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Four Ways QSRs MUST Innovate to Outlast the Pandemic

Modern Restaurant Management

Extraordinary times always seem to lead to extraordinary innovations, and the restaurant industry is currently in the midst of perhaps the greatest time of upheaval, ever. A large part of their success are the innovations that are reinventing their restaurants to accommodate a changed consumer base.

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Restaurant Insiders on 2020 Lessons Learned, Part Two

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Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders for their perspection on 2020: What lessons did you learn and what do you feel the restaurant industry learned this year? Chris Prociv, VP Marketing & Innovation at La Brea Bakery. Here are their responses. Click here for part one.

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Inspiring! 3 Restaurants Show How they Adapted During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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While it's undoubtedly a difficult time for restaurants, this has also been an era of innovation and resilience. Drag queens Zarah , Kai Lee Mykels , and Jessica L'Whor star in this Instagram film, which mimics airline safety videos. Unlike dull airline safety videos, however, this video keeps your attention.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-October 2020 Edition

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The Manifest surveyed 501 people about their food delivery and restaurant habits during COVID-19 and found that two-thirds of people ate in-person at a restaurant in July 2020. Doordash is the most popular food delivery app with 12 percent of people using the app in July 2020. Food Service Orders Begin to Rebound.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-October 2020 Edition

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For instance, if a restaurant could cross-utilize current staff to deliver food and already has the POS capabilities to handle delivery orders, the cost to launch could be minimal. Now more than ever, consumers want to get their food and go, quickly. Convenience is the main ingredient driving restaurant demand.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Modular Chicken and 2020 Year-End Results

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“While this 2020 required us to pivot, we’ve been able to stay focused on maintaining our position as the fastest growing fast casual brand,” said Swenson, who joined Dave’s Hot Chicken at the tail-end of 2019. Good 2020 for Mountain Mike's. ” Naf Naf Expands in Dallas Area. . percent over 2019. .”

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-June 2020 Edition

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Diners’ main concerns about visiting restaurants again include cleanliness and safety. Food and Alcoholic Delivery. There remains a high uptake of food delivery across the four states, with 67 percent of consumers having ordered take-out/delivery of food in the last two weeks, and 14 percent a delivery with alcohol.

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