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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

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Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. This trend reflects the growing popularity of drive-thru and fast-casual dining, coupled with the demand for digital technologies such as QSR digital signage and QR codes.

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Moves Modern Restaurants Are Making in 2024

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A chief reason is due to caution or uncertainty exhibited by conscious consumers, with 48 percent saying they are taking the ‘wait and see’ approach and holding back on spending in 2024. So, what’s the solution? ” It gets better. It will be interesting to see how this shakes out, but one thing is for sure.

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2024 Outlook: Glass Half Full? 

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So, what can the QSR industry expect in 2024? Net sales are primarily driven by average check increases and pricing opportunities are diminishing. When asked if they had ordered more or less from full-service, fast-casual and QSRs in the past month, respondents were primarily bearish, except when it came to QSRs.

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MRM Research Roundup: Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day 2024 Edition

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Pizza Ordering Predictions HungerRush released the results of a national dining survey on 2024 pizza ordering predictions for The Big Game (February 11) and National Pizza Day (February 9). Restaurateurs are not only investing in AI to address labor challenges – more established automation tools are also on the agenda in 2024.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Two

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Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. We will rely heavily on the travel industry in 2024 to continue bringing us customers from local cities like Philadelphia, DC, Baltimore, New York, NJ, etc.

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Keeping Up with Diners’ Expectations Amid Rising Prices

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The NCR Voyix 2024 Digital Commerce Index revealed nearly half (48 percent) of consumers dine out less than they used to because inflation is top of the menu. But two non-negotiables have remained strong for diners: convenience and loyalty.

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Despite Improved 2024 Outlook, Labor, and Other Risks May Drag Restaurants Down

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restaurant industry will continue to shake off the aftereffects of the pandemic in 2024, but that doesn’t mean the challenges that remain are easily dispelled. Quick service, fast casual and bars and taverns have exceeded where they were in February 2020. It’s the industry’s biggest concern.

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