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Balancing Dining Experiences with Cost-Conscious Strategies

Modern Restaurant Management

By polishing their own profiles and encouraging user-generated content like social media and Google reviews, savvy restaurateurs can boost organic diner discovery.Experimenting with Tech: Diners are increasingly comfortable with foodservice automation and AI, and they can be a huge boost in efficiency.

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Social Marketing: Insights from Meta’s Restaurant Summit

Modern Restaurant Management

This is where social media is uniquely positioned to help restaurants win big. ’ This strategy is rooted in listening to our consumers and showing up authentically in the spaces they take an active part in,” Lauren Morton, Wendy’s Manager of Social & Partnership Engagement Strategy. Meta Study, June 2024.

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Will 2023 Be Transformative for Restaurants?

Modern Restaurant Management

2023 has the potential to be transformative for restaurants, with opportunity for new innovation beyond a recession in these first months. In fact, in a 2022 study, 53 percent of millennial TikTok users said they had visited a restaurant after seeing it on the social media platform, showcasing the power of new platforms in driving business.

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Tapping into 2025 beverage trends with Global Beverage Innovator

Restaurant Business

In 2023, the Australian team won the creative challenge with their brightly colored "Dream Land" beverage, a purple sweet potato mousse smoothie inspired by the popular film Barbie. Brightly colored drinks, such as Chatimes vibrant purple taro and green matcha offerings, are attention-getting and tailor-made for social media.

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Cracking the Egg Crisis: Understanding Rising Prices, Supply Chain Solutions, and Strategies for Producers

Modern Restaurant Management

This dynamic has caused egg prices to surge over 38% from fall 2023 to fall 2024, with projections indicating continued volatility throughout 2025. Supply and Demand Imbalance : With fewer hens laying eggs and production costs soaring, the supply chain struggles to meet demand.

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Bridging the Gap: Integrating Legal and Insurance Considerations into Restaurant Cybersecurity Response

Modern Restaurant Management

In January 2023, Yum! Golden Corral's August 2023 network breach affected 183,000 current and former employees, with hackers accessing everything from Social Security numbers to health insurance details. Social engineering and phishing remain primary attack vectors in the restaurant industry.

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What Restaurants Need to Know About Social Media Videos

The Rail

When it comes to video marketing for your restaurant on social media, there are a myriad of tips, tricks, topics, and trends that you can implement as soon as today in order to leverage your audience and turn it into a sea of loyal, cash-paying patrons. You want to spark a craving. With that growth comes opportunity.