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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

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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

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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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Touchless Ketchup, Icing on the Frosting and Bobacino

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Together, the initiative supported the food and beverage community by providing more than 500,000 freshly cooked meals and much needed supplies across 19 relief kitchens nationwide. Sharebite launched Sharebite Stations, a streamlined, post-COVID compliant solution for facilitating contactless food delivery at offices.

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The 20/20 on 2020: Restaurant Experts Weigh In

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They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation, plant-based menu items, food waste, sustainability, staffing and retention and more. The economic model makes more sense than traditional brick and mortar so many food businesses are moving in this direction. FAT Brands Chairman and CEO Andy Wiederhorn.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-January 2020 Super Bowl Edition

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percent from the previous year, led by underperformance in restaurant, food and nightlight categories, as well as brick-and-mortar shops. voted Republican in 2016 – North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Alaska – with services sectors and several food-related economic growth trended blue — Washington D.C.,

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