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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

– Frenchie Audette, VP of Food Service at Divert In 2024, the restaurant industry continued to adjust to changes sparked by 2020. By taking these steps, the food industry can better navigate the challenges of sourcing sustainable ingredients while meeting consumer demands and maintaining profitability in the new year.

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The Best Restaurant Technology Of 2025

ChowNow

Most of the restaurant technology tools operators use every day were first introduced years ago, but it wasnt until the 2020 Tech Boom, brought on by COVID-19, that widespread adoption became essential. For example: If you want to improve efficiency look for software that integrates with your POS and kitchen systems.

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New Restaurant Technology that Propels Business

Lavu

How Virtual Reality Is Shaping New Restaurant Technology for Staff Onboarding Training a new hire takes time and patience, whether it’s to be a server, a cashier or cook. Their software allows new hires to take a 360-degree tour of the facility, follow other employees on the floor, and test new skills in simulated scenarios.

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

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Special events have become a big reason for going out, making unique dining experiences more important than ever. Special events have become a big reason for going out, making unique dining experiences more important than ever. Tables and chairs take a backseat to efficient space. These core elements never go out of style.

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

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Many restaurant owners had believed they would be covered in the event of something like the pandemic, and found themselves without a safety net. Overall, the pandemic highlighted the vulnerabilities, margin issues, and lack of safety net to restaurants in a way the industry is still recovering from. – Pooja S.

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MRM Research Roundup: Delivery Fraud, the Playground Effect, and Top 100 Places to Eat

Modern Restaurant Management

While economic pressures persist, the report highlights that with the right tools and insights, operators can take control of their financial future in 2025 to strengthen profitability and position their businesses for long-term success. Consumer spending at small business restaurants declined (-2.4 percent) and transactions (+3.9

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-September 2020 Edition

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The survey results reveal that 35 percent of respondents feel the same level of comfort dining out now as they did at the beginning of the pandemic. Some highlights inlcude: Consumers' projected dining out frequency. Some highlights inlcude: Consumers' projected dining out frequency. Primary reasons for dining out less.

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