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2023 Outlook: Trends and Challenges Restaurants Will See, Part Two

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Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked experts for their thoughts on trends and challenges that will affect the restaurant industry in 2023. In 2023, we can anticipate businesses really focusing in on value and doing what they can to attract and retain both employees and guests. For part one, click here.

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Wage Inequity is Plaguing the Restaurant Industry. Here’s How Four Restaurants are Fighting It.

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It leads to discrimination, sexism, and sexual harassment , and creates a disparity between the back and front of house. A flat wage and tip structure at bartaco bartaco, a full-service restaurant with 26 locations and counting, has taken an innovative approach to employee wages—they're all the same.

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Moves Modern Restaurants Are Making in 2024

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Bank of America suggests that technological innovation is the real game-changer , and it could have a big impact on the overall bottom line for restaurants in 2024. Bank of America suggests that technological innovation is the real game-changer , and it could have a big impact on the overall bottom line for restaurants in 2024.

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9 Top Restaurant Technologies To Evolve Your Business

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Some quick-service chains, including Chick-fil-A, have crossed a tipping point, with more than half their sales coming via digital orders in 2023. Restaurant technology is no longer a nice-to-have: it’s an absolute necessity for building a modern, resilient restaurant that can become and stay competitive.

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Why 2023 is the “Year of Efficiency” for Restaurants

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That’s why we’re dubbing 2023 The Year of Efficiency. It’s ripe for innovation, consolidation, and unification—all in service to greater efficiencies. Sadly, the tower of technology tools is stacked so high that managing the entire system has become burdensome (and exhausting ). The industry has reached a turning point.

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8 Ways to Navigate The Restaurant Staff Shortage

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According to the National Restaurant Association 2023 Restaurant Industry Forecast , 9 in 10 restaurants are experiencing staffing shortages. This statistic is based on a survey of restaurant operators conducted in January 2023. The restaurant staffing shortage is a major challenge for restaurant owners today.

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How bartaco approaches pay equity at their restaurants

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He joined us on the Pre-Shift podcast to chat about bartaco's embrace of tech, their unique approach to training and career development, radical wage structure, and how all of those practices have them poised for growth in 2023. And now we're starting to get a little bit more of the purpose-driven, of 'what do you stand for?