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How Virtual Brands Can Help Restaurants Expand Their Reach and Drive Sales

Modern Restaurant Management

Today, virtual brands are disrupting the foodservice industry, with celebrities, YouTube stars and influencers helping them go mainstream. For example, Denny’s, a chain often associated with breakfast, launched its virtual brands Burger Den and The Melt Down (which focuses on hand-crafted sandwiches with fresh ingredients) in 2021.

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Great Expectations as Customers Show Increased Appetite for Swift Service and Customization

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From early 2021, eating out at our favorite restaurants became a thing of the past and with many people staying at home and working remotely, there was a surge in demand for food delivery services, as well as a need for faster and more personalized food options. In addition, many restaurants are now using digital menus in-house.

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What Hotel Menu Trends Will Define 2022?

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2021 was the Year of the Chickpea, and the trend will carry into 2022 – not just humus, but new products coming to market like chickpea-based ice cream, pastas, and flour. With the rise of social media influencers, you want to find ways to attract these individuals to your establishments – nothing beats free marketing or exposure!

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Riding on the Vegan Flow, Restaurants Must Innovate and Compete

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The rapid rise in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and obesity is linked to economic growth and subsequent "nutrition shift," or changes in dietary habits brought about by differences in the way food is produced, delivered, and eaten in recent decades. Less of Meat Intake – A Leap toward Better Planet.

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MRM Research Roundup: 2022 Restaurant Trends

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The pandemic has permanently altered the consumer-restaurant relationship with operators investing in technology and real estate to align with changing consumer preferences, according to the 2021 Restaurant Franchise Pulse survey, conducted by TD Bank. Christmas Day delivers second-highest day for check value across 2021.

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Go Ahead and Make Your AI Recipe. It Won’t Be Good.

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One’s ability to use ChatGPT to, say, suggest a week’s worth of meals using chicken thighs, or a recipe for Korean-influenced cacio e pepe, is contingent on both the language model presenting the information it’s been fed in a coherent way (no “1 salad dressing” measurements) and the recipient’s existing knowledge of food and cooking.

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Blue Hill at Stone Barns Tells a Beautiful Story. Former Employees Say It’s Too Good to Be True.

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Numerous sources asked to be anonymous, fearful of the enormous reach and influence of Dan Barber. Blue Hill also says that since reopening in 2021, it has reduced the number of covers per night and no longer “turns” tables, allowing staff to go home earlier.

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