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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Transparency into work environment precautions – Many restaurants and stores are publishing the precautions they are taking to ensure the safety of customers and employees. The top factor influencing the choice to buy alcoholic drinks with take out/delivery relates to ease and safety. Gift Card Sales Boom.

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Restaurant Profit Margins: A No-Brainer Guide to Maximizing Your Profits

Notch

You made a 6% profit margin—or just shy of the 2018 industry average of 6.1%. In 2018, Wendy’s saw a profit margin of 15.9%. Here’s an example: One restaurant manager we’ve connected with occasionally removes the trash cans from his kitchen and replaces them with food scrap boxes, labeled with each employee's name.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

“It’s encouraging to see consumers continue to rally and support local businesses, with many planning to purchase merchandise, specialty items and gift cards as holiday gifts.” 22 percent of customers are looking to buy restaurant merchandise. Service-related mentions became more positive by 6.0

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Restaurant Profit Margins: A No-Brainer Guide to Maximizing Your Profits

Notch

You made a 6% profit margin—or just shy of the 2018 industry average of 6.1%. In 2018, Wendy’s saw a profit margin of 15.9%. Here’s an example: One restaurant manager we’ve connected with occasionally removes the trash cans from his kitchen and replaces them with food scrap boxes, labeled with each employee's name.

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German Restaurants Are Expanding: 57 Concepts You Should Know

Apicbase

The level of Frittenpride is such that this chain also has a whole range of merchandise (t-shirts, sweaters, bags, and even gold chains) dedicated to their love for the humble spud, fried like the French (or is it the Belgian?) If that’s not impressive growth, we don’t know what is.

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#LifeOrDeathRecipe Challenge and ‘A Woman’s Place’

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2018 she became the first solo woman to win Grand Cochon, a national whole hog cook-off. Mentors on the platform harbor vast expertise on a variety of culinary related topics, bringing a range of perspectives and backgrounds to chefs around the country in need of support and advice. Plamondon, Sr. Dies at 88. For employers, 1aJob?

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I’m Shillin’ It

EATER

Melody gimmicks of this sort still persist: In 2018, Wendy’s created a whole mixtape that became a viral sensation and topped the streaming charts. Balvin meal in October 2020 with a planned merchandise line pairing that was canceled and refunded due to production challenges. mcdonalds ready class?

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