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The American Restaurant 2022 (Post Pandemic)

Culinary Cues

Let’s start with what we are fairly comfortable saying: whatever “normal” is will likely not make an appearance until the end of 2021 – so…let’s begin our speculation with January of 2022 to be safe. Ah…now is the time for everyone to start speculating about what the restaurant business will look like when all of this craziness is over.

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MRM Research Roundup: Year-End 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

While restaurants looked after frontline workers, diners lended their own efforts to support restaurants and their staff in 2020, offering donations, gift cards, tickets towards online classes and merchandise purchases. This edition of MRM Research Roundup features top trends for 2020, how 2020 changed food and the year's top wines.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

“It’s encouraging to see consumers continue to rally and support local businesses, with many planning to purchase merchandise, specialty items and gift cards as holiday gifts.” 22 percent of customers are looking to buy restaurant merchandise. Diners Show Holiday Spirit. Hassle-free holiday meals.

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How to Open a Coffee Shop: The Ultimate Guide

7 Shifts

We're all here for it! Coffee shops can be so much more than a place to grab a cup of joe and a croissant. They are places where friends and family gather, where ideas are formed and spread, and where important work gets done. At their best, they're an essential part of their community—a third place beyond work and the home. Table of Contents.

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12 Tips to Increase Catering Profits This Busy Season

Cheetah

The busy season is underway, and for caterers and restaurants it is the biggest opportunity in the past two years to boost sales and make a hefty profit. Most travel and social distancing restrictions have been lifted and supplier indications point to a record breaking catering season. 2021’s Massive Holiday Catering Opportunity.

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Facebook Scammers Stole Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Posing as Luxury Restaurant Suppliers

EATER

As a company, it’s a shitty feeling when people are getting ripped off because they think they’re buying your merchandise.”. In June 2021, one customer called in to say, “If y’all don’t fill my m **g order, I’m fixing to drive to New York and I will wipe y’all out. While some of these orders are small, the average claim is around $200.

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Entering China’s Emerging Coffee Market

Perfect Daily Grind

At this point, the specialty coffee scene was still a long way from becoming established. With over 3300 Starbucks stores in existence and Chinese chain Luckin planning on opening 10 000 stores by 2021, they have a strong grip over the market. The country produced an estimated 2.8 Starbucks coffee cups displayed on a table.

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