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Revolutionizing Restaurants: Embracing Tech Solutions in a Challenging Labor Market

Modern Restaurant Management

According to the National Restaurant Association (NRA), as of October 2023 eating and drinking places were 14,000 jobs below their February 2020 level. Physical menus are being replaced by the increased use of mobile-centric applications, such as restaurant apps and QR codes. Given that three-quarters of U.S.

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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. Simple online ordering.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-July 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features Grubhub's State of the Plate 2020 trend report, the fragility of "open," di g ital resilience and brand intimacy. State of the Plate 2020 – top foods across various cities. Top Foods of 2020. Financial Trends Insights.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-October 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

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. Nearly two-thirds of people (65 percent) ordered food delivery in July 2020 as food options remain in-demand, but restaurant profit margins decrease with delivery.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-August 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Forty percent of those surveyed in the US and 39 percent in the UK said they would feel safer if they could view the menu from their mobile device, while 35 percent in the US versus 31 percent in the UK would like to be able to pay in the same manner. The US and UK also varied on how they wanted to retrieve take-out orders.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-September 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

More than half of survey respondents said they will order more than usual, with only one in 10 saying less than usual. Followed (not surprisingly) by restaurants and delivery drivers following proper safety protocols, price, and ease of ordering from the restaurant. Most Important safety initiatives. Broader SMB concerns.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-Year 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This report’s results are based on surveys conducted over a 12-month period from April 2019 to March 2020—the month when the first U.S. They found: 2020 started off positive for the chains, with Olive Garden topping the group at a 13.3 percent in 2020. percent during the same period in 2020. percent in 2020.

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