Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 26, 2023

In March, Revenue Management Solutions surveyed more than 800 restaurant-goers across the US to find out how they’re dining in 2023. While insightful, it wasn’t all great news. For context and some consolation, year over year, frequency across quick service restaurants (QSRs), fast casual and full service remained steady.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 26, 2023

There is a widespread new appreciation for restaurants, an encouraging sign for the future, according to The Bank of America 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry report. In other encouraging news, franchise operators believe that, although most restaurants are not fully staffed, the labor situation has stabilized.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Businesses have been forced to pivot away from on-premises dining to offer on-line ordering and take-out services. Whether fine-dining or fast casual, great service now revolves around the customer experience you bring to every interaction. Implement New Technology. The more you can integrate the better.

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Boutique Hotel News

JUNE 21, 2023

The Peninsula London will also hold a selection of refined restaurants, bars and lounges, notably signature rooftop restaurant Brooklands, Canton Blue and adjacent bar Little Blue, The Lobby to take in the traditional Peninsula Afternoon Tea and live music, as well as The Peninsula Boutique and Café for more casual dining.

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Boutique Hotel News

JUNE 21, 2023

The post Apollo Palm opens its doors in Athens appeared first on Boutique Hotel News. From September, Studio Olala will be Apollo Palm’s late-night venue, where a listening room and bar will feature a curated event series each weekend, ranging from jazz nights and small concerts to disco parties and DJ sets.

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EATER

AUGUST 13, 2020

Plus, the Cheesecake Factory is at risk, and more news to start your day Though briefly celebrated as heroes of the pandemic, essential grocery store workers are now contending with inhumane treatment from both customers and bosses, the Washington Post reports. NBC News ]. Okay, there is some news unrelated to the pandemic (wee!):

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

Plus, Japan has a cafe for pessimists, and more news to start your day This year upended the way a lot of us eat; what will 2021 bring? Chefs name “Black foodways” and “heritage cooking” as places of growth, as well as more virtual cooking classes, at-home dining experiences, and comfort food. And in other news. Shutterstock.

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JULY 13, 2020

Plus, Starbucks will require face masks in all its stores, and other news to start the day Study shows that big chains are financially recovering much faster than small or independent restaurants. This gap of about 20 to 25 percent has been consistent since late March, when restaurants nationwide began closing or ending dine-in service.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Plus, COVID-19 may put an end to free wine tastings, and more news to start your day Knorr will rename a sauce that uses a derogatory term for Roma people. The news, which was first reported by German newspapers, comes on the heels of a larger international reckoning with racist histories, policies, and norms that continue to this day.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The good news is that operators are responding with the right tech to address both of these issues at the same time. While many restaurant-goers appreciate this convenience—especially at quick-service and fast-casual establishments—few are looking for a completely automated dining experience. Doing More with Less.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 11, 2020

Restaurant management software company Upserve and restaurant-architect William Duff speak here about evolving trends they are seeing and discussed some ways the dining experience might look and feel different as the new normal unfolds. Partnering a Fine Dining Experience with a Take-Out Option.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2022

. "Like so many industries, full-service and fast-casual restaurants are feeling the impact that inflation is having on their business and guest count. This good news is tempered by the continued labor shortage, which puts pressure on the industry to deliver the same exceptional experience, regardless of staffing numbers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Dining areas will shrink. Because of the shift to off-premise dining, new restaurants in all categories will reduce the square footage of their dining areas. More importantly, many QSR and fast-casual chains have announced modern designs that lean more heavily into pick-up and curbside-to-go versus on-premise dining.

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EATER

DECEMBER 14, 2020

From the Editor: Everything you missed in food news last week This post originally appeared on December 12, 2020 in Amanda Kludt’s newsletter “From the Editor,” a roundup of the most vital news and stories in the food world each week. Milk tea and egg tart soft serve at Milu in New York. — Read the archives and subscribe now.

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MAY 28, 2020

Plus, here’s how King Arthur Flour is adapting now that everyone is baking, and more news to start your day At the remaining locations, you might get to eat in a tent. TGI Fridays is the kind of casual dining chain and sports bar that encouraged dining in. And in other news. Wine Spectator ]. Modern Retail ].

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OpenTable

AUGUST 2, 2020

Outdoor Dining Has Become a New Lifeline for Struggling Restaurants. Early this month, Los Angeles restaurants were permitted to create new seating areas on sidewalks, in alleys, and in streets. The Pandemic Could End the Age of Midpriced Dining – The New York Times. Tell us: what made your reading list this week?

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Serviced Apartments

JANUARY 12, 2023

Guests staying at both hotels can enjoy the Residence Inn Bistro – a casual dining space open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and a 24/7 gym. For other extended stay news in Germany SAN reported in October that YAYS Group was looking to expand in Germany amid positive results.

