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Six Trends to Expect from Back of House in 2022

Modern Restaurant Management

Operators are moving toward adoption of new technologies, especially ones that will help them navigate the labor and supply chain issues they face, as well as focusing on the ongoing push toward off premise dining. Here are six things you can expect to see in back-of-house tech in 2022. Expanding the Tech Stack. Move to Mobile.

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A CHEF’S 2020 LAMENT

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. They say that hindsight is 2020 – that being so, there is plenty for us to reflect on and determine how we might have done things differently. The fact is, we can’t go back, but we can look forward. At this point we are all hoping that 2020 will just fade from our memories. After time, this is a highly anticipated feeling.

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By restaurateurs for restaurateurs: Advice for opening in 2020

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Are you opening a restaurant in 2020? As you plan out your concept, location, menu, staffing, and marketing, take a read through the advice left by hundreds of restaurateurs to ensure you’re set up for success in 2020. Congrats! ?? And good luck. It’s going to be the ride of your life. Dawn Tyndall, Clean Juice. Hiring/staffing ??

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Simple Restaurant Marketing Plan for 2020 [PDF Template]

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So far, 2020 has thrown marketing plans, advertising budgets, and restaurant growth out of the window. There are only 4 months of 2020 left where you can push your restaurant’s marketing hard and set yourself up for success going into 2021. Whatever plans and forecasts you had for your restaurant are yesterday’s bread now.

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Coronavirus and Restaurants: A Year In Review

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After a few weeks of uncertainty in February and early March 2020, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, by the World Health Organization. Despite what the industry has been through, looking back can help us find ways to adapt today and prepare for the future. Foot traffic disappeared overnight.

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[Data] Fast Casual Restaurant Trends: Sales and Labor

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Coming out of 2020, few restaurant types were better prepared for the new normal than quick service and fast casual. They had streamlined menus, more digital presence than their full-service counterparts, and dining rooms weren't an integral part of the fast casual experience. Table of Contents. QSR Sales are trending upwards.

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How Restaurants Can Remain Competitive in 2021

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2020 was a year that the restaurant industry won’t soon forget. Ordering online, paying with mobile phones, scanning QR codes for a menu, and a ton of takeout, are just a part of dining out now. From a projected record growth at the top of the year to a decline of nearly $240 billion in sales and 2.5

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