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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Topline numbers show robust restaurant sales growth during November. Same-store sales growth was 1.6 percent in November, which represents the third consecutive month of positive sales growth and the strongest since January. Thanksgiving typically represents lower sales volumes for most industry segments.

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Best Summer Cocktail Trends of 2019

Lavu

Restaurants see a 26% uptick in sales with seasonal menus and a 23% increase in average ticket size. . Restaurants see a 26% uptick in sales with seasonal menus and a 23% increase in average ticket size. . After all, 2019 is the summer of the smoky cocktail (see below). In other words, it’s party time! Smoke Your Drinks.

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How can coffee shops reduce single-use cup waste? 

Perfect Daily Grind

In 2019, the leaders of 170 countries pledged to “significantly reduce” their use of plastics (including disposable coffee cups) by 2030. In 2019, the leaders of 170 countries pledged to “significantly reduce” their use of plastics (including disposable coffee cups) by 2030. But how do these initiatives work?

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Coffee News Recap, 30 Sep: SCA announces 2022 WBC and WBrC winners at MICE, new study links daily coffee consumption with increased longevity & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

revenue growth in 2021, bolstered by rising Nespresso sales. Nestlé states Nespresso was a significant contributor to overall sales growth. The online event will explore the challenges that farmers and their communities face, as well as OOH coffee operators, and expand on how Nescafé provides support to these supply chain actors.

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How to Reduce Food Waste in Restaurants: 16 Practical Tips

Touch Bistro

Running a foodservice operation involves a lot of moving parts. And one area that is often overlooked is the question of how to reduce food waste in restaurants. Food waste costs restaurants a staggering $162 billion per year , and in America alone, restaurants generate as much as 33 billion pounds of food waste per year.

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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

Modern Restaurant Management

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. Ono Food Co.

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MRM Research Roundup: Halloween-2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

They collected and analyzed sales data between January 2018 and July 2019 from over 10,000 restaurants nationwide, measured the sales performance of each item, and ranked each item based on its overall and trending popularity. National Menu Trends. The team at Upserve just released their latest trends report.

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