Aaron Allen & Associates

JUNE 13, 2024

*Originally Published in the Aaron Allen & Associates Newsletter on 06/03/2024 The 50 fastest-growing emerging restaurant chains expanded their sales by a median of 35% year-over-year (in 2022). This growth rate has remained consistent through the years for fast-growing concepts with sales between $20m-$60m. Get in touch.

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The Restaurant Group

DECEMBER 29, 2023

From culinary innovations to dining experience trends that brought in traffic, let’s recap 2023 food trends via this annual trends analysis of the year in the restaurant space. The new year 2024 also shows a positive outlook, with trends influencing the shape of things to come. Eat’s a New Day!

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2024

State of Digital Qu announced the results of its fifth annual survey of quick service (QSR) and fast casual (FC) restaurant brands. ” The Qu 2024 State of Digital Report analyzes market trends and predictions from a survey of respondents that include the largest multi-brand, multi-unit restaurant operators.

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Catering 2024 2023 Guest Recovery 98

EATER

MAY 20, 2024

Once Thai Union took over, Red Lobster insiders say that the company engaged in extreme cost-cutting measures and did not place enough emphasis on innovation, especially as fast-casual restaurants like Cava and Chipotle took over an increasingly large portion of the casual dining market.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

MAY 3, 2024

*Originally Published in the Aaron Allen & Associates Newsletter on 04/08/2024 It’s been making the news lately that many C-suite positions in leading restaurant chains are changing hands. Some are playing to the strength of the “full service” business model (with training and new SOPs) and innovating with technology in the right places.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2023

While these tools have so far proven revolutionary as time-savers, the months ahead will reward innovation-minded restaurant leaders willing to go beyond these entry-level AI uses and find new ways to leverage it for improved customer engagement, back-end data processing and more.

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2023 Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Consumer Goods 190

Mad Mobile

MARCH 8, 2024

Restaurant industry experts have seen a massive shift in 2024 toward iPad-based POS systems. They’re durable and flexible enough to go from fast casual to fine dining. According to the National Restaurant Association, the restaurant industry has enjoyed record growth, and is forecast to reach $1 trillion in sales in 2024.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Originally published in the Aaron Allen & Associates newsletter on 02/12/2024. In this context, the only way to work your way out of inflation is innovation. There were a number of acquisitions evenly distributed across segments, from snacks to fast casual to full-service and QSR.

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2002 Point of Sale Back of House 2023 52

The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

According to a report by RedSeer Management Consulting, cloud kitchens are set to be a $2 billion industry in India by 2024, up from $400 million in 2019. In such times, a hybrid business model is something that can potentially be an innovative business model to explore for fine-dine restaurants.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

AUGUST 15, 2023

And forecasts for 2024-2028 are also positive, with Egypt expected to have the highest growth rate, followed by the United Arab Emirates. In the UAE, the three largest segments among limited-service restaurant chains (usually overlapping what’s popularly called fast-food) are Burger, Chicken, and Bakery. The KSA is no exception.

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Hotels Catering Tourism 2023 52

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Ike’s Love & Sandwiches is ranked #12 on Fast Casual’s Movers and Shakers 2021 list. Ike’s appointed industry veteran Adam Rinella as Vice President of Development to help the booming fast casual brand reach even more markets. It was a natural fit to bring Bangin Buns into the Ike’s family.”

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Open for Business

MAY 1, 2024

Chefs often find themselves at a crossroads between tradition and innovation, authenticity and adaptation. Honorees get the chance to receive funding and mentorship and serve as the Executive Chef of the 2024 A100 Honoree Dinner, a celebration of the 100 most impactful Asian Pacific leaders in culture.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

2019 brought a rapid increase of dairy-free and vegan options for consumers in restaurants including ice cream, cheese, chicken, beef and continued innovations for fish, lamb and milk. percent by 2024, and 2020 will be a catalyst year that could drive that number up. The global food delivery market is expected to grow to 11.4

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2020 Kitchen Safety Consumer Goods Point of Sale 134

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2020

Fast-food restaurants also took a hit, down 1.5 We are reducing single-use plastics, introducing reusable containers and working with suppliers to innovate packaging. These services will account for 70 percent of all delivery orders by 2022, with the user base expected to increase 53 percent by 2024. points), food trucks (up 3.5

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

42 of the country’s favorite fast food and restaurant chains still don’t offer a plant-based entrée, according to a report released today by The Good Food Institute (GFI). “Sodexo’s Sustainable Diets Strategy in North America has resulted in a number of benefits and innovations for our clients and customers.

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Hospitality Food Consumer Goods Point of Sale 149

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

" At least 4 in 10 operators in each of the three limited-service segments — quickservice, fast casual, and coffee and snack — believe the addition of drive-thru lanes will become more common in 2023. For others, outdoor dining and alcohol-to-go are becoming table stakes.

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2023 2022 Consumer Goods Point of Sale 199

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Individuals aged 21 years or older who make a suggested donation towards a CommUNITY Batch bottle will be invited to join a virtual tasting hosted by Chef Lee and Maker's Mark Director of Innovation, Jane Bowie. For every attendee who joins, Maker's Mark will donate one meal through LEE Initiative efforts. ” Comeback Coach. .”

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Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Online Ordering Coaching 121

Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Smart ordering – innovative procurement tools offer suggestions based on sales data and reduce the time your managers and chefs spend on tedious tasks. So, how can you ensure your kitchen team produces food fast and consistently? According to a survey by Juniper Research , contactless payments will be a $6 trillion business by 2024.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Restaurant brands (in four categories including pizza, fast-casual, fast food, out-of-home coffee) representative of each of the quadrant values include: The Loyalty Map Multiple. across the top 10 markets globally by 2024. Loyalty Positions in the Restaurant Sector. The 2021 survey examined 94 categories and 855 brands.

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2021 Point of Sale Guest Recovery Travel 117