Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2024

"Embracing AI signifies a shift towards customer-centricity, where innovative solutions can cater to each and every customer – from automated interactions, seamless reservations, instant inquiries, and beyond – all converging to place the customer firmly at the heart of the restaurant experience."

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

Many organizations offer on-site catering and cafeteria amenities as a convenience to employees, but with work from home requirements employees are forging for themselves. “The meal kits give companies the opportunity to offer a healthy and convenient option to their employees, and keeps our inventory moving.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 5, 2022

The reasons for the accelerated growth of this idea, the contribution of POS to these kitchens, the display systems to make the operations easier, and the automated operations used in the inventory as well in the kitchen for easy food management- are some of the ideas that will be discussed in the following paragraphs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As more and more people partake in the experience and more restaurants implement measures catered specifically to solo diners, a customer-centric approach is key. Catering to solo diners is more just than seating them as restaurants would any other customer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 18, 2023

These will become as essential to a restaurant as their secret recipes, holding the key to understanding guests’ behaviors and catering to their preferences. Restaurants can automatically capture and tag key details about a guest at every point of their experience and aggregate these details into a c entralized profile.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 28, 2024

You need to quickly and accurately ascertain whether any of the foods in your inventory or ordering system are impacted, so you don’t jeopardize the health of your customers, or your business’ reputation. Some exemptions apply to certain businesses of a certain size, as well.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

Until recently, Beyond Green Sustainable Food Partners was mainly a foodservice consulting company for schools and other large institutions, and we catered food to preschools on the side. Because of the pandemic, our consulting business is on hold while we focus solely on catering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

For example, KFC even has facial recognition technology to cater to repeat customers. Now that kind of technology isn’t accessible to everyone, but restaurants can always use AI to target their menu's digital marketing. Restaurant owners can track inventory purchase data, which can help them buy ingredients more efficiently.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2024

The prix fix menu is gaining momentum as a way for restaurants to provide customer experiences and control inventory. Customer and Vendor Value Alignment – Leading restaurants are looking for value alignment with vendors focused on sustainability and transparency of business practices.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. As the trend of digital nomadism continues to rise in the future, catering to this growing demographic becomes increasingly important.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Small chains often face a delicate balancing act: keeping up with larger chains and evolving customers while managing limited resources and tight profit margins. Despite these challenges, the restaurant sector is ripe with technological opportunities.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2023

POS systems offer a multitude of benefits for businesses, including: Streamlined operations by automating various tasks such as sales transactions, inventory management and reporting. Enhanced accuracy through minimized human errors in order processing and inventory tracking.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 28, 2022

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. Restaurant systems are getting smarter, helping managers and employees take care of tasks like scheduling and inventory.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 23, 2023

Restaurant loyalty programs are nothing new so what can restaurants do to stand out from the competition and better engage with guests to build relationships? Many are trying out subscription models to see if they can benefit restaurants and guests. How and why are loyalty programs evolving?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

However, current cold chains often are unable to cater to the specific climate requirements of different goods, especially as supply chains become longer and longer. Yet major food retailers are for the most part not using these small, insulated containers because they are relatively infeasible for large inventories.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 23, 2020

With COVID-19 varyingly influencing guest expectations and behavior, it will be key for restaurant operators to listen to guest feedback, respond by quickly deploying new solutions, and do so successfully by analyzing guest data to understand and cater to their preferences well. Create Meaningful Business Models.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2025. When consumers order more food online, it’s clearly good for business – but it can also make it harder for businesses to manage inventory.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. The impact of these technological shifts is multifaceted.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

These restaurant food trends can directly impact a restaurant’s profitability. A short menu can slim down the food costs through streamlined inventory management, as well as reduced food waste. Consider, removing processed or pre-packaged ingredients from their inventory. Serving smaller portion sizes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 9, 2024

Heading into 2024, these restaurants, caterers, and other foodservice providers are becoming increasingly aware of the importance that incorporating sustainable practices within their daily operations has on drawing in the growing masses of eco-conscious consumers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2022

