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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-January 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features a gloomy start to the new year, dining trends for 2020, the importance of discounts, holiday gift card sales results, delivery frustrations, soda curiosity and a consumer culture report. percent in 2018). An Uncertain Start to 2020?

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-February 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the National Restaurant Association's State of the Indusrty Report, food industry pressures, foodservice opportunities, influencer marketing, foot traffic analysis and the dining-out dollar. 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry.

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Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse

Black Box Intelligence

Only fine dining did improve in sales growth. QSR, fast casual and casual dining improved the most (improved sales growth by 1.9 Not only is turnover rising for all employees, the percentage of new hires that leave the company within the first 90 days of employment is also increasing. Year-over-year check growth was 5.7%

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Fine dining and upscale casual were the worst performing segments during March based on same-store sales growth. Family dining was another segment that was hit hard, which includes many buffet-based concepts. The top factor influencing the choice to buy alcoholic drinks with take out/delivery relates to ease and safety.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

While restaurant sales were lower for November of 2018, November of 2019 did not include the same holiday headwinds. Fine and Family Dining Hurt by Holiday Shift. The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining.

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P.F. Chang’s To Go and Wing Squad Delivers

Modern Restaurant Management

He succeeds Frances Allen, Boston Market’s CEO since 2018, who is departing for a new venture. The Varano Group will also continue its association with Fratelli, the Italian fine dining restaurant at the Encore Boston Harbor Resort. New CEO at Boston Market. Boston Market® named Eric Wyatt as Chief Executive Officer.

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10 Alternative Foodservice Formats Impacting the Restaurant Industry

Aaron Allen & Associates

in sales in 2018 — equivalent to about a third the global sales of the largest global consumer foodservice brand, McDonald’s. Chipotle, for instance, launched an accelerator in August 2018 to support food-focused ventures centered on innovation in agricultural technology or sustainability. In the U.S.,