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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

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Expect to see functional plants like burdock, angelica, and osha root popping up more frequently, adding a fresh, innovative twist to dishes. The findings provide industry partners with exclusive data on emerging consumer preferences and innovation areas poised to differentiate brands in a highly-competitive marketplace.

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MRM Research Roundup: Destination Dining, Voice Commerce, and the Force of Fast Food

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Additionally, consumers continue to favor delivery transactions, which are up by 383 percent since 2020. Growing menu innovation and healthy fast food further drive the growth of the market. introduced "Perkins Griddle Go," a fast-casual concept for quick on-the-go meals, in 2024, with the first store opening in late October.

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New Restaurant Technology that Propels Business

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From AI-driven ordering systems to smart inventory tools and contactless dining experiences, today’s innovations are reshaping how restaurants operate, serve customers, and stay competitive. Digital Ordering Systems If you are still scheduling shifts with pen and paper, 2020 is the year to change that.

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MRM Research Roundup: Holiday Spending, Franchise Optimism, and Pickle Energy

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2025: The Year of M&A Growth As lowering interest rates and technological innovation boost optimism, restaurant franchise leaders are turning their attention to mergers and acquisitions. an hour in January 2020, a 28 percent increase. an hour including tips and base wages. That’s up from $18.61 and $21.44

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part One

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. – Jackie Abril-Carlile, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Culinary Instructo r and Executive chef and general manager at North Mountain Brewing Everything Has Changed At the onset of COVID, most fast casual restaurants went from primarily dine-in business to mostly takeout and delivery models.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Three

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These changes have challenged operators to adapt, but they’ve also reinforced the resilience and innovation that define the hospitality industry. – Rushi Patel is the CRO & Co-Founder of Homebase In January of 2020, my company launched. All of a sudden, in October of 2020 we doubled our revenue.

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How Edge Computing Will Define the Future of Your Restaurant

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This marked a significant milestone, as the restaurant industrytraditionally underrepresented at such eventsemerged as a focal point of technological innovation. Real-Time Performance: Where Every Second Impacts Revenue In quick service and fast casual restaurants, speed directly impacts revenue. Employing 15.5