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MRM Research Roundup: Year-End 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Beyond individual orders, meal kits saw a surge of popularity as at-home diners looked to create interactive dining experiences while social distancing. Beyond individual orders, meal kits saw a surge of popularity as at-home diners looked to create interactive dining experiences while social distancing. Top Restaurant Trends.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the dismal March restaurant sales, security, loyalty, trends and teen consumer behaviors. March Sales Decline. Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 percent in March.

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A Series of Extremely Scientific Theories on Why Fun Is Fun

EATER

We celebrate all of that luxury and excess at these moments precisely because we feel that we’re at a tipping point and we could be facing complete decline. The ostentatious, performative elements popping up at restaurants nationwide certainly are a lot of fun. Or maybe it’s just the turning tides of consumer aesthetics!

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COVID-19 Is the Opportunity Plant-Based Alternatives Have Waited For

Modern Restaurant Management

Typically made of legumes, vegetable and assorted grains, these “meat substitutes” are now popular in grocery stores, as well as fast-food restaurants and even fine dining establishments. Covid19 has wreaked havoc with certain sectors of America’s food chain — most recently and notoriously, the meat industry.

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8 Tips to Optimize Restaurant Labor Costs Despite Higher Minimum Wages

Restaurant365

since July 2009. Your labor cost is one of your biggest expenses, but it can be difficult to track, since sales and labor needs may fluctuate by the day, week, and quarter. Looking at the cost of labor as a percentage of sales shows how your employee labor hours are matching with customer demand (sales).

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Park Slope Bars You Should Visit For A Drink

Restaurant Clicks

It is always busy and filled with upscale dining, hip bars, and excellent local shopping. From pop-up designer clothing sales to some of the best dining in NYC, Park Slope should always be on your list of must-see neighborhoods in New York. Upstairs you’ll find dining, a cozy bar, and first-come-first-serve indoor bocce courts.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Krystal Refranchising and Pieology in China

Modern Restaurant Management

" Macaluso added that the sales lifts from upgrading to a newer, smaller and more efficient prototype have been unlike others he has seen in his 25-year QSR career. The brand has rebuilt nine restaurants since 2018, generating first year-over-year comp sales ranging from +29.8 Krystal Eyes Refranchising. percent to +107.5