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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DECEMBER 14, 2021

Some have even developed lucrative new business models that they will continue to apply and scale in 2022. According to the National Restaurant Association’s State of the Industry report, 68 percent of customers say they are more likely to purchase takeout or delivery of food than they were before the pandemic.

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

The restaurant industry once again proved its resilience in 2022 as it dealt with ongoing obstacles like inflation, supply chain, labor shortages and more. Restaurant owners will end 2022 with a sigh of relief after another tough year. "Restaurant "Restaurant owners will end 2022 with a sigh of relief after another tough year.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

“Webrooming,” or researching online before buying in person, has risen 1.95x over the last four years, showing that the food and beverage journey for shoppers often starts in the digital world. What kind of creative works best in restaurant and food advertising? Kitchen: Creative Now, for the table setting.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Modern Restaurant Manaagement (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders to discuss the key challenges they believe restaurants will face in 2022. Restaurants will continue to grapple with labor shortages and supply chain disruptions throughout 2022. Supply chain : Supply chain issues will be a key challenge in 2022.

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JANUARY 25, 2022

The customers are already in your restaurant, where they can experience the menu and taste your food firsthand. Beverage costs will decrease significantly once liquor is secured, and rotating food products properly is a health and safety issue. Efficiency will improve, because foods are easier to store and grab quickly.

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DECEMBER 16, 2021

Our restaurant of the future is designed to benefit guests, employees and franchisees, with a new external design and a reimagined kitchen that will make it easier for us to serve hot, delicious food quickly for frictionless guest experiences, and we expect to see a lot more of that next year. Clinton Anderson, CEO, Fourth Enterprises.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2022

. “It is an extremely challenging time for the restaurant industry as restaurateurs grapple with the difficulty of operating within an uncertain post-pandemic sales environment while simultaneously combating historic levels of food inflation, labor shortages and ongoing supply-chain issues. Inflation is currently at 9.1

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 28, 2022

The prominence of food delivery and service robots has increased in the overall restaurant industry. In this blog, we will discuss the changing face of the restaurant industry as a result of the introduction of food delivery and service robots. This is owed to the uncertainties faced by the restaurants at the global level.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Tastewise, an AI-powered food intelligence solution, launched in the UK. With real-time data into consumer behavior data, the solution offers immediate, location-specific food and beverage insights into an industry that is changing faster than ever before. BIBO Beverage Debuts. ” Tastewise Data. online recipes.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Already one of the largest sectors of the global economy, the food and beverage industry shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, according to the Business Research Company’s 2023 Food and Beverages Global Market Report, the global industry’s market size grew over 7.3 billion in 2022 to $7,221.73

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 31, 2023

Key takeaways include: Employment in the Food Preparation and Serving category is down seven percent compared to pre-pandemic levels, and recovery is very uneven within the professional groups. Employment of fast food and counter workers was down 17 percent compared to 2019. The number of cooks and chefs employed in the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 7, 2023

In the food services industry, safety is paramount to protect customers, brand reputation, and, ultimately, profits. Food that is not stored or handled properly can result in serious, even deadly, illnesses. In fact, the World Health Organization reports that on average, 1,600,000 people get sick each day due to unsafe food.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 9, 2022

In our April 2022 monthly industry impact report, QSR sales in the US are flat at 0.2 percent in Q1 2022 compared to the same quarter last year. And as we examine Q1 2022, we see that QSR performance continues to lag. In March 2022, traffic was down -8.5 percent in the first three months of 2022.

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MAY 24, 2022

The 2022 report shows diners are not creatures of habit: Consumers are swiping right on new restaurants and merchants with 60 percent of consumers having ordered from a new-to-them merchant in Q1’22 (compared to the merchants they ordered from in Q1’21). No meal is complete without the side dish!

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JULY 21, 2022

In May 2022, the annual rate was 8.6 While inflation is most definitely impacting guests, RMS' Q2 2022 Industry Trends Report shows it's not all bad news for operators. percent YOY after experiencing a decline in overall performance in Q1 2022 due to the spread of the omicron variant. QSR net sales are up 1.4

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2021

Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. The act replaces previous regulations on the cottage food industry. The bill would have had a dramatic impact on fast food franchises.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2022

While there’s no crystal clear direction for the industry in 2022, there are restaurant design trends that could help shape the food and beverage scene for the better. How quickly can third-party delivery groups get in and out of the food and beverage space?

