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MRM Franchise Feed: Church’s Goes Hybrid and Curry Up Incentives Now

Modern Restaurant Management

We are also leaning heavily into our People First Safety Always Plan to guide us through how we’re doing business, as we seek what’s best for all our teams, franchisees, and enterprise.” There aren’t a lot of products that are transparent about what is in your food.”

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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). 62 percent of consumers have gone out to the On Premise for food since venues reopened, and 16 percent for a drink led occasion. ” The Return to On Premise.

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A Yum! Habit, Chasing DoorDash and BellaBot

Modern Restaurant Management

Brands and The Habit, Chase and DoorDash, Waitr, Local Foods, C3 Signature, Pudu Tech, Southern Glazer's, Voodoo Doughnut, The Friendship Café and Digital Signage Expo. parent company of fast-casual restaurant chain The Habit Burger Grill, for approximately $375 million in a cash transaction. . Local Foods Eyes Austin.

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5 Reasons Why Restaurants Are Going Cashless

Lavu

Others tout the benefits of increased safety and cleanliness (more on that below). Fast-casual restaurant Sweetgreen, part of the sustainable food movement , will be going cashless in all 64 locations nationwide (excluding Massachusetts, where it’s illegal not to accept cash). The middle is going to get squeezed out.”.

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The 20/20 on 2020: Restaurant Experts Weigh In

Modern Restaurant Management

They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation, plant-based menu items, food waste, sustainability, staffing and retention and more. The economic model makes more sense than traditional brick and mortar so many food businesses are moving in this direction. FAT Brands Chairman and CEO Andy Wiederhorn.

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Ghost Kitchen Franchise and Pandemic Resources

Modern Restaurant Management

Interest for alcohol-related experiences has increased since June 1, relative to other food activities, with a rise in consumer interest for wineries (up 51 percent), cideries (up 39 percent), breweries (up 24 percent) and distilleries (up 19 percent). Meanwhile, grocery related businesses are on the decline as people spend less time at home.

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Restaurant Robotics: How Robots Are Changing Foodservice

Aaron Allen & Associates

This can include anything from using automats to take orders to use robots to cook food. and food at 5%). While the use of robots has tripled in the last decade across industries like electronics, automotive, machinery, and food manufacturing; foodservice has lagged behind. . while labor cost was growing at 3.8%