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Fast-Casual: A New Dining Style for a New Generation

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In recent years, fast-casual establishments have dominated the restaurant industry. Fast-casual restaurants are adapting to meet the demand of their customers. With fast-casual restaurants popping up all over the United States, many restaurant owners are eager to get on board. However, in 2016 this is beginning to change.

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Why Is Resy Mad at Me?

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However, these punctual associations have been changing as our communication methods evolve. In one study from 2016 , participants were asked how they perceived various one sentence messages with periods at the end. And while Resy is not my friend, texting is a more casual form of communication than email. It just is.

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MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

Modern Restaurant Management

Tableside ordering via tablets, tableside payment, POS systems designed with mobility and flexibility in mind have dominated the market growing out of the fast casual. This movement toward more sustainably sourced food in both our fast-casual and fine dining restaurants will continue to expand in the future.

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A Series of Extremely Scientific Theories on Why Fun Is Fun

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We got a whole bunch of these places: Beauty and Essex opened in 2010, Tao Downtown in 2013, Vandal in 2016. Because that’s happening through more casual places; the audience for gourmet dining only expands for when circumstances cycle upward. The recessionary periods are when you get more pared-down concepts.

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A Yum! Habit, Chasing DoorDash and BellaBot

Modern Restaurant Management

parent company of fast-casual restaurant chain The Habit Burger Grill, for approximately $375 million in a cash transaction. “As a fast-casual concept with strong unit economics, The Habit Burger Grill is a fantastic addition to the Yum! Beefing Up with Habit Acquisition. Brands, Inc. Gibbs, chief executive officer of Yum!

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MRM Franchise Feed: Wing Zone Revitalization and Real Food BK

Modern Restaurant Management

Along with the technology focus, the brand developed a new logo and restaurant design that will help communicate the brand’s mission and values in a more vibrant and energetic yet approachable way. Ike’s Love & Sandwiches is ranked #12 on Fast Casual’s Movers and Shakers 2021 list.

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The Boundary Pusher

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While Lucky Peach ’s culture was casual and frequently profane, former staffers say that Meehan revelled in his propensity for over-the-top insults and descriptions of violence, which struck a dissonant chord coming from their boss. This casual way of referring to Asians, or to Dave being Korean, felt right on the edge of appropriateness.