Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders and experts for their insights on what will impact restaurants in 2020 and the response was overwhelming. The biggest trend by far, for now, and going into 2020 is ghost kitchens (AKA delivery only, virtual kitchens, cloud kitchens, pick-up only, etc.).

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

– Rushi Patel is the CRO & Co-Founder of Homebase In January of 2020, my company launched. All of a sudden, in October of 2020 we doubled our revenue. Today, the lifecycle of the hourly workforce from jobseeker to employee at your restaurant differs in all phases from that of 2020. We’re back in business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2020

If you’re curious about what will be hot in 2020, check out the top five restaurant trends you should expect to see. Even fast food giants are jumping in on the plant-based trend for 2020 by incorporating more vegetarian-friendly options to accommodate all customers. The Growth of Plant-Based Food Alternatives.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

The main part of our business is catering, which of course was all but dead during the pandemic. – Joey Cioffi, Founder and CEO, Salad House Five years ago brings us to 2020—one of the toughest years in recent history. Before 2020, the idea of takeout cocktails seemed ridiculous.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 27, 2020

It is currently being implemented in various enterprise brands across the US with several more rolling out in the second quarter of 2020. ” Nick Hucker, CEO, Preoday, commented: “Since 2012, we have been working with leading global venues, contract caterers, restaurants and industry partners.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The holiday season offers opportunities for catering orders, off-site catering, in-store limited-time offers of holiday favorites, and all of the increased revenue that comes with them. Is it due for a refresh in 2020? It's the most wonderful time of the year…and for many restaurant operators, one of the busiest.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features a gloomy start to the new year, dining trends for 2020, the importance of discounts, holiday gift card sales results, delivery frustrations, soda curiosity and a consumer culture report. An Uncertain Start to 2020? Download the full report here.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2020

In a newly released deck, it shows the steep decline of foot traffic to America’s businesses in March 2020 due to the spread of Covid19 and associated governmental “shelter in place” orders. New York businesses saw a decline beginning as early as March 9, 2020 and now show a 61 percent YOY decline.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 11, 2020

Restaurants have helped to make these meetings more interactive by offering catering and events services to their corporate clients and virtual staff. Your virtual events will gain word of mouth and help your restaurant grow revenue for the second half of 2020 and beyond.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news about an influx of catering orders, the topic of tipping, the rise of kiosks and affordable Michelin restaurants. Among the highlights: On or Off Prem Same-store catering transactions increased +71 percent in Q4 2023 compared to Q4 2022. Their Edomae style menu is a 2.5-hour

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2024

It’s been identified as an emerging dining trend – with a 2020 study by NPD Research Group finding single diners have increased their share of U.S. This shift in consumer behavior underscores the need for restaurants to cater to this growing customer demographic. restaurant visits to a record 35 percent.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Off-premise dining now accounts for 60 percent of total sales in 2020 compared to 40 percent in 2019. Services provided as part of our off-premise dining experience now include online ordering (pickup or curbside), drive through, traditional call-in take-out, third-party delivery, and catering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 19, 2021

Here’s our predication for 2021–by the end of the year, every restaurant, big or small, will have a virtual banner under which they sell food catering to a different cuisine or market. Early in 2020, the internet roared “ Fake Pizza !” If nothing else, 2020 taught us that we need to be able to pivot.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In addition, 210,000 businesses have reopened that were once temporarily closed, with a large increase of reopenings in September 2020. New restaurant openings in Q3 2020 are only down 10 percent compared to Q3 2019. In Q3 2020, the share of U.S. And the share of U.S. And the share of U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

– Frenchie Audette, VP of Food Service at Divert In 2024, the restaurant industry continued to adjust to changes sparked by 2020. Return to office ordering : Restaurants are seeing a shift in demand, with increased orders for office catering and lunch pickups.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

With leading pioneers coming primarily out of California and Colorado, the cannabis cuisine phenomenon is quickly catching on across the country thanks to the efforts of talented chefs, celebrity caterers and imaginative public relations campaigns. What exactly is cannabis fine dining, in a nutshell? High Times Ahead.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2021

Throughout the paused activity of 2020 and 2021, people everywhere were reminded of the delicate ecosystem that exists between individuals and their communities, as well as between people and their planet. Still recovering from diminished margins, restaurateurs are facing heightened consumer standards in the new, post-pandemic market.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In the past, brands had to cater to different customer types with little knowledge about their ordering preferences. On the surface, this may not mean much, but when you consider the impact that personalization can have, catering to different personas could be a make or break when it comes to customer loyalty.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 17, 2021

percent vs. 2020, when widespread shut-downs crippled the industry, and were up 5.7 Amid the multiple social, environmental, and economic crises of 2020, the increase also signals a growing appetite for climate-friendly investments with returns beyond the bottom line. billion, was raised in 2020 alone. percent compared 2019.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 6, 2022

