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

Modern Restaurant Management

Steady Online Ordering Brings Food Waste, Donations to the Forefront of Priorities Ordering food online increases restaurant sales, but it also can potentially increase wasted food if proactive measures aren’t taken – for both the business and consumers at home.

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

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billion transactions and $67 billion in sales in 2024. Companies saw a sales boost in 2024 as loyalty transactions increased by over 30 percent. Additionally, consumers continue to favor delivery transactions, which are up by 383 percent since 2020. labor costs at 3 percent.

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The Best Restaurant Technology Of 2025

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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. Identify your biggest pain points. Are you aiming to speed up service, cut labor costs, or increase online sales?

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All Food Delivery Apps in One Place: Why Restaurants Need a Centralized Solution

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A single mistakelike forgetting to accept an order on one app while preparing anothercan result in a frustrated customer and a lost sale. And without a single place to track all delivery sales, restaurant operators struggle to see the full picture of their off-premise business. Manual entry leaves room for more errors.

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2020 Database Strategies and Contact Acquisition Survey Report

Marketing and sales teams are feeling pressured to deliver authentic messaging to buyers at every point of their customer journey. This report aims to highlight the current state of B2B database and contact acquisition strategies and organizations’ goals to leverage data to fuel their go-to-market strategies in 2020 and beyond.

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

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Read on for predictions from industry insiders that include chili crunch, black limes, newstaglia, stealth health, and elevated snacking. Culinary and Cocktail Trend Forecasts Kimpton is returning with its annual Culinary + Cocktail Trend Forecast highlighting predictions from its global team of restaurant and beverage talent.

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How to Attract More Guests to Your Restaurant in 2025

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Optimize Your Restaurants Online Presence Your restaurants online presence is often the first touch point for potential guests, so make it count. When done correctly, it will instantly hook guests, turning them from curious browsers into paying customers. Here are two ways to make a big impact on your local SEO. Upload high-quality photos.

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