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Competition’s Coming: Key Technology Changes Can Help You Win

Modern Restaurant Management

Lavu, the restaurant technology services company, estimates 42 percent of food purchases are made online. What’s more, consumers tend to spend extra on their food when ordering by themselves, either through kiosks or branded apps. Smart operators are finding ways to connect supply chain technology with front-of-house demand.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-October-2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features dismal restaurant sales traffic, best foodie cities , top breakfast foods in America, food fraud and why Brits love chicken shops. percent for the third quarter of 2019, it doesn’t show much of a decline from the average 0.8

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How to Meet The Needs of Today’s Coffee Shop Customer

Perfect Daily Grind

According to UK-based consumer intelligence firm Brandwatch, one of the biggest challenges for the food and beverage industry is staying up to date with consumers’ wants and needs. They state , “The food and beverage industry is seemingly one of the most susceptible to changing trends, micro-trends, and local trends.”.

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Plant Based Protein Adds Innovation, Sustainability and Profits to Restaurant Menus

Sante

Restaurant sales of plant based meat substitutes increased 87% last year, according to Buyer’s Edge Platform , a restaurant supply chain company that helps operators use technology to save money and run their restaurants more efficiently. In 2019 available varieties jumped to 51 items that were available to order.

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The Plant-Based Alternatives Market: A Guide for Restaurant Chains and Investors?

Aaron Allen & Associates

Plant-based foods and alternative proteins have seen incredible growth over the last few years. the plant-based food market has been growing at a 16% CAGR (2018–2021) — more than twice the growth of foodservice (6% CAGR) and more than four times the growth of coffee (3% CAGR). for plant-based food was reaching the $7 billion mark.

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#LifeOrDeathRecipe Challenge and ‘A Woman’s Place’

Modern Restaurant Management

He began his life-long career in the hospitality business at the food service division of Stouffer in Newark, N.J., and joined the Marriott Corporation in 1965 to help launch its fast-food division, beginning with Hot Shoppes Jr., It’s fun to be able to offer the city food from such a great brand through our Kitchen Center.”

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Top 5 foodservice trends & how technology can help kitchens thrive

Culinary Digital

Trend #1: Health consciousness, nutrition, & wellness According to research enacted by Statista, 64% of consumers regard healthfulness as a significant factor of consideration when buying food and beverages. In other words, the foodservice industry needs to offer more healthy foods to appeal to growing segments of the consumer population.