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7 Key Takeaways From Restaurant Industry 2025 Q2 State of the Industry

Black Box Intelligence

Mid to Late 2024: A period of modest recovery. Guests are cutting back on extrassplitting entres, skipping drinks, and avoiding desserts. Guests prioritize: Great taste Positive staff attitude Consistency Cleanliness 4. Guests are favoring QSR and fast casual for delivery due to lower total costs, including tips and fees.

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Beating the Labor Crunch: Outsourced Strategies Are Key

Modern Restaurant Management

As restaurants and other hospitality venues re-open and see increased demand from customers and guests, one thing is clear: labor shortages could slow their recovery, hampering businesses trying to capitalize on the booming consumer demand. While some point to the labor crunch as a short-term issue, this is likely wishful thinking.

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OUR DAILY BREATH: AFTER COVID-19 RESTAURANT CONCEPT IDEATION

Culinary Cues

There is little hope that we can flip on a switch and be back to where we were in the fall of 2019. Thank everyone for their time – provide some type of reward, which can be as simple as a recognition plaque in the restaurant to a celebration re-opening dinner for the group and their guests. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Digital Dining and ‘Restaurant Recovery’ Show

Modern Restaurant Management

Visa is expanding its partnership with IFundWomen providing grants and digital training to U.S.-based Key projects in the next six months will address topics including post-crisis recovery and resilience, urban mobility, closing equality opportunity gaps and insights into the gig economy. 'Travel In the U.S.,

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THE BEST OF TIMES, THE WORST OF TIMES

Culinary Cues

AN INEVITABLE RECOVERY. “It What an exciting time to jump on board and become partner to what may very well be one of the greatest world-wide recoveries – ever! PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Without a doubt, many would paint a bleak picture of troubled times for the restaurant segment. It was the epoch of belief”.

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OUR DAILY BREATH: IDEATION AND SCENARIO PLANNING

Culinary Cues

Possible strategy: Be proactive with a well defined, enhanced sanitation and food handling protocol for your restaurant and relay this information to your guests. Make sure that every employee is properly trained and on-board with the importance of this process. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Harvest America Ventures, LLC.

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Takeout For Good and Menus Go Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the Takeout For Good Effort on June 2 and a host of products designed to help restaurants keep guests and staff safer as they reopen. Enhanced training, signage, and behavioral “nudges” Implementing health checks and temperature monitoring. Takeout For Good.