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. Beyond putting guest data insights at servers’ fingertips, data science tools will deepen the personalization possibilities.

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EATER

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Eater reached out to some of our favorite noteworthy people to learn what and where they ate in 2020, from their kitchens to restaurant patios and beyond. Have your dining/eating habits changed in 2020? Have your dining/eating habits changed in 2020? Have your dining/eating habits changed in 2020?

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Restaurant Engine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

You’ve got great food, wonderful ambiance, highly trained servers, and an excellent chef. In this article, let’s look at 2020 restaurant marketing trends for your best year yet, and so you don’t have to ask, “Where are my diners?”. Stay on top of the latest trends to help your restaurant grow. But where are the diners?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Since quarantine lockdowns began mid-March of 2020, restaurants faced unprecedented turmoil. With the median profit margin between 3-5 percent , capacity maximums , and a net industry loss estimated at around $240B by the end of 2020 , every dollar counts. Before global lockdowns, the U.S. restaurant industry suffered from a 74.9

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Many restaurant owners and managers immediately invested in multiple technology solutions to stay afloat in 2020, with contactless order and payment solutions being the most important. In addition to deploying technology to address these shifting customer habits, arguably one of the biggest hurdles restaurant operators face is vendor fatigue.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The old norm of 15-20 servers per small restaurant is unsustainable for mom and pops if they’re looking to meet demand, making the evolution of tech vital for 2022 and worth keeping an eye on. We’ve seen it throughout 2020 and 2021, and now 2022 is seeing a new version of the same. Key 2022 Trends. Tech Advancements.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 6, 2021

But the bad news is they are having trouble hiring and filling positions across the board for cooks, servers, FOH and BOH positions. Data from a survey Landed conducted in 2020 found that job candidates’ top three priorities are Learning & Growth, Salary and Location, in that order. They have a lot of options.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

” In fact, Mastercard estimates “over 40 percent growth in contactless transactions globally in the first quarter of 2020." In this new environment, take steps to: Elevate your servers to guides. Following are a few simple steps hospitality operators should consider: Remember that Guests Come for the Experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2021

The comparable week last year (to August 22 2020), while in recovery compared to the height of restrictions, was still lower than the same week in 2019. It is the best performing key state vs 2020 (+69 percent) and continues to do well versus 2019 (+14 percent). California. Sales velocity is now +14 percent vs August 24, 2019.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 20, 2021

Managers, servers, kitchen staff all filled in on roles to handle the increasing volume of online orders as the country embraced digital dining. Data from Yelp's 2020 Annual Economic Average Report shows that the number of restaurant and food business openings approached and even surpassed 2019 levels in Q4. Roles shifted too.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 17, 2022

Food arrives at the table shortly after the customer shows up, removing the stress placed on servers and limiting the time pressure. As of 2020, 87 percent of shoppers preferred touchless self-checkout and payments options. The opportunity to pre-order food online makes it easier for all parties involved.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 23, 2020

By implementing Pay-at-the-Table technology, restaurant owners are saving their servers both literal steps between the diner’s table and payment station and figurative steps involving inputting checks into the POS system, handling receipts and adjusting for gratuity.

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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. Encouraging servers to engage with solo diners in a friendly and attentive manner can help alleviate any feelings of self-consciousness or awkwardness the guest might be feeling.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2020

1] The CARES Act provides that businesses with fewer than 500 employees — including sole proprietors and nonprofits— under Section 7 of the Small Business Act, will have access to funding during the “covered period,” which runs from February 15, 2020 through June 30, 2020.

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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. Payment options expanding.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 24, 2021

The growing popularity of minimum wage for restaurant workers isn’t an accident – it’s a reflection of how unappreciated servers and staff feel even before the pandemic. For the fiscal year 2020, the brand’s digital sales blew past $1 billion."

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EATER

OCTOBER 13, 2020

A downside to outdoor dining taking up sidewalks and streets: all the tables, chairs, servers, bussers, and customers can make already inaccessible spaces even harder to navigate for people who use wheelchairs and mobility devices. [ Looks like it might be the PS5 UI reveal [link] — Tom Warren (@tomwarren) October 13, 2020. •

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 4, 2021

According to Statista , between March and October 2020 the food services industry lost $130 billion in sales compared to the previous year. Now it’s not just the sneezing server that raises eyebrows; it’s the maskless chef or lack of signage directing people to social distance.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

No need to flag down a server or wait for the check. If 2020 has taught us anything, it is that the future is unpredictable. To paint a picture, restaurant guests can sit down at their socially distanced table, scan a QR code using their own smartphone, and from there order their meal, pay their bill, and even leave feedback.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Phoebe and Jennifer Morales-Reckseit, the owners of Pizza Girls, had two locations in January 2020; COVID killed the West Palm Beach location when the office buildings were empty, the waterfront festivals were cancelled and the late night-life was closed. An 80-percent reduction in profit left the Girls with no choice but to close.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 10, 2021