One clearcut example of catering to customers’ demands comes from Sierra Mar restaurant in California. This is especially important for potential clients prone to allergies, given that the region has been clouded by recurrent wildfires in 2020 and 2021. Measures and Use Cases.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 2, 2021

At the start of 2020, Schier wasn’t focused on off-premise. He was working on a book about generating more catering dollars, something he’s had success with at his restaurant. "Catering orders declined, but it flipped the switch to off-premise with curbside, pickup, drive-thru,” he said.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 6, 2020

In 2020, not having a mobile-friendly restaurant website is no longer an option. Be it a national holiday, or a gift just because, here are some of the ways customers revel with restaurants: Thanksgiving is the top holiday for restaurant catering orders. Here are a few highlights: 130 percent increase in plant-based, meat alternatives.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

Catering is still a promising source of revenue for restaurants, hotels and venues to continue to capitalize on. One in three respondents shared that they still plan to host their event at home, with 51 percent of those respondents stating they will be catering their at-home event. In mid-March 2020, U.S. The Value in Data.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 28, 2022

The spike of take out and delivery orders that began with covid makes it all too easy to forget that prior to March 2020, guests had already begun moving that direction. The Trend: Ghost kitchens and changing restaurant design cater to off prem. To meet this evolution, restaurant operators are investing in new and reimagined spaces.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2020

It’s a new year, and if you own or run a restaurant, the best way to start 2020 off on the right foot is to begin thinking of how you can get more traffic in the door. Restaurants can help local non-profits get a head start on their 2020 fundraising campaigns by hosting what’s commonly known as a “give-back night.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 2, 2021

billion on a seasonally-adjusted basis – the highest level since February 2020. The comparable week in 2020 (to July 25), while in recovery compared to the height of restrictions, was still lower than the same week in 2019. Finance application approval rates increased 76 percent from Q2 2020 to present (Q2 2021). ?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

How operators are catering to their customers online Off-Premise Sales on the Rise : Ninety-nine percent of operators use at least one online ordering platform, with 39 percent offering a direct online ordering option. This will help operators not only reach new audiences, but also stay top of mind to drive repeat business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

Early in the pandemic, 72 percent of operators invested in delivery and mobile/online ordering to boost revenue during mandated stay-at-home orders according to TD's 2020 survey, and it appears the popularity of these offerings is here to stay. Sales velocity is now +4 percent vs January 4, 2020. California.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 18, 2023

If 2020 and 2021 were all about helping operators find new revenue streams to reach guests when they couldn’t come into restaurants, then 2022 was all about getting customers back in. To meet their expectations, operators can use detailed, data-driven guest profiles.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

We’re thrilled to continue to support this incredible team in 2020 and beyond.” We look forward to continuing our partnership in 2020 and uncovering even more valuable ways to attract more customers to Denny's.” ” Dinova accomplished the following in 2019: Launched Catering Portal and Dine Assist Products.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Here, I'll share my top tips for getting your catering site to the top of the SERP. Unless your catering company or restaurant is already quite well known, it’s unlikely that every customer will begin their online journey by searching for your business by name. Optimize your Site for Local Search.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

“Our customers have been through a lot in 2020, and we want to be sure that they are able to successfully reach their patrons and embrace this new way of dining,” says Ed Wayda, senior brand manager for Smithfield Culinary. The contest ends on December 31, 2020. 2-11, 2020. 16-25, 2020. 13-22, 2020.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Remember 2020? Restaurants need to know their audience to ensure they’re catering to the people who are most likely to visit, while minimizing wasted advertising dollars. Restaurant research firm Technomic says they don’t foresee the number of restaurants in the U.S. returning to pre-COVID levels even by 2026.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 5, 2022

As restaurants shuttered across the world due to the pandemic in 2020, deliveries and takeout orders soared. For example, the ghost kitchen model from Postmates weaves together top-performing food brands, caterers, and its marketplace. Ghost Kitchen to emerge as the New Normal in the Post-Pandemic Era?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2021

There are also some concerns around the information QR codes collect, and while that can be a great sales insight for restaurants to help them analyse customer needs and habits and cater more to their requests, some diners are hesitant of the technology. from 2019 to 2020. in the online food delivery sector. Landing Pages.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Though many of the market forces that shaped the restaurant industry in 2021 were closely linked to disruption from the pandemic's onset in 2020, 2022 brings new challenges — and opportunities. Unprecedented labor and supply chain pressure will drive most of the restaurant trends that will define 2022, industry analysts say.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Restaurateurs who are able to innovate their offerings and cater to both delivery and in-person needs will be in the opportune position to survive this moment of despair in the industry. million people and still projected to achieve $899 billion in sales throughout 2020. Dining in the Post-COVID Era.

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