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[Data] Fast Casual Restaurant Trends: Sales and Labor

7 Shifts

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. Fast Casual Labor Numbers.

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How Restaurants Can Remain Competitive in 2021

7 Shifts

2020 was a year that the restaurant industry won’t soon forget. According to a study by Panasonic , the percentage of restaurant businesses that consider themselves “tech-forward” doubled from 13% in January 2020 to 26% by August 2020. million out of work, it was nothing short of devastating.

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Simple Restaurant Marketing Plan for 2020 [PDF Template]

7 Shifts

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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Restaurant Customer Experience 2020: What Customers Expect

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Today’s diners are well-connected, tech savvy, and expect a high-quality restaurant customer experience—whether visiting a five-star restaurant, fast-casual, or the drive-through. In doing so, the opportunity to fast upsell and cross promote increases with all the menu options at their fingertips. Menu and order Customization.

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How Restaurants Are Evolving in 2021: New Business Models

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When we look back at the impact that 2020 had on the restaurant industry, we’ll see it as an accelerator of change. From converting to fast casual to offering meal kits to ghost kitchen-driven expansion, restaurants are meeting customers where they are (mostly at-home!) , and making the restaurant business better for it.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-August 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features consumers' dining desires, the power of personalization and the untapped opportunity in localized marketing. COVID-19 Consumer Dining Trends. The survey found that 59 percent of US and 47 percent of UK consumers plan to dine-out as soon as they are able.

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How The Snug Took Control of Labor and Evolved Their Restaurant

7 Shifts

We spoke with Zack Shwab, one of The Snug’s co-founders, to learn about how their tech-savvy business evolved during 2020 and where they see the future of restaurants heading. According to an upcoming 7shifts study on the state of labor in 2020, outdoor dining was the largest revenue-driver during COVID, as reported by 37% of restaurants.

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