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Restaurant Startup Growth and Business Outlook for 2024

Modern Restaurant Management

It also ended with continued economic growth and low unemployment, making it a profitable, yet challenging year for small businesses in the food service industry. As we head into 2024, all eyes are on the Federal Reserve as interest rates hold the key to employment and the consumer spending fueling the small business economy.

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Dining Trends for 2024

Modern Restaurant Management

The discussion included food, beverage, nutrition, lifestyle and unique aspects of boutique and high volume foodservice. Food trucks that bring food to patrons where they live and work has become a part of everyday life. Today’s restaurant guests are more knowledgeable and food savvy than ever before.

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The Digital Revolution, Evolving Consumer Expectations and Other Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

Technology Integration – Restaurants leveraged AI, IoT, 5G, and quantum computing to optimize operations, enhance inventory management, streamline supply chains, improve food safety, and more. Regulatory Compliance – Staying abreast of evolving food safety regulations remained a persistent challenge in 2023.

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Why Eater Readers Chose Milwaukee as One of 2024’s Hottest Dining Cities

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city belongs in our Where to Eat in 2024 package. a dining scene that could sit alongside some of the world’s greatest food cities on the ultimate 2024 bucket list, they resoundingly chose Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There are all sorts of reasons to love MKE’s food scene: “Amazing, diverse food scene. So does Comet.

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Winter Is Coming. Does Outdoor Dining Have a Future? 11 Great Tips for Restaurants

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California Formalizes Outdoor Dining Through 2024. Licenses will be granted for successive one-year periods, until 1 July, 2024. For many restaurants, adding seating and standing space is boosting both food sales and high margin cocktails. Post-COVID, many are offering ‘quiet mornings’, ‘brain food’ and strong wifi.

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The Top Restaurant Stories of 2023

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Lower profits were in part due to rising food and labor costs (which also saw a slow down in 2023), and also inconsistent consumer behavior due to inflation. of workers in the “food services and drinking places” industry were union members in 2022. Stay tuned for our annual industry predictions for 2024 – coming soon!

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Here Are the 2024 James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists

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James Beard Foundation Check out the full list Today in a press release, the James Beard Foundation revealed the semifinalist nominees for the 2024 James Beard Awards. The voting body has also expanded beyond traditional food media. Media awards nominees will be revealed on April 30, and awarded on June 8.

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