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MARCH 3, 2023

A Return to Normal The National Restaurant Association released its 2023 State of the Restaurant Industry report, which examines key factors impacting the industry including the current state of the economy, operations, workforce, and food and menu trends to forecast sales and market trends for the year ahead. million by 2030.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2021

The report illustrates the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the restaurant industry and provides an updated look at key indicators and trends influencing the industry's recovery as of June/July 2021, including the current state of the economy, workforce, and food and beverage sales.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Top Eats, Drinks, and More No fork, no problem: In addition to fries defending its spot as the most ordered food of the year (and the past decade!), this year was all about finger foods, with many indulging in items best enjoyed without utensils, like mozzarella sticks, wings, pepperoni pizza, and chips & queso.

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AUGUST 5, 2022

As QSRs offer a variety of fast-food ranging from burgers to sandwiches, consumers are preferring the same. From the last few years, growing conscious regarding eating plant-based food is reshaping the QSR industry. This has led to QSRs introducing and launching a range of plant-based or vegan foods.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

According to the Plant Based Foods Association, plant-based foods in the U.S. are a $7 billion market, growing nine times faster than total food sales. The Good Food Institute reports that 98 percent of people who purchase plant-based meat are also purchasing conventional meat. The driving force behind this growth?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 19, 2022

The digital era has had a huge impact on the food and beverage space. Consumers adjusted; between 2019 and 2020, online ordering for food/beverage rose by a record 93 percent. Criminal fraud exists in the food and beverage space. Until recently, chargebacks in the restaurant business were comparatively rare.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits unveiled the results of its 2022 Liquid Insights Tour , a coast-to-coast educational initiative designed to explore and identify the latest trends in cocktails and wine. Will non-alcoholic beverages be the hot new drink on tap?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news of dramatic Valentine's Day shift, best food scenes, and the evolution of c-store foodservice. Food-away-from-home spending is likely to see modest growth as softer consumer spending patterns prevail. ” A Year of Challenges U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 6, 2022

Animal welfare and food processing concerns are making consumers explore environmentally-friendly food alternatives, prompting a rise in vegan food demand. Vegan trends are not only limited to raw ingredients, but they are also spreading to other domains of foods and beverages, such as confectioneries.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Keeping staff has long been an issue for the food and beverage industry, but many restaurants now feel it is their primary obstacle to running a successful business. How do you make sure all employees – new and veteran – are truly ready for the upcoming food health inspection?

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MARCH 1, 2022

In short, consumers are ordering more food, and for larger parties. Notably, nearly half of consumers indicated they are likely to delete a restaurant app if their food is received cold. ” Highlights from the report include: Fast Food and the Drive-Thru. percent compared to 2019. Drive-thru visits remain strong.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

CREST®, while overall restaurant traffic was down four percent in 2022 compared to 2019, fast casual traffic was up nine percent. Kids like the food AND they get a toy. It signals to parents that that restaurant has food their kids will like. Make kids more excited about going to a non-fast-food restaurant.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

He started his career with Hardee’s Food Systems in 1983 ending in the position of District Manager. Paul Soulliere began his career with Hardee's Food Systems in 1978 and worked his way up as Crew Supervisor, Assistant Manager, and Restaurant Manager. Bill is a 1982 graduate of Michigan State University.

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MAY 19, 2022

percent from March 2021 to March 2022, accounting for the highest inflation rate since December 1981. Menu engineering is a top-down approach to increasing revenue while Actual versus Theoretical (AvT) – tracking the difference between theoretical food costs and actual food costs – is a bottom-up approach to controlling costs.

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MARCH 22, 2023

As if hiring struggles weren’t enough of a problem, retaining employees remains a challenge, with the quit rate in food service at approximately 5.4 – 6.2 percent in late 2022. The benefits extend to food safety as well. According to research , the cost to replace a single employee could be as high as $6,000.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

The modern Kitchen Display System (KDS) will be more interactive to increase operational efficiencies and improve quality of food for the chefs and their teams. Spirit-based, ready-to-drink beverages will continue show vast white space, and bourbon should continue to thrive. – Tim McLaughlin, Founder & CEO, GoTab. "We

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

” “Subway is an iconic brand and its philosophy of freshly made-to-order and better-for-you food delivered at-home and in-store is central to one of the greatest structural consumer trends we see in South Asia,” said Sameer Sain, Founder and CEO, Everstone Group. Bagel Boss Goes Modern with Classic Touches.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Favorite Super Bowl Foods A JeffBet study revealed America’s favorite Super Bowl foods, with some gameday classics appearing further down the list than you might expect. Almost universally, it was found to be the nation’s second favorite Super Bowl food. Rank Super Bowl Food Average Monthly Searches 1.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

The so-called Great Resignation has also taken a heavy tol l on the food service industry. Walk into a fast casual establishment in most major city centers and even in 2022, you’ll find many relying entirely on contact-free, app-only ordering protocols and closed or limited dining rooms.

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