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Restaurants Pivot to the new ‘Post-COVID’ Consumer Behavior Patterns

Modern Restaurant Management

Expect to see more self-ordering kiosks already present at Taco Bell, Panera and McDonalds. Consequently “more than 80 percent of Gen Z-owned businesses expect to get more than half of their revenue from digital (web, mobile, online delivery, social media) by 2022 versus only 33 percent of Baby Boomer-owned businesses.”

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MRM Research Roundup: Top F&B Trends to Watch

Modern Restaurant Management

Using DoorDash order data from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, we bring you DoorDash’s Dash From the Past 2023 Trend Report. Chicago is the city that plans orders ahead the most, followed by Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, and Philadelphia! Holiday Hangovers : On the days after holidays like St.

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What is a Ghost Kitchen? Winning Models, Trends, and Opportunities

Apicbase

Indeed, they have been around for over a decade: a NYT article from 2019 dates them back at least to 2013. The brand only exists online and takes orders through mobile apps such as Uber Eats or Just Eat. Every few months, a media article declares the death of ghost kitchens as a viable business model. Virtual restaurant brand.

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P.F. Chang’s To Go and Wing Squad Delivers

Modern Restaurant Management

He also previously worked with Taco Bell Corporation and Mobil Oil Corporation. This edition of MRM News Bites features Boston Market, Danu Partners, P.F. New CEO at Boston Market. Boston Market® named Eric Wyatt as Chief Executive Officer. “Most importantly, there is a robust game plan in place to take the brand forward.

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How to Start Food Truck Business in 5 Steps

Touch Bistro

Those are the words of early 21st century writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – and he was on point. In this guide to launching a food truck business, we’ll answer a few important questions: What do you need to run a food truck business? How much does it cost to start a food truck business? What Do You Need to Run a Food Truck Business?

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Everything You Need to Know About Ghost Kitchens (aka. Cloud Kitchens)

The Food Corridor

And more and more often, whether we realize it or not, it’s also where we’re ordering our food. Customers order online on food delivery apps (such as Grubhub, Doordash, etc.) These days, we store our photos, stream our movies, and even run our businesses in the cloud. Food delivery is nothing new, of course. billion by 2027.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news about an influx of catering orders, the topic of tipping, the rise of kiosks and affordable Michelin restaurants. Of that increase, 30 percent came through Catering Online Ordering, which launched in Q3 2023. On average, catering orders ticket sizes in Q4 2023 were $160.