking – even if the price is higher!

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15 Beautiful Restaurant Website Templates

7 Shifts

In the modern marketing landscape, it’s difficult to stay in business without an online presence. While Instagram in particular has taken the food and restaurant communities by storm, it’s still important to have a website to serve as your restaurant’s official home on the internet. Fortunately, website design platforms like WordPress, Squarespace, and Wix are lowering the barrier to entry to web design.

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Planning Your Restaurant's Path to Profitability

Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course

Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.

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The Risks of Form I-9 for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

It shouldn’t come as a surprise to any employer in the U.S. that they must ensure proper completion of federal Form I-9 for each person they hire. Particularly for operators in the restaurant industry, who face high-volume hiring as a result of toxic turnover, it’s critically important to be diligent regarding employment eligibility to avoid penalties.

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MRM Food Hall Focus: Transcending the Trend

Modern Restaurant Management

Food Halls are hot commodties in both the restaurant and real estate industries. For this Food Hall Focus feature, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Joseph A. Magliarditi, President/Chief Executive Officer of The Food Hall Co., which is taking a unique spin on this business model. . Magliarditi began his career as a financial analyst, before entering the hospitality industry and leading some of the most iconic properties in Las Vegas, namely the Hard Rock Hotel & Ca

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MRM Franchise Feed: Welcome to WahlClub and Krystal Winners

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. New App for Wahlburgers. Wahlburgers launched a mobile app featuring user-friendly experiences such as online ordering and access to extended member benefits through its WahlClub, the brand’s loyalty rewards program., top photo.

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Winnowing Away at Food Waste and Epic Generosity

Modern Restaurant Management

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature Winnow, Epic Burger, OneDine, Revenue Management Solutions, t he ONE Group Hospitality, McCain Foods, Epson America and Noble, Inspire Brands and 2nd Avenue Lighting. Winnow Raises $20M to Fight Food Waste. Tech company Winnow raised $12m Series B round led by Ingka Group and Mustard Seed: the company’s largest raise to date.

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MRM Talking With: Author, Leadership Coach and Chick-fil-A Veteran Dee Ann Turner

Modern Restaurant Management

"A company’s culture is its soul. It will define the way employees interact with one another and guests and has the potential to reach far beyond offices to touch and affect lives. A compelling culture will help a company fulfill its vision, while negative cultures are incredibly harmful and will ultimately limit the level of success an organization can achieve." Retirement has not slowed down Dee Ann Turner at all.

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Top 5 Ways to Optimize Your Loyalty Strategy

Speaker: Lauren Barash, Vice President, Brand Marketing

In an ever-evolving industry, building and retaining loyal customers is critical to the success of any restaurant business. Join Lauren Barash, VP of Brand Marketing at Full Course, as she delves into the world of restaurant loyalty programs, and reveals the top five essential strategies to optimize your approach! This webinar will explore: Loyalty trends and what you should be focusing on 📊 Actionable insights and ideas to help you develop the most powerful and effective loyalty program

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MRM Plant-Based: Beyond at Courtyard and Health Tribes

Modern Restaurant Management

Please send plant-based news to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Stutz Joins Native Foods. Native Foods appointed Carin Stutz as the new chief executive officer for the plant-based restaurant group where she will focus on supporting sustainable growth for Native Food’s 13 restaurant locations in California, Oregon, Colorado and Chicago.

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The Lure of Celebrity Marketing for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

What do Rachel McAdams, Sheryl Crow, Morgan Freeman, and Donald Trump all have in common? If you answered, “They’ve all done celebrity marketing for McDonald’s,” then congratulations, you’re correct! (Also, you seem to know a lot about McDonald’s history. Is everything okay at home?). There’s a long list of celebrity spokespeople who have taken on the mantle of being the face of a restaurant, whether individual or a chain.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-October-2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features dismal restaurant sales traffic, best foodie cities , top breakfast foods in America, food fraud and why Brits love chicken shops. Challenging Q3. The restaurant industry’s sales completed the gradual slowdown we’ve been witnessing since the beginning of the year and slipped into actual year-over-year contraction.