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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-April 2021 Edition

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Sales velocity is now -5 percent vs April 10, 2021. Sales velocity is now -3 percent vs April 10, 2021. Sales velocity is now -7 percent vs April 10, 2021. Sales velocity is now -7 percent vs April 10, 2021. Sales velocity is now -4 percent vs April 10, 2021. California. ” State of Payments.

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Successful Restaurants Leverage Their Digital Ordering Channels

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Research company eMarketer forecasts that by the end of 2021, there will be 44.1 Digital ordering channels are vital for your restaurant’s success in 2021. As the operator, you should be in the driver’s seat of your online ordering experience to make updates anytime and anywhere. and up to 53.9

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What Does Lent Have to Do With Crispy Fish Sandwiches?

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This year, Del Taco is offering three seafood specials through April 23, which Del Taco president Tom Rose calls the perfect combo for Lent season. A 2021 YouGov survey reported 16 percent, but it could be closer to a quarter. You also dont have to grow up with fried fish Fridays to enjoy the fast-food specials this time of year.

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Seven Top Restaurant Marketing Ideas And Trends

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While you are waiting to be seated, the hostess fans out a deck of cards containing four jokers. Provide Free Meals on Special Occasions. Nothing creates loyal customers like remembering their special days and offering them free meals on those days. Then prepare to wow them with a special offer. Start a Food Challenge.

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Self-Ordering Kiosks: One Solution to the Current Labor Shortage

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The April 2021 Job Openings and Labor Turnover summary issued by The Department of Labor showed that restaurants added almost 350,000 new job openings since March, bringing the sector’s total number of job openings as of April to 1.34 The food and beverage industry is on a hiring frenzy. Added Benefits to Boost Business.

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Where Safety Meets Satisfaction — Tips For COVID-Era Restaurateurs to Elevate Their Customer Offerings

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If possible, restaurants should consider expanding into casual and comfortable outdoor seating arrangements that can feature a more pre-pandemic feel. Other practices can be updated to enhance the feeling of personal service; for instance, table settings can be placed as guests are seated.

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Inside the Next Generation of Persian Restaurants

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I have fond memories of these restaurants of my childhood their banquet seating and faded prints of Persepolis, our familys terrain, for birthdays, reunions and drawn-out evenings of indulging in conversation, dance, and scents of charcoaled meats over fire that took my dad, uncles, and aunts back to the streets of Tehran.