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3 Eater Editors on Their Predictions for the Future of Restaurants

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So I think restaurants will play a role in the provision of food as well as entertainment and occasion-dining, in a way that food shops or supermarkets have done typically. Matthew Kang, editor of Eater LA: I do think the way that people dine is going to be different. The evolution of traditional fine dining will only accelerate.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Limited-service restaurants (those in quick service and fast casual) had a sharp acceleration in their guest check growth, as consumers likely shifted to larger off-premise orders to feed multiple people at home. Fine dining and upscale casual were the worst performing segments during March based on same-store sales growth.

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How I Got My Job: Running NYC’s Hottest Indian Restaurants and Winning a James Beard Award

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In addition to these celebrated restaurants, the duo and their team also run fast-casual fried chicken concept Rowdy Rooster , the Biryani Bol delivery operation, and immersive virtual reality dining experience Aerobanquets RMX. I was there from 2009 until 2013, when I came to the U.S., That’s how I ended up in New York.

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47 Scaling Restaurants In Scandinavia To Keep An Eye On (Because They Are Awesome)

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You may not have noticed, but some brilliant restaurant chains and franchises are shaking up the dining culture of the Nordic countries, both with new concepts and by revamping old ones. These restaurants are scaling fast, and quite often venture far beyond their country of origin. Fast Casual Restaurant. Oli Oli Poke.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Krystal Refranchising and Pieology in China

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.” Pieology Founder and Chairman Carl Chang said, “We’re thrilled to see that what started as a family idea in Fullerton, California, to bring great food and community together, will now become a global destination for great fast casual pizza.” ” Coolgreens Turns 10. With growth comes evolution.

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10 Brilliant and Bizarre TikTok Food Accounts to Follow Now

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In the 2009 Luca Guadagnino film I Am Love , food forces Tilda Swinton to have an awakening that ultimately leads her to abandon her family. Jackson and Dakota are a North Carolina couple who frequent a variety of fast-food and fast-casual restaurants and bring their gay friends along to tell you what they’ve ordered.

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MRM Research Roundup: Catering, Kiosks, Tipping and Dry January

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State of Digital Qu announced the results of its fifth annual survey of quick service (QSR) and fast casual (FC) restaurant brands. Digital ordering is still larger at fast casuals versus QSR. Half of fast casuals achieved 26-50 percent digital sales, while nearly half of QSRs had 11-25 percent digital sales.