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2022: A Year of Transition for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

More than half of restaurant operators said it would be a year or more before businesses conditions return to normal with food, labor, and occupancy costs are expected to remain elevated, and continue to impact restaurant profit margins in 2022, according to the National Restaurant Association's 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry report.

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Hungry for Growth: The Restaurant Industry in 2022

Modern Restaurant Management

Some have even developed lucrative new business models that they will continue to apply and scale in 2022. Several other pandemic-related trends will continue into 2022 and beyond, and new trends will also emerge. From there, restaurants can build processes and inject innovation into this framework. Staffing Shortages Continue.

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2022 Trends: Meeting Challenges and Industry Evolution

Modern Restaurant Management

At the same time, competition for labor has risen, making it more difficult than ever to recruit, train and retain employees. The combination of better recruiting and automation allows operators to find new ways to manage their business and remain profitable. This has caused a dearth of institutional knowledge and experience.

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Restaurant Startup Trends To Follow In 2022

The Restaurant Times

Restaurant startup developments in recent years have included a variety of food delivery alternatives, company expansion, service innovation, extended online ordering, assemble-your-meal popup businesses, and many others. . The labour shortfall and supply chain constraints that plagued 2021 have persisted into 2022. Restaurant Tech.

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A Look Back at 2022’s Restaurant Industry

The Restaurant Group

2022’s Restaurant Industry. When the pandemic in 2022 struck, every restaurant in the food industry was affected by numerous challenges such as coping with social distancing and food service restrictions. Labor and inflation were two of the biggest challenges faced by restaurants in 2022. Labor Shortage and Inflation Woes.

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2023 Restaurant Technology Trends: Consolidation, Experience, and Fees

Modern Restaurant Management

The immediate 2022 labor crunch has been extremely painful for operators. Labor will remain competitive, but the relentless recruiting cycle and wage pressure has begun slowing down. Partly driven by labor, but also folks just looking to innovate. The worst of the labor problem is beginning to ease.

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2023 Reflections: The Year That Was in Restaurants, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2024, we’re watching for continued and renewed innovation in the creator market that will extend into the on-premise – giving sellers richer options with greater variety that will bring uniqueness and premiumization to on-premise draft programs. That may not be true.

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