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Five Reasons Restaurants Are Upgrading Tech in 2021

Modern Restaurant Management

The trends the industry had in 2019 toward improved tech stacks, better reporting, and streamlined operations can’t wait any longer, and restaurants are finding the budget to put toward technology again. With uncertainties still on the horizon, why are restaurants choosing to invest in upgraded technology now?

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The New Normal: How Technology Can Help Streamline Restaurant Operations

Modern Restaurant Management

As a precaution, dining areas were closed and at one point, even eating al fresco was prohibited in certain areas. A growing number of restaurants are embracing technology to run their operations and prepare themselves for the challenges of the ‘new normal. Kitchen operations. Dining room procedures.

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How Integrated Technologies Will Shape the Future of QSRs

Modern Restaurant Management

Eight out of 10 consumers said they expect to continue their current dining habits beyond coronavirus , so the time is ripe to reevaluate the processes and tools QSRs use that prohibit adaptability. The entire restaurant industry has been hit particularly hard as consumers have drastically reduced their spending on dining out in every format.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Enhancing Operational Visibility in Ghost Kitchens

Modern Restaurant Management

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, a new trend in the food service industry has risen in popularity—ghost kitchens. In addition to restaurant operators opening or transitioning to the ghost kitchen strategy, grocers are also exploring this new concept. Euromonitor estimates that ghost kitchens could top $1 trillion in revenue by 2030.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-September 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features Canadian dining trends, American eating patterns, best and worst cities for burgers and pumpkin spice to the rescue. Dining Trends in Canada. Hiring Crisis Facts. That's because a whopping 85 percent of restaurant owners now report it’s very difficult to find the right help.

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Restaurant Business Trends to Follow in 2021

Goliath Consulting

Here are our best guesses for the business trends of 2021. Part of its upsurge comes from off-premise dining becoming widely adopted due to the pandemic, but there’s been an overall uptick in digital sales that’s helped drive-thrus gain significant traction. DESIGN: It’s a new era of drive-thrus. of total sales (4).

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Restaurants Pivot to the new ‘Post-COVID’ Consumer Behavior Patterns

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant and bar employment (as of July 2021) remains down by 1.5 One hotel in upstate New York increased salaries of kitchen staff to $20 from $12.50 Brick and mortar stores will need to elevate their dining experience to be more appealing and more flexible to the changing attitudes and perceptions of the American public.