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Metaverse: What it means for restaurants

Goliath Consulting

These virtual reality worlds have been a thing since 2014-2019. 4 It serves as virtual and augmented reality which expands possibilities for businesses to be innovative and differentiate themselves from their competitors. 5 The restaurant opened in 2014 and was awarded Best Innovation Food & Beverage.

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Are edible coffee products becoming more popular?

Perfect Daily Grind

In the last few years, more than ever, we’ve seen a huge amount of innovation in the edible coffee segment. She tells me more about the brand’s Espresso Bites – another example of an innovative edible coffee product. It’s clear that there’s a bright future ahead for those willing to innovate with edible coffee products.

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Is Dubai becoming the specialty coffee hub of the Middle East?

Perfect Daily Grind

In particular, the city’s large expat population has helped drive innovation among its specialty coffee scene. Dubai’s specialty coffee market started to really grow around early 2014,” she says. “In Many people decided to buy espresso machines and other brewing equipment so they could make their own coffee at home,” she says.

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Automation Proves To Be a Necessity for Restaurants During COVID

Modern Restaurant Management

With revenue down, millions of workers laid off and countless eateries closed – many of them permanently – experts anticipate the operational strategy going forward to be driven by innovation and methods for doing more with less. The approach was used during the 2014 Ebola virus outbreak, as well as in the SARS outbreak in 2003.

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Fewer Seats, More Shelves: How Restaurants are Preparing for the Takeout Order Boom

LevelUp

Since 2014, online ordering for pickup and delivery has grown 300% faster than dine-in traffic. As takeout sales outpace dine-in sales, many restaurant brands are innovating to accommodate off-premise customers — or even prioritize them. Pickup shelves at sweetgreen. Source: Yelp ). Pickup shelves at Firehouse Subs.

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Tough Topic: Making Restaurants Safer

Modern Restaurant Management

To aid law enforcement’s fight against active shooters, innovative technology companies have developed powerful gunfire detection systems to greatly reduce the time required to apprehend suspect(s). Data from “The Police Response to Active Shooter Incidents” from Washington DC Police Executive Research Forum, March 2014.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2024, the restaurant industry will witness a technological transformation driven by innovations like AI and contactless solutions, while also grappling with data privacy concerns. location debuted in Midtown Atlanta in 2014 and the brand has since opened 11 other locations around metro Atlanta. The first gusto!

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