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MRM Research Roundup: 2022 Restaurant Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features evolving guest relationships, views on restauarant tech, employee desires and wedding trends. But despite these concerns, 46 percent of people noted they will eat out daily to several times a week in coming months and showed a growing loyalty to their favorite brands.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-August 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

restaurant recovery is underway, but it will take time for it to return to pre-pandemic levels fully,” said David Portalatin, NPD food industry advisor and author of Eating Patterns in America. The restaurant industry has made progress restaffing, but job recovery for the industry is lagging the overall economy. “The U.S.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-September 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

According to the data, consumers deleted restaurant apps if menu items were missing or if there was limited ability to customize orders. Missing menu items are a deal breaker. Gaps in menu choices and ability to customize disappoint consumers. Gaps in menu choices and ability to customize disappoint consumers.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-July 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest news on restaurant recovery, delivery trends, top ice cream toppings and the ideal "delivery doughnut." The key to the industry's recovery will be the strength of each daypart. " Top Recovery Trends. . "Quality, " Top Recovery Trends.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-October 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the impact of cold weather on restaurant viability, why franchises need to be nimbler and the pandemic's effect on guest expectations. This is encouraging for restaurants, especially as only about 8 percent of respondents said that guests will be very unwilling. Menu price changes.

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7 Tips for Exceeding Your Pre-COVID Restaurant Profit Margins

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As a whole, restaurant profit margins are much lower than other industries, due to perishable item waste, staff turnover, seasonality, and other factors. If your restaurant business switched to a delivery or takeout only model during the pandemic, you may have slimmed down your menu offerings, as well as your inventory.

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MRM Franchise Feed: TCBY at 40 and, Mr. Potato Spread to Franchise

Modern Restaurant Management

Features of the new restaurant design were determined following a thorough brand study on drive-thru operations and Guest habits, and include a double drive-thru lane, parking stalls for curbside pickup, a walk-up window, and patio seating. ” Franchise opportunities remain in areas across the U.S.,

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