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Restaurant Experts’ 2021 Outlook, Part One

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At First Watch, we will continue to lean into our off-premise offerings and differentiate our native channels through incentives such as reserving our popular and rotating seasonal items for guests who order directly. Angela Hart, Solutions Director North America, Fourth. In 2021 we expect to see significant growth in connected TV ads.

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The 20/20 on 2020: Restaurant Experts Weigh In

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At Yelp, we're seeing restaurants move away from a strictly reservations planning model. Restaurateurs are valuing a hybrid approach to reservations and running a waitlist to manage their floor and seat more diners, especially during the holiday season. We expect this trend to continue, and even pick up steam, in 2020.

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The Future of Dining: Industry Expert Insights

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Following the 2008 Great Recession food trucks flourished, because they offered a smaller capital investment and could offer food directly where people were. ” Bo Peabody, Co-Founder and Executive of Seated. Food robotics has emerged during the pandemic as a very viable solution to health, safety and sanitation concerns.