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[Data] Fast Casual Restaurant Trends: Sales and Labor

7 Shifts

Coming out of 2020, few restaurant types were better prepared for the new normal than quick service and fast casual. They had streamlined menus, more digital presence than their full-service counterparts, and dining rooms weren't an integral part of the fast casual experience. Fast Casual Labor Numbers.

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Restaurant Experts’ 2021 Outlook, Part Two

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their opinions on what we can expect in 2021. And three, above all, we see the need for digital marketing automation continuing and growing into 2021 and beyond. In 2021, we will see a dip in customer satisfaction. Here are their responses.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-September 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Intriguingly, it appears fast casual restaurants have started taking back the customers they lost to quick serve restaurants since the pandemic, with consumers visiting fast casual restaurants more often, up to 24 percent from 21 percent in May. Loyalty programs are most popular for fast food. Fast Casual.

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BofA Report: New Appreciation for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2021, restaurants saw a rebound, leading many to approach 2022 with rose colored glasses. Unfortunately, last year took a turn for the worse; the momentum from 2021 was stunted as we embarked on 2022. Restaurants must also learn to operate with fewer employees and rely more on technology. What were major challenges for them?

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Hungry for Growth: The Restaurant Industry in 2022

Modern Restaurant Management

Several other pandemic-related trends will continue into 2022 and beyond, and new trends will also emerge. Food and beverage sales in the restaurant and foodservice industry are projected to total $789 billion in 2021, up 19.7 Here's a summary of what to expect and what restaurants can do to stay ahead. Staffing Shortages Continue.

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Has Private Equity Money Dried up for Restaurants?

Foodable

One of its public competitors, DoorDash, DASH on the NYSE, also has dropped roughly 40% since March 2021. Fast Casual Drive-Thru? In 2021, the fast casual chain opened 31 units, with 18 in suburban and residential communities, Neman said. Sweetgreen ended 2021 with 150 locations. March 18, 2022)).

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??Widespread Slowdown of YoY Sales and Traffic Growth Continues for all Restaurant Segments

Black Box Intelligence

Sales and traffic growth face difficult laps from 2021’s release of pent-up demand and stimulus. Putting it into a longer historical perspective, this is the weakest growth posted by the industry since February 2021 – the last month in which the industry lapped over a pre-pandemic month. July’s sales growth was +0.6% – a slowdown of 1.3