She hopes to renovate it and turn it into the fish bistro of her dreams, catering to happy beachgoers all year round. All in all, you can’t rely on things like an average ecommerce conversion rate when forecasting sales for a restaurant. However, before she can do this, she has some startup costs. They’re bound to love her.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 3, 2024

Ever-popular coffee is also proving to be an uber versatile ingredient for restaurants, bars and coffeehouses. More than half of North America’s 50 Best Bars have coffee cocktails on their signature menus, according to bar inventory resource, Backbar. What factors are fueling a renewed interest in coffee cocktails?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Adopting local procurement underscores freshness, while expanded menu selections cater to diverse dietary preferences. AI-driven analytics are crucial for accurately forecasting consumer trends, helping restaurants optimize inventory and menu offerings based on predictive data.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Key findings from the report include: Direct online ordering booms as restaurants recognize the need to bypass third-party marketplaces : Average monthly online order volume grew 250x since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with $59.18 spent per order, on average, across restaurant websites. percent and 17.9

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry movers and shakers: "What do you feel is going to cause disruption in the restaurant industry over the next decade?” In addition to improving the guest experience, technology also makes it easier for restaurants to manage their operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked experts for their thoughts on trends and challenges that will affect the restaurant industry in 2023. Slow movers tie up inventory -and the cash needed to by that inventory. For part one, click here. – Richard Patrick, Co-Founder of Cathead Distillery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news of Drinksgiving and Thanksgiving trends, FSR challenges, and "out-of-the-box" dining habits. For Gen Z in particular, easy online ordering and the use of social media as a restaurant discovery tool have become the norm.

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Lavu

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Put new habits into practice with these ten best practices of cash flow management. Every restaurant manager should know these two numbers. Practice Inventory Management Consistent restaurant inventory management can solve many cash flow problems.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 7, 2023

You want to keep these places secure with key card access and code pads which provide the best security to protect your inventory. Some of the group may not have any interest in the big UFC fight taking place, so you can cater to these customers by installing small iPad like devices on each table offering gaming apps.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 28, 2021

In general restaurants chains should look at intelligent process automation (IPA) opportunities across the value chain. Several of our customers have benefitted from IPA and machine learning (ML) and have used them to improve processes like ordering, demand forecasting, labor planning, inventory management, etc.

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Lavu

MAY 20, 2019

A restaurant POS is designed to help you avoid wasting inventory, but leftover food is still to be expected from most restaurants. How does your restaurant manage leftover food? These are just three philanthropic ways restaurants can help the community.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 29, 2023

However, our industry still is an attractive space for well-suited technologies, improving efficiencies at every level of the restaurant from inventory to customer service. We also expect a number of larger brands pushing out into new channels such as licensing deals and product development, catering programs and more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders for their views on trends. Operators should gravitate towards technology to automate inventory and track costs and sales to determine the best course of action. Here are their insights. Frances Allen CEO at Checkers & Rally’s.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

This involves a comprehensive approach to managing costs across various areas and multiple sites, including staffing, repairs, inventory adjustments, and new equipment installations. Dedicated catering service software proves successful in streamlining maintenance schedules, tracking inventory, and optimising resource use.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked experts for their thoughts on trends and challenges that will affect the restaurant industry in 2023. Restaurants will increasingly become more reliant on using their transaction data to inform and automate their businesses. For part two, click here.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Moreover, predictive analytics and machine learning algorithms are being utilized for demand forecasting, effectively minimizing food waste and optimizing inventory management. The adoption of AI is more than a passing trend and represents a step towards creating a more efficient and sustainable future for the restaurant industry.

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Lithos POS

AUGUST 20, 2024

LithosPOS Software stands out as the best POS system for restaurants and cafes , designed to increase the operational efficiency of restaurants and cafes Using the advanced features of the POS software, LithosPOS contributes to your operation more easily and increases overall efficiency. View all locations from a single dashboard.

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