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Great Expectations as Customers Show Increased Appetite for Swift Service and Customization

Modern Restaurant Management

Globally, restaurants saw a notable shift in customer expectations and behavior during this time. For lengthy periods over the course of two years, businesses were forced to operate solely on a take-out and delivery basis, and it soon became evident that everybody would need to up their game.

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Covid-19 + Restaurants: How Mobile Chatbots Can Help

Social Hospitality

For most restaurants, the focus remains on delivery and pickup to serve customers. The pandemic’s toll on restaurants was more limited than otherwise because of delivery services. Even remote parts of the world embraced restaurant and food delivery apps like never before. Emphasize Delivery.

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Covid-19 + Restaurants: How Mobile Chatbots Can Help

Social Hospitality

For most restaurants, the focus remains on delivery and pickup to serve customers. The pandemic’s toll on restaurants was more limited than otherwise because of delivery services. Even remote parts of the world embraced restaurant and food delivery apps like never before.

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How Restaurants Can Remain Competitive in 2021

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Ordering online, paying with mobile phones, scanning QR codes for a menu, and a ton of takeout, are just a part of dining out now. Here are a few ideas: Contactless is King While contactless cards, drop off delivery, app-based payments, and QR codes have been around, the pandemic has made them more popular than ever.

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Three Ways Technology Can Help Restaurants Navigate the Challenges of Inflation

Modern Restaurant Management

Just as restaurants were on the path toward recovery after COVID-19 closures and safety restrictions, the current economic conditions continue to present challenges for the industry. But restaurants face a fine balance in increasing costs, as customers are also impacted by the realities of inflation.

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10 Top Restaurant Technologies To Evolve Your Business

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The restaurant tech industry is a growing one, with software and services designed to streamline almost every aspect of your business. Delivery, scheduling, inventory management, reservations, and guest management have seen technological advancements over the past few years, and it's just the beginning. Third-party delivery.

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The Pandemic Made Delivery a Necessity for Restaurants. What’s Next? 

Modern Restaurant Management

But as reality of the pandemic sunk in and dining rooms remained closed, it became apparent that ordering delivery and takeout was the best way to help restaurants weather the storm — and there was a significant consumer appetite to do so. By August 2020, Americans reported ordering takeout 2.4

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