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How Restaurants are Evolving Labor with Third-Party Delivery in 2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic left dining rooms empty and accelerated the industry’s shift to third-party delivery services as a major revenue driver. With this shift comes a challenge to labor conventions: how does one properly staff and budget for labor in this new era for dining? third-party delivery 8% takeout 7.4%

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2021 Restaurant Insurance Outlook

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restaurant industry has a loaded plate as 2021 picks up steam – especially from an insurance and financial protection point of view. “The prospects for fine dining and sit-down restaurants are going to remain strained for all of 2021,” said Doug Groves, founder at Program Insurance Group, in College Station, Tex.

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New Experiences and Channels: The Restaurant Industry in 2021

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It's estimated that 100,000 restaurants have already closed because of the pandemic and there’s no doubt that we will continue to feel the effects of 2020 well into 2021. Personalized Dining is the Future. However, not all hope is lost.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-July 2021 Edition

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This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest news on restaurant recovery, delivery trends, top ice cream toppings and the ideal "delivery doughnut." Snack periods, were down -5 percent in May 2021 compared to May 2020, and for a pre-pandemic view, down -11 percent compared to same month two years ago.

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How Restaurants Are Evolving in 2021: New Business Models

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This places kitchens at the center with and multiple spokes—from delivery to meal kits to virtual brands—all coming out of it. Fast casual is king With dining rooms effectively shut down early last year (many of them still limited), restaurants had to rethink how they would be serving hungry diners. YouTube star Jimmy “Mr.

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11 Restaurant Marketing Strategies That Work in 2021 & 2022

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For example, is your restaurant primarily focused on vegan goods, or do you desire to promote fine dining? Online Delivery. Online food delivery is a trend, and for your company to stay up with the times and the competition, your consumers should be able to order their food in various ways.

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The Pandemic Made Delivery a Necessity for Restaurants. What’s Next? 

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But as reality of the pandemic sunk in and dining rooms remained closed, it became apparent that ordering delivery and takeout was the best way to help restaurants weather the storm — and there was a significant consumer appetite to do so. By August 2020, Americans reported ordering takeout 2.4

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