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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

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While restaurant sales were lower for November of 2018, November of 2019 did not include the same holiday headwinds. Second, the shift of Thanksgiving into December of 2019 converts from tailwind to headwind this month. percent from 2018 to 2019, sales for the whole weekend only increased about four percent. First, at 2.1

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MRM Franchise Feed: Currying Up Favor and Committed Taco

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Curry Up Now also limits their disposal waste by using real plates, silverware and cloth napkins in-house and packaging all to-go orders in recyclable and compostable containers. Taco Bell committed to making all consumer-facing packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025 worldwide. Taco Bell's 2020 Commitments.

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AI Food Intelligence and Now Serving Democracy

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“We will continue to create innovative products and further our go-to-market approach to ensure merchants nationwide have access to the tools they need to run their businesses. secured a $6 million investment to enhance its innovative technology and further bridge the gap between contactless dining and full-service hospitality.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

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At Capriotti’s we are on a continuous and ever accelerating path toward innovation while building on our unique heritage. Older chefs and restaurateurs are retiring after decades on their feet, while young, innovative cooks are rising to the challenge, often without the financial backing to do so.

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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

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Additionally, while other smoothie establishments use gallons of water to clean each blender, Ono’s patent-pending automated self-cleaning blender and robotic systems use 28x less water because it only needs to clean the blade and because it’s blended in the customer’s compostable cup. through the end of the year.

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State of the Industry and More Restaurant Research

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Key data points on food and beverage trends include: 93 percent of operators say their restaurant's total food costs are higher than they were in 2019. The food business is switching to products manufactured from paper or compostable substitutes for single-use plastic straws, lids, closures, caps, cups, and food trays.

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Digital Dining and ‘Restaurant Recovery’ Show

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Skelton joined Dine in June 2019 as Vice President, IT Infrastructure and Operations and most recently served as Dine’s acting Chief Information Officer. This stylish, comfortable antimicrobial face mask incorporates an innovative Bluetooth 5.0 BioMask Bluetooth+. It's another outstanding option for our customers."