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What Food Supply Chain News Means to You and Your Restaurant

Cheetah

Today’s economy is driven by consumer demand, which means that staying informed about the forces driving the food industry is leverage, especially for small and medium-sized restaurants. We are the only distributor with transparent prices. By showing our prices publicly on our app, every customer pays the same price.

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RE-THINKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT

Culinary Cues

Let’s begin with some facts about the business of serving food: There are more than 1 million restaurant locations in the United States. In 2019, over 490,000 of those locations were independent, privately owned businesses. Supply chain challenges are not going away as production and logistics catch-up.

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2022 Reflections: The Year That Was for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

The restaurant industry once again proved its resilience in 2022 as it dealt with ongoing obstacles like inflation, supply chain, labor shortages and more. Technomic is forecasting that the industry’s total value will only be 90 percent of 2019’s value in real terms. Here are some of their insights.

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Yelp Economic Average: Consumers and Restaurants Adapting to New Normal

Modern Restaurant Management

Additionally, r estaurant and food new business openings (74,616) also increased 10 percent from 2020 (67,611). Overall new business growth was near pre-pandemic levels decreasing only one percent in 2021 compared to 2019. "Restaurant " Mudan sees the opportunities ahead for restaurants, hospitality and entrepreneurs.

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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. 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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Murky Forecast for Restaurants?

Modern Restaurant Management

Rising food, labor and energy/utility costs pose significant challenges heading into 2023. Food and labor costs are the two most significant line items for a restaurant, each accounting for approximately 33 cents of every dollar in sales, according to the National Restaurant Association survey. expect to be less profitable in 2023.

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Are Major Food Distributors Failing Small Restaurants?

Cheetah

The relationship between SMB restaurants and major food distributors has always been shaky. Some restaurants working with Sysco are reporting outright cancellations via cold text messages, leaving them scrambling for produce and supplies. No doubt, everyone across the food industry is weathering unprecedented hard times.

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