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EATER

DECEMBER 21, 2020

From the Editor: Everything you missed in food news last week This post originally appeared on December 19, 2020 in Amanda Kludt’s newsletter “From the Editor,” a roundup of the most vital news and stories in the food world each week. In cities where indoor dining is closed, some restaurants have become defacto AmEx-only operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

This new year is a perfect time to begin shaping a long-term vision and identifying opportunities for growing your restaurant or food services business over the next ten years. And wow, does this young generation have some incredible spending power! billion in spending by others. billion in spending by others.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Intriguingly, it appears fast casual restaurants have started taking back the customers they lost to quick serve restaurants since the pandemic, with consumers visiting fast casual restaurants more often, up to 24 percent from 21 percent in May. Fast Casual. Fast casuals are beginning to take back their customers.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

On October 23, Kaylan Colbert and her husband, William Johnson, arrived to dine at Umi Sushi in Atlanta. Similar stories go viral with semi regularity: A Baltimore restaurant denied entry to a Black child because of the dress code, while letting a similarly dressed white child sit and dine. Dudes with short-sleeved polos.”

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EATER

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

From the Editor: Everything you missed in food news last week This post originally appeared on January 30, 2020 in Amanda Kludt’s newsletter “From the Editor,” a roundup of the most vital news and stories in the food world each week. Meanwhile, New York’s indoor dining will return on Valentine’s Day. The Atlantic].

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OpenTable

AUGUST 30, 2020

Restaurants and Diners Embrace the Once-Scorned QR Code as They Accept the New No-Touch Reality – Business Insider. Los Angeles county plans to extend an emergency ordinance to limit fees for third-party delivery companies, which was supposed to end three months after on-premise dining started back. … Read more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

“Although it is hard to classify anything as good news right now, there is a positive in the sense that the decline in sales may have reached bottom based on early April data. Fine dining and upscale casual were the worst performing segments during March based on same-store sales growth. Same-Store Sales at McDonald's.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest news on restaurant recovery, delivery trends, top ice cream toppings and the ideal "delivery doughnut." ” The State of Casual Dining. Satisfying the appetite : Overall, the casual dining sector is seeing a big recovery in visits.

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EATER

MAY 3, 2022

What was once so spectacular about the Ivy has waned in recent years, though the restaurant itself remains a popular dining locale for Hollywood power brokers. After its Malibu location returned with outdoor dining in June 2020, attention-starved famous people reemerged like bears post-hibernation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The hardest hit have been casual dining sit-down restaurants and national chains that complied with local COVID-19 mandates to limit or ban indoor dining. Year-over-year revenue comparisons show quick service restaurants are above year-ago levels, while casual restaurants were still down 30-40 percent in May.

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EATER

JULY 20, 2020

From the Editor: Everything you missed in food news last week This post originally appeared on July 18, 2020 in Amanda Kludt’s newsletter “From the Editor,” a roundup of the most vital news and stories in the food world each week. The fears are even more pronounced in cities where indoor dining is permitted.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2020

MRM Restaurant Survival Guide Updates , COVID-19 Resources for Restaurants , PPP Part Two and More News Restaurants Need to Know Now and Restaurant Reopening Resources. Creating new dining-room rituals, from the removal of all communal items on the table to disposable menus and touchless payment solutions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Additionally, as a result of the ongoing labor shortage, we anticipate more automated chatbots to support on-site team members and help streamline their work as well as operators looking for locations with smaller dine-in square footage in favor of adding more drive-thru lanes. Dining is a "new shopping."

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

From the Editor: Everything you missed in food news last week This post originally appeared on September 12, 2020 in Amanda Kludt’s newsletter “From the Editor,” a roundup of the most vital news and stories in the food world each week. Hazardous air is the latest 2020 obstacle for restaurants reliant on outdoor dining.

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EATER

MAY 2, 2023

These so-called VIP customers come up often in discussions about restaurant subscriptions, whether it’s fast casual or fine dining. Their Chef’s Dinner Club, which provides subscribers with take-out and reheat meals, creates “another dining room” for L’Ardente, one that’s in their guest’s own homes.

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EATER

MAY 21, 2020

The more upbeat news is that most owners say they hope to be open in some capacity in the next six weeks: Among currently shuttered restaurants, 85 percent plan to be open in some form by then — if not completely, then with reduced service or takeout options. Customers are hesitant to dine-in.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 30, 2021

MRM Franchise Feed features news about the restaurant franchise (MUFSO) landscape. Currently the brand has 47 locations in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Philadelphia, North Carolina, Florida, and Dubai, and plans to double its footprint over the next two years. KFC Foundation Launches MyChange.

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EATER

JANUARY 26, 2021

Lighting candles turns the morning meal into a calming ritual This post originally appeared in the January 25, 2021 edition of The Move , a place for Eater’s editors to reveal their recommendations and pro dining tips — sometimes thoughtful, sometimes weird, but always someone’s go-to move. Subscribe now.

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Restaurant Engine

AUGUST 9, 2023

The good news is that we have compiled five tips to take your restaurant to the next level. Each time someone dines with you, their food should taste just as good as it did the time before. If you are a fast casual restaurant, provide recycling bins. Perhaps you’re looking for some suggestions on how to do that.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Please send plant-based news to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. is partnering New York City restaurant Pomodoro Rosso. and Europe; this news follows the addition of its plant-based burgers to the menus of 880 JD Wetherspoon locations in the U.K.

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