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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The 2020 holiday season may not offer the same gatherings, parties and hoopla of years’ past, but diners are making sure it is still filled with amazing food. In addition to gift cards, consumers are looking to bring their favorite restaurant faire to friends and family this holiday season. Diners Show Holiday Spirit.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-January 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The best performing segments during Q4 (and those that achieved positive same-store sales growth) were family dining, fine dining and upscale casual. Upscale casual also achieved positive sales growth during Q4 but experienced a small dip in sales for the entire year compared with 2018. Looking Ahead.

2020 92
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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

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The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining. Finding and retaining employees remain among the biggest obstacles operators struggle with. Fine and Family Dining Hurt by Holiday Shift. First, at 2.1

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MRM Franchise Feed: Tropical in Colorado and The Halal Guys New App

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Husband-and-wife team Craig and Dianne LeMieux, along with their son Kyle and his wife Saverea LeMieux, have served as the brand’s Colorado area developers since 2016. “Salata is on an upward trajectory to become “the” premiere national fast-casual salad restaurant,” said Wheeler. A rebrand (June).

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Why Brasa Peruvian Kitchen Believes in Higher Wages and Pay Transparency

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Michel Falcon has an extensive career as an entrepreneur and expertise in company culture, customer experience, and employee performance. Our employee turnover last year was only 17% - one seven - in an industry that has 100 to 200% year-over-year turnover. As for how he entered the restaurant business? So, think of the mission, right?

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The most popular COVID-related safety offerings people look for when booking a venue included outdoor spaces (47 percent) and socially-distanced floor plans (40 percent). A new report from NELSON Worldwide that takes a look at the immediate future of dining and fast-casual restaurants. Spending habits are positiv e.

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White Castle Flips for Flippy and Burma Bites

Modern Restaurant Management

Chowly entered into a partnership with Grubhub to bring independent restaurants a frictionless menu management and order fulfillment solution, helping restaurant owners more easily leverage Grubhub’s marketplace to drive more orders online. Chowly Teams with Grubhub. The experience features: ?