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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. The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining. First, at 2.1 Sunday sales were up 22.8

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Two

Modern Restaurant Management

Leveraging transactional, behavioral, demographic, and offline data from their most valued guests, operators can effectively personalize every guest interaction based on their likes, dislikes, dietary restrictions, preferred payment methods, and more, to drive lifetime value.

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Top Restaurants with Private Dining Rooms in Seattle

Restaurant Clicks

The wine selection is vast, but I recommend the 2019 Avennia x ESR ‘Frank the Tank’ from Columbia Valley. Consult with the restaurant if any of your guests have dietary restrictions. The vibe is casual but classy. For an appetizer, try the smoked sardines. Order Online. Brimmer & Heeltap.

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What’s the Future of Restaurant Technology in 2024?

Mad Mobile

At their core, table ordering systems offer: Interactive digital menus: High-resolution photos, detailed descriptions, and dietary filters enhance decision-making. AI technology can analyze past orders, dietary restrictions, and even weather data to curate a menu just for you. Analyze data: Dive into those reports and analytics.

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MRM Plant-Based: Trends in Meatless and Copper Branch Expands in Time for Veganuary

Modern Restaurant Management

Menus are accommodating dietary preferences and identities, as well as taking various cultures into consideration, and even creating entire vegan menus. The online survey of 1,000 Americans was fielded by in September 2019 by Edelman Intelligence for Lightlife to measure perspectives on the plant-based category. “With the D.C.

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Indian Fried Chicken Is Its Own Beautiful Thing

EATER

The fast-casual counter space on Manhattan’s 1st Avenue — once occupied by a late-night roast beef sandwich joint but abandoned years ago — might feel like fast food, with its buns and buckets, its fried potatoes, and its hyper-colored mural of a rooster. The fast-casual dining room at Rowdy Rooster. Clay Williams.

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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

Modern Restaurant Management

Since every part of Ono’s assembly process is monitored by hundreds of sensors to ensure there is no spillage, cross-contamination, or inconsistencies; customers with dietary restrictions, allergies, or simply specific preferences no longer have to worry that their blend might include ingredients it shouldn’t.