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Why Do Fast-Casual Restaurants Get a Pass on Appropriation?

EATER

White-centered food narratives appear most often at major chains. I’d eaten my fair share of “barbacoa” at Chipotle, where its shredded-beef burrito was my splurge order. This is not to say food can’t, or shouldn’t, evolve. It’s time to hold them accountable. I thought I did. Where have you been eating barbacoa?”.

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22 Restaurant Advertising Ideas Driving Guests To Tables In 2022

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After two years of only being able to order takeout and having to wear a mask when not at the table, restaurants are poised to bounce back in 2022. How will you be getting more diners to eat your food this year? For your restaurant, that means competition. Answer: restaurant advertising and marketing. Floor Graphics. Table Top Signs.

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10 Top Restaurant Technologies To Evolve Your Business

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After that, the most popular back-office technologies were accounting software (52%, up from 31% in 2018) and payroll software (50%, up from 28% in 2018), according to a study from Toast. Online and Mobile Ordering Systems. Use order information with inventory management software for smarter purchasing. POS and phones ?.

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MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

Modern Restaurant Management

Tableside ordering via tablets, tableside payment, POS systems designed with mobility and flexibility in mind have dominated the market growing out of the fast casual. We’re also seeing many of our clients find new ways to be more sustainable in sourcing their food products. Taka Tanaka, CEO of AUTEC Sushi Robots.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-July 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Pace of recovery for fast casual brands has slowed down considerably, although results continue to be much better than for full-service restaurants. Grubhub launched its latest report, "State of the Plate", looking at trends across the more than half a million orders placed a day. Top Foods of 2020.

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Where to Find Vegan and Vegetarian Food in DC

Restaurant Clicks

Fare Well is a restaurant that serves up comfort food that is plant based. Fare Well is a “retro chic” casual dining restaurant that offers patio dining as well as takeout. The Ginger Glazed “steak” tips are absolutely delicious, and the Cheesy Mac is a dish to order every time. You can also order entire cakes from Fare Well.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Limited-service restaurants (those in quick service and fast casual) had a sharp acceleration in their guest check growth, as consumers likely shifted to larger off-premise orders to feed multiple people at home. Fine dining and upscale casual were the worst performing segments during March based on same-store sales growth.

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