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How Loyalty Programs Give Customers the Biggest Bang for Their Buck

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Digital loyalty programs surged 124 percent during the height of the pandemic, helping restaurants drive more frequent visits and higher check averages from devoted customers, according to market researcher NPD Group. Having a loyalty program today is table stakes. Loyalty Lessons Learned.

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Long Live Digital Dining: How Consumers’ Appetite for Mobile Apps and Online Ordering Will Continue

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Mobile orders were expected to drive $38 billion in restaurant revenue in 2020. Although mobile ordering isn’t the new kid on the block, it has certainly become the most popular because it’s one of the safest – and easiest – ways to order and pay for food. Dining/fast food/take out.

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Inching Through the Pandemic, the Path Forward is Paved With Delivery

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Delivery, takeout and drive-thru. 5-11 with 800 US respondents, one in three (36 percent) consumers reported using delivery, takeout and drive-thru “more or much more” vs. pre-pandemic. Those using delivery “much more” jumped from 19 percent in April to 37 percent in August. Chief among those habits?

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Six Reasons Promo and Gift Cards Will Be Driving Restaurant Trends in 2022

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Convenience, digital accessibility, and safety reign supreme. Online Ordering: How Gift Cards are an Essential Piece of the Process. As the public has gotten used to the prevalence of curbside pickup and delivery, restaurants who do not offer online ordering may find they are struggling more to generate business.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Two

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In 2024, brands will continue to overcome the challenge of accessing and aggregating this valuable owned data to cultivate this level of hospitality and long-term brand loyalty. Stored value will also emerge as a critical element in loyalty programs, offering added flexibility and customer benefits. – Joe Hand Jr.,

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Restaurant Experts’ 2021 Outlook, Part Two

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Delivery and take-out will continue to be the most popular way consumers will get their restaurant meals in a COVID and post-COVID world. One, the new normal will become the old normal, and a takeout- and delivery-first model will become the standard in the restaurant industry. Here are their responses. To read part one, click here.

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Restaurants Can Optimize Revenue with Pay By Text

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Luckily, those tools already exist, enabling restaurant owners to save money, expedite contactless set-up and payments, and even fulfill customer orders directly (no outside delivery app necessary) on platforms that stay in-line with the restaurant’s brand image. It’s a connected way to ensure the customer remains happy.