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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

– Frenchie Audette, VP of Food Service at Divert In 2024, the restaurant industry continued to adjust to changes sparked by 2020. Still, keeping a steady team remains the top challenge, highlighting the need for ongoing innovation in restaurant workforce management.

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How to Turn Your Menu into a Marketing Tool

Modern Restaurant Management

Your menu plays a vital role in your business marketing. So, let's dive deeper into the steps on how to turn your menu into a marketing tool. According to the 2024 TouchBistro Diner Trends Report, 85 percent of diners in the U.S. If your brand is modern and innovative, your dishes should reflect this same spirit.

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How Restaurant Robotics Is Reshaping Operations and Service

Goliath Consulting

Beyond labor savings, robotics also helps meet increasing hygiene expectations and throughput demands ( Middleby, 2024 ; FastCasual, 2021 ). P-Robo speeds up pasta preparation while maintaining consistent quality ( Goliath Consulting, 2024 ; Middleby, 2024 ). The impact doesn’t stop in the back-of-house. are shaking up service.

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Bringing AI to the Table in Restaurants

Goliath Consulting

This system utilizes real-time data to forecast demand and adjust production accordingly, thereby reducing food waste and enhancing service speed ( Emerging, 2024 ). On the marketing front, restaurant owners are expected to promote their business while managing day-to-day operations. During peak hours, popular items stay stocked.

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MRM Research Roundup: AI Investment Heating Up and Summer Dining Dos and Don’ts

Modern Restaurant Management

percent in 2024 — falling short of the 4.1 “Restaurants can't simply rely on their traditional playbooks anymore," says Forrest Morgeson, Associate Professor of Marketing at Michigan State University and Director of Research Emeritus at the ACSI. "Smaller, At the same time, U.S. chain sales grew just 3.1

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Condado Tacos overhauls its margarita lineup and drink sales spike by 20%

Restaurant Business

Joe Kahn, founder and chief innovation officer of the Columbus, Ohio-based chain, felt that guests were ready for more flavor excitement and better-quality ingredients. “I Joe was like a mad scientist in the innovation lab,” added Sarah Kear, CMO of 52-location Condado Tacos. “We and the zero-proof versions for $7.

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How Cracker Barrel chef Matt Banton is expanding the flavor portfolio

Restaurant Business

Then Pat shares her interview with Matt Banton, VP of menu strategy and innovation at Cracker Barrel. He’s been at the chain for less than a year, but hit the ground running, focusing on flavor innovation, building a robust pipeline and making sure the food and drink selection creates memorable guest experiences.