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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

Modern Restaurant Management

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?” Their answers touched on a variety of subjects including AI, virtual reality, virtual kitchens, staffing and retention, social media marketing, sustainability and third-party delivery.

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What can we learn from "Waitmares"?

7 Shifts

According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 50-85% of adults have nightmares from time to time. What’s behind these sleep-disturbing dreams? Anxiety and stress are the usual suspects. With work being one of the biggest contributors to stress, it’s not surprising that four in five people have had work-related dreams at some point in their lives.

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7 Inspiring Design Trends From Award Season's Most Glamorous Parties

BizBash

From attention-grabbing ceiling decor to standout floral design, here are the best event design ideas from the Academy Awards, the Grammys, the Golden Globes, and the Emmys.

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What are bed bugs and how to get rid of them

Omland Hospitality

Listen to the audio version of this post In this post, we will teach you what are bed bugs, how to get rid of them and preventive actions you may take to avoid future problems again. This is a real and big problem across all types of facilities in Canada and US, whether it is a shelter, hotel or university dorm, therefore, it has to be handled carefully.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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Effectively Targeting and Marketing to Gen Z

Modern Restaurant Management

This new year is a perfect time to begin shaping a long-term vision and identifying opportunities for growing your restaurant or food services business over the next ten years. Marketing trends, mobile data insights show that Gen Z has a considerable appetite for restaurants, clean eating, fast-casual, and exciting twists on healthy dining options. And wow, does this young generation have some incredible spending power!

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[Study] Restaurant Labor Management Trends & Stats for 2020

7 Shifts

The restaurant landscape is constantly changing, with new technologies revolutionizing the industry from the inside out—from operations management, to labor optimization, to guest experiences. Opening a restaurant—and keeping it open—poses a bigger challenge than ever in an industry flooded with technology, labor laws, and ever-changing consumer demands.

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Make Your Restaurant a Social Media Hotspot

Modern Restaurant Management

Love it or hate it, Instagram is affecting your business. With more than one billion accounts worldwide, it is time to accept that it is not going away soon; therefore it is time to embrace it. The best part is that, when used correctly, your customers will start to do the work for you by liking, tagging, and interacting with your account. In talking to restaurants who have a strong social media presence, we see how interacting with guests and prospects can really give restaurants a competitive

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Restaurants: The New Battlefield for Customer Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

You get home from a long day at work, don't feel like cooking and want to treat yourself to some great food. Until recently, you probably settled for mediocre pizza or Chinese. But with the rise of services like DoorDash, GrubHub and Caviar, good food — some of it from Michelin-starred chefs — is only a click away. Home meal kits have surged in popularity, with sales expected to double over the next five years , and grocery stores like Whole Foods are selling higher quality prepa

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Five Ways to Use Instagram Stories to Grab Attention for Events

Modern Restaurant Management

Event management companies must always be on the lookout for ways to promote their events and increase brand recognition within their audience. And today, social media needs to be at the very centre of any comprehensive strategy – the majority of audiences hang out on social media, and platforms such as Instagram provide the perfect opportunity to raise awareness about your event and drive attendance.

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Event Planning: Step by Step Guide & Checklist (Infographic)

Modern Restaurant Management

Hosting an event is one of the most effective ways of gaining new customers, increasing brand awareness and gaining invaluable feedback on your business. The main priority of your event should always be customer satisfaction – this is a great way to establish new partnerships and loyal customers, so why waste that opportunity? If you’re in charge of planning an upcoming event, there’s lots for you to think about and the only way to succeed is through thorough planning.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Redefining ‘Dine and Dash’ and Review Hub

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of MRM News Bites features Toast, Yelp, Aramark, Clover and Fiserv, OpenTable, Tripadvisor, Rich Products, Taffer’s Tavern, Dinova, DeliverThat, ParTech, SpotOn and TouchBistro. Toast Secures $400M Funding. Toast secured a $400M Series F funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, TPG, Greenoaks Capital, and Tiger Global Management with participation from Durable Capital Partners LP, TCV, funds and accounts advised by T.

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Responding to the Growing Age-Gap in the Workplace

Modern Restaurant Management

The U.S. workforce continues to expand, and an interesting phenomenon is occurring as a result – the workforce also is getting older. According to Labor Department statistics, approximately half of all employment gains in 2018 were from Americans ages 55 and older. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that, by 2024, 25 percent of the U.S. workforce will be workers over the age of 55, and a third of those workers will be older than 65.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Sandwiches Up North and Taco John’s Gets Aggressive

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Allen Named CEO at Checkers & Rally's. Frances Allen has been named Chief Executive Officer and a member of Checkers & Rally’s Board of Directors, effective February 17, 2020.

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MRM People & Places: Maki Madness and Pancakes for Life

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's People & Places column features news of company hires and promotions, charitable efforts and product introductions. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. The James Beard Foundation and VISIT PHILADELPHIA ® announced that together, the organizations will reveal the 2020 James Beard Awards nominees at a live press conference in Philadelphia on Wednesday, March 25 in partnership with Constellation Culi

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Food & Beverage Industry Report 2024

Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.