Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2024

By the time I’ve purchased enough to get me to the $100 threshold (which for me, doesn’t take long), the long-forgotten punch card has already made its way to a trash can or is making friends with the gum wrappers at the bottom of my purse. At checkout, I’m often handed a punch card alongside my receipt.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

That means offering payment options that cater to their specific preferences and needs. Millennials are most likely to use credit cards for purchases, with 65 percent of this generation reporting they have a credit card – the most of all generations of consumers. These payment preferences vary across generational cohorts.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

. – ezCater CTO Erin DeCesare Customized Catering for Flexible Occasions – The rise of personalized group dining experiences is reshaping catering trends, and L&L is already meeting the demand. The franchise model remains one of the best business structures in today’s restaurant landscape.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 26, 2020

Even as restaurants begin to re-open their doors, they must be prepared to cater their services, menu and digital ordering platforms to the reality that guests won’t always choose to dine-in and may opt to remain home. For delivery in particular, customers often act on impulse and the path to purchase is very short.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In August of this year, the cost for consumers of purchasing food away from home rose by 8.3 According to a poll from Ipsos, meals purchased at restaurants and take out foods are usually the first extraneous expense to be cut by consumers. percent compared to the same period in 2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2025

For example, if a customer orders a pepperoni pizza, AI can suggest pairing it with a dessert such as tiramisu, based on historical purchasing data. One promising use is personalized upselling, where AI-powered tools analyze customer ordering behavior to recommend complementary items.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2020

which are loaded to the customer’s app account and can be used online or through their app purchase. We will pick ten winners to receive free bowls for a month (four free bowls!)

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 26, 2022

Offer a Gift Card with Purchase. One way to ensure that customers make a return visit is to offer a gift card with their purchase. To ensure that you’re catering to all types of customers, offer take-home meals and/or cocktails kits if possible. Offer Holiday Meal Kits and Cocktail Kits.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Spending Habits: Purchases at restaurants, typically discretionary and impulsive, vary based on the type of establishment. When customers feel that the restaurant understands and caters to their individual tastes, it fosters a sense of loyalty and belonging, making them more likely to return.

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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. This adds up to a significant amount of money saved.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

The byproduct is a feedback loop that enhances employee guidance and training, reduces shrink and carbon footprint, ensures the highest levels of store cleanliness and hygiene, and enables your teams to focus on and cater to consumers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

While there are many different types and levels of coverage, here are a few basics that you’ll need to consider if you’re opening or purchasing a restaurant. This is something restaurants may want to consider if they have employees who deliver or cater. What Type of Restaurant Insurance Do I Need? It varies.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 4, 2020

The term omni-channel has long been used in the retail space to describe the varied range of options given to consumers to collect their purchases (in-store, online, drive-up, app), but restaurants have typically only needed to engage with customers on one or two channels – dine-in and carry-out – to prosper. The data says, yes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

And when it comes to a traditional sit-down restaurant versus a mobile food business, such as a food truck, catering business, or food cart, the insurance needs of both are vastly different and unique. There are several types of mobile food businesses, including food trucks, catering, and food carts. Catering Business Insurance Needs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In addition, pop-up restaurants (100 openings) and seafood markets (84 openings) experienced an increase in openings compared to the same period in 2019, catering to consumers' interests in novel ways to dine and shop for food outside of traditional restaurant experiences.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2021

Below are five important areas of focus for restaurant and catering professionals who are re-imagining their operations for a newer, more sustainable normal. One of the largest problems on the hands of restaurant and catering professionals through the unpredictable supply and demand of COVID-19 was food waste.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 10, 2023

For hospitality and catering businesses, tech can also provide key insights and easy access to non-anonymised basket-level data that helps them make better, more informed decisions. By freeing up staff from standing behind counters and tills, they can add experiential value by proactively supporting and greeting guests.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 3, 2024

To cater to the growing demand for convenience, consider integrating online ordering and reservation systems into your website. Purchasing links from low-quality websites or engaging in link schemes can result in severe penalties from search engines, ultimately damaging your online reputation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 4, 2024

First, a reminder to use an app’s agility to understand and cater to your customers. Impressively, 18 percent of participants opted to purchase a suggested item during their exploration phase, compared to a mere 2 percent when the suggestion was made at checkout. What Does this All Mean to Operators?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The survey insights show how the hospitality and event industry can pivot their offerings to cater to consumer preferences. A little under half of the respondents said yes, and of those 30 percent of them used catering for these events. More than half of respondents are purchasing gift cards to restaurants this holiday season.

