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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-Year 2020 Edition

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shows that consumers feel safer when hotels and restaurants raise their cleaning protocols to include hospital-grade disinfectants and third-party audits. Check clean through periodic on-demand training, auditing and verification that procedures have been followed. percent to 77.9. stay-at-home policies began. For more, click here.

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Five Steps for Improving Restaurant Efficiency in 2020

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Now that the new year is here, it’s the perfect time for restaurant operators to review their 2019 performance and identify areas that can be improved in 2020. Specifically, restaurant operators will want to look at data insights from their POS system, customer transactions, and payroll to identify 2020 goals.

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COVID Caused Five Permanent Changes in the Restaurant Industry

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So much was different before March 2020. For many brands, an annual audit was the norm, while employees may have focused on not "getting in trouble" or "getting a good score" rather than the creation of culture. As it turns out, only conducting traditional, in-person audits was not an ideal approach.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

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B Corp Certification, a credential bestowed by the non-profit organization B Labs, is a way for businesses to address those concerns and more as they undertake an in-depth auditing process, and come out with a seal of authenticity around their sustainability and social responsibility claims and a branding kit to help promote it.

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Are EV Charging Stations Worth the Investment?

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billion in 2021 profits for their EVs – more than six times higher than its 2020 earnings. Elevate inspections and audits. Instead, rely on integrated tech tools for easier, faster, and more accurate inspections and audits. The EV market experienced explosive growth in 2021, which is projected to continue into 2022.

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Mitigating the Impact of Rising Interchange Fees

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A Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Diary of Consumer Payment Choice report further revealed that consumers continued to use credit cards and debit cards for most of their payments, accounting for 57 percent of total payments in 2021 compared to 55 percent in 2020 and 54 percent in 2019. percent in 2020.

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COVID-19 Fuels Growth in Organic Food Options

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COVID-19 just seemed to pour fuel on those growth numbers, and 2020 is on track to exponentially surpass last year's records. Industry reports show that in March, April, and May of 2020, organic produce trended upward as consumers adopted an inherent understanding that organic foods offer exponential health benefits.

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