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MRM Research Roundup: To-Go Trends, State of the Plate, and Black Market Reservations

Modern Restaurant Management

Off-Premises Dining Is Essential Nearly 75 percent of all restaurant traffic now happens off-premises—meaning that almost three out of four restaurant orders are taken to go. “Off-premises dining has become a key revenue driver and an essential way to engage consumers,” said Dr. .

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The 20 Best Cookbooks of Spring 2025

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Andrea DAquino New books from Molly Yeh, Hailee Catalano, Meera Sodha, Calvin Eng, and more will whet your appetite for a new season I dont know about you, but the first two months of 2025 have felt like two years. And so they deliver, greeting the season with a tidal wave of new titles.

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These full-service restaurant chains opened the most locations last year

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shops Value pressure comes to the fast-casual sector Financing These full-service restaurant chains opened the most locations last year In an overall down year for full-service unit growth, these five brands bucked the trend. And the leader might surprise you. By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. The answer might surprise you, in more ways than one.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Can Technology Help Solve the Restaurant Labor Shortage?

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The closure and restriction of dine-in operations has had a devastating impact on the industry. Restaurants that once employed full front of house operations, quickly turned into crews of kitchen and expeditor staff only, employing sometimes 25-50 percent of their original staff. How do we entice them back into the workforce?"

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YEA: Restaurants Showing Resiliency with New Openings

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New restaurant and food businesses are opening at pre-pandemic levels, with the number of new openings increasingly more in line with 2018 and 2019 volumes, according to third quarter data for the Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report. “Business owners have proven their resilience throughout the course of this pandemic.

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‘Bring the Dining Room Experience to the Windows’

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Joining Mood in 2018, he currently oversees the QSR team, focused on North America Account Management efforts. The personalization of drive-thrus began internally across many brands a few years back. How is QSR ownership changing? How is QSR ownership changing? Every minute! What do guests want from QSRs now and how is that changing?

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The History of Tipping in Restaurants: The Complicated Past, Present, and Future

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When you dine out at a restaurant, you tip your server. American travelers brought it back to the states as a way to feel aristocratic. It's the expectation and an essential part of how restaurant workers earn a living. A guest's tip subsidizes wages for most of America's restaurant workers.