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MRM Research Roundup: Year-End 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

While restaurants looked after frontline workers, diners lended their own efforts to support restaurants and their staff in 2020, offering donations, gift cards, tickets towards online classes and merchandise purchases. This edition of MRM Research Roundup features top trends for 2020, how 2020 changed food and the year's top wines.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the dismal March restaurant sales, security, loyalty, trends and teen consumer behaviors. March Sales Decline. Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 Same-store sales for restaurants dropped by 28.3 percent in March.

2020 167
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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. Diners Show Holiday Spirit. Hassle-free holiday meals.

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Entering China’s Emerging Coffee Market

Perfect Daily Grind

million tons of tea in 2018, and currently accounts for almost 40% of the world’s total tea consumption. At this point, the specialty coffee scene was still a long way from becoming established. Between 2017 and 2018 their revenue almost doubled, and it’s estimated that a new Starbucks store opens every 15 hours in the country.

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Why Opening A Takeaway Restaurant In India Is Easier Now

The Restaurant Times

Since 2018, the takeaway business in India has grown by approximately 17% every four months. By this point, you would have certainly thought of the basics like location, uniform design, a logo, a beautiful menu, kitchen staff and the equipment required, and marketing in general. Marketing Of Your Takeaway Restaurant. Fire License.

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

Notch

Fortunately, driving more restaurant sales isn't particularly difficult. The key is to reduce your costs and increase your sales. 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%. So, why do it? Why run a restaurant at all?

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

Notch

Fortunately, driving more restaurant sales isn't particularly difficult. The key is to reduce your costs and increase your sales. 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%. So, why do it? Why run a restaurant at all?