Despite the difficulties we faced in 2020, new restaurants continue to open and existing restaurants have eyed coming back after facing bankruptcy. In doing so, you can tell your incoming guests what their wait will be, which was proven useful in 2020 as seating maximums were imposed in many places around the world. Contactless dining.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 19, 2022

Consumers adjusted; between 2019 and 2020, online ordering for food/beverage rose by a record 93 percent. The server or host was able to physically see and handle the guest’s payment card. No one was even eating in restaurants, let alone handing cash or a credit card to a server. Then came Covid.

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EATER

AUGUST 1, 2022

With their purchase, buyers gained access to Diaspora’s Discord server, where a channel called Kadipatta Care Community connects plant parents with each other as well as with Zee Husain, who co-founded Cultural Roots Nursery and with whom Diaspora partnered to grow the plants. Diaspora certainly isn’t the first food brand to join Discord.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

“10 percent energy reduction compared to 2017 by the end of 2020” or “95 percent correct recycling by July compared to the 55 percent of 2018.” An example would be, “All servers are responsible for identifying and understanding the restaurant’s waste management system.”

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 26, 2021

2020 was a year that the restaurant industry won’t soon forget. According to a study by Panasonic , the percentage of restaurant businesses that consider themselves “tech-forward” doubled from 13% in January 2020 to 26% by August 2020. since March 2020. million out of work, it was nothing short of devastating.

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Hotel Business

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Unlike mirrored casting solutions, once streaming starts, the process is offloaded to the casting server, which allows guests to use their iOS or Android devices without interrupting the streaming. Nomadix Casting was originally introduced in 2020 and has been well-received by global hotel customers. Thousands of apps are supported.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 20, 2020

For on-premise dining experiences, contactless ordering solutions can speed up table turnover and free servers up from the monotonous task of taking orders so that they can focus on giving guests a memorable hospitality experience. Your servers can use this information to serve guests personalized hospitality experiences.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

In 2020, too many restaurant websites are still little more than digital brochures. Studies have also shown that iPads and other e-commerce hardware are more effective in driving upsells compared to traditional server-customer interactions. Thus, e-commerce is quickly moving front and center.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2021

With digital ordering also comes the infamous “curbside pickup”: a term foreign to many prior to 2020. For sit-down diners, having the authority to order food and drinks without the extra step of waiting for a server is ideal. Not to mention, it eliminates half the work for the restaurant staff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

A 2020 survey by Bright Local shared that 87 percent of consumers read online reviews of local businesses. Visit us online or in-store, show a server a picture of your review or upload a picture to your order notes, and we’ll make sure to add the discount at checkout. Click the link in our bio to make a reservation today!”

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EATER

JULY 8, 2022

A few months after the first COVID-19 shutdown, restaurants furloughed and laid off cooks, servers, bartenders, and managers nationwide. On December 16, 2020, my husband Seth and I opened Joon with the goal of crafting a restaurant with a different structure. But in late 2020, none of us knew how long we would live in lockdown.

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EATER

MAY 3, 2021

For servers and bartenders, fewer patrons means less tips — which means that they’re putting their health at risk while making less money than they would on unemployment. When Isaac Furman quit his job as a line cook in early 2020 to go back to school, he assumed it would be a temporary break from the industry. “I

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 8, 2020

Whether that’s on your staff or part of your future delivery platform, this AI that serves as a visceral reminder that we live in 2020. Whether it's through the internet, in the kitchen, or a face-to-face server-bot, AI stands primed to create more opportunities with less capital. Reading Your Mind.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2020

With the restaurant industry expected to lose up to $240 billion by the end of 2020 , the economic effects of the pandemic will be felt for many months – and even years – to come. COVID-19 has left no industry untouched, but none more devastated than the hospitality industry. and abroad. .’

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

According to the latest Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report, there were more new businesses openings than at any other period over the last 12 months and business reopenings are at the highest level since the second quarter of 2020. Our servers have the capacity to serve a significantly increased number of guests.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2023

An interesting tidbit about those dark days of 2020-21: restaurants, bars, food trucks and other establishments that were able to remain efficient with their back of house (BOH) services were most likely to survive and even thrive. More Equitable Compensation In years past, front of house personnel – servers, bussers, hostesses, etc.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 23, 2020

With COVID-19 shutting down businesses worldwide in 2020, restaurants were forced to shut down their dining rooms and pivot to off-site dining only—takeout and delivery. In fact, between February and March of 2020, there was a 400% increase in delivery driver roles created in 7shifts. Step 1: Change the FOH department to delivery zone.

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