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Catering and Event Planning Trends for 2020

Modern Restaurant Management

What will inspire event themes and design in 2020? Wellness is a still a top trend in catered events for 2020. We are designing menus in the following ways with this trend in mind: Plant Based Foods : In 2020 we will be designing menus with more plant based foods than ever! Photos courtesy of Cameron Mitchell Premier Events.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-Year 2020 Edition

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Yelp’s diners seated data shows significantly more people are dining-in at restaurants. During the peak of the pandemic, the number of diners seated across Yelp Reservations and Waitlist dropped essentially to zero. Sit down restaurants need to take a seat and pay attention. percent in 2020. percent to 77.9.

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A CHEF’S 2020 LAMENT

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. They say that hindsight is 2020 – that being so, there is plenty for us to reflect on and determine how we might have done things differently. At this point we are all hoping that 2020 will just fade from our memories. Chefs miss that in 2020. [] POSITIVE ANXIETY. Chefs miss the level of this interaction in 2020.

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Restaurant Insiders on 2020 Lessons Learned, Part One

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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? In 2020 the restaurant industry learned that offering delivery and running an efficient operation is necessary to stay alive.

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Outdoor Is the New Indoor

Modern Restaurant Management

But January 2020, though initially characteristic, became the start of a year that would deliver the longest “time-out” in history. ” No one knows for sure, but we are seeing glimpses of a trend that may be the answer for restaurant owners and operators: expanded outdoor seating. Inside Out.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-August 2020 Edition

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The study — “ Brand Loyalty 2020: The Need for Hyper-Individualization ” — comprises survey responses from 2,000 consumers and shows the more personalization tactics a brand uses, the more loyal a consumer is to that brand. How Is Casual Dining Doing? WePay surveyed 1,000 U.S.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-September 2020 Edition

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32 percent of survey takers chose outdoor seating availability as a factor in their dining-out comfort level. Regardless of their party affiliation, small business decision makers view the outcome of the 2020 election as consequential: 81 percent say it will impact small businesses in the U.S., Most Important safety initiatives.

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