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APRIL 11, 2023

The company is catering to changing customer needs and preferences and positioning itself as socially responsible and sustainable. Our Convenience Store Trends Report found 76 percent of consumers surveyed have purchased prepared food from a c-store.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Virtual restaurants can cater to different consumers, expanding clientele. " Mike O’Hanlon, Head of Catering Partner Business, ezCater. That includes pizza delivery to a home on a Friday night, and catering to an event at an office on a Tuesday afternoon. Catering benefits from this trend.

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the CAMBRO blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Within the world of catering, owner and head chef, Brandon Hall, is consistently raising the bar! Fueled by a long-time passion for food, Hall started Thyme Well Spent Catering to create a personalized, unique experience for all types of celebrations. We purchased a building this year and did a full buildout.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 26, 2020

The study found before engaging with a business or service, nearly all consumers (97 percent) conduct a local online search, with 78 percent of purchase decisions influenced by social content. .’s second annual Localized Marketing Benchmark Report , produced in partnership with Localogy.

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the CAMBRO blog

JULY 18, 2023

In the world of catering, quality is paramount. However, one aspect that is often overlooked but shouldn’t be underestimated is the quality of your catering equipment. High-quality catering equipment can make a significant difference in the efficiency, reliability and overall success of your business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 1, 2023

Although the development and implementation of loyalty programs have become increasingly popular, they still have a widespread reputation as generic, focusing more on margin-eroding “spend-to-get” and not catering to the individual customer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2023

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. Insights include optimism about the economy, plan to purchase and media usage. Adults 18+ for more than 3 years.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 23, 2022

When purchasing new equipment for the kitchen, keep an eye on its energy rating. If you haven’t invested in a walk-in fridge or freezer, now might be a good time (although only if your restaurant caters to a large number of people). But efficiency does not only apply to the work of your staff. Be Equipped to Meet Market Demand.

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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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As they age into the primary dining audience and gain more purchasing power (currently sitting at $450 Billion globally), their preferences aren't just passing trends but the blueprint for the future of food and beverage establishments.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2024

Research New Offerings Rigorously Before Adding The question of whether, when and how aggressively to add new menu items, expand hours/days, launch catering options or open another location has substantial implications for restaurateurs. Poorly vetted moves strain capabilities across kitchens, servers, support staff and systems.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The most popular day of the week for online ordering is Friday, with Mother’s Day 2020 coming out on top as the most popular holiday for online catering orders. In total, diners donated over $360,000 directly to restaurants and their staff through their websites and purchased over $90,000 in gift cards. percent and 17.9

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 23, 2023

As a result, restaurants had to quickly adapt by offering takeout and delivery options to cater to their customers' changing needs. In addition, businesses can offer personalized food options, such as customized salads or build-your-own pizzas, making sure they are catering to customers' unique tastes and dietary requirements.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

The average wedding now costs nearly $34,000 , according to The Knot, so restaurants can partner with a local jeweler, wedding venue, caterer, photographer, or other vendor to offer the couple free or discounted services to help sweeten the moment. Idea #4: Celebrate the Restaurant’s Anniversary with a Customer Appreciation Day.

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APRIL 20, 2020

They are redirecting catering operation and expanding our local restaurant funding to feed as many local residents as possible. With the purchase of every Footlong through April 30 for takeout, catering and delivery, Subway will provide a meal* to Feeding America. Purchaser receives the full value of the egift card.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

As the trend of digital nomadism continues to rise in the future, catering to this growing demographic becomes increasingly important. There's a growing recognition that mobile apps alone cannot cater to all aspects of loyalty, paving the way for alternative solutions like kiosks and more integrated loyalty program structures.

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DECEMBER 31, 2024

Top Purchases For 2024’s Most Memorable Moments Serving Looks : After weeks of watching the pros at the US Open, consumers felt inspired to hit the courts themselves. A-Peeling Purchase : This year, we uncovered that a consumer placed a.53 Most & Least Expensive Orders (spoiler alert: not what you would expect!)

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