Restaurant Business

JUNE 27, 2025

But learning how to make his wife a great bagel ended up creating a business, Jeff’s Bagel Run, which now has 15 locations and is franchising. By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 27, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jeff's Bagel Run has 15 units open, expecting to reach 30 by the end of the year. Photo courtesy of Jeff's Bagel Run.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 3, 2024

Statista’s market insights forecast the global cost of cybercrime will increase from $9.22T in 2024 to $13.82T in 2028. When looking at the franchise threat landscape today, the gaps between the digital haves and have nots are a primary challenge. Attacks are growing more sophisticated and more expensive.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 15, 2024

These options also offer contactless payment solutions and integrated point-of-sale systems which can track sales and eliminate the need for manual cashiering. If a franchise needs four employees to serve 60 customers per hour, they’ll require only three skilled staff to complete the same task.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

Systemwide sales fell 5.3% All photos courtesy of Ascent Hospitality Management A pair of legacy family-dining brands are out to prove that age is only a number. The of-the-moment menu updates are part of sweeping rebrands at the two chains under owner Ascent Hospitality Management. But they have receded over the years.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Restaurants and franchises face numerous financial challenges that can hinder their success, however, by optimizing their payment processing strategy, these businesses can overcome some of the major obstacles faced by restaurants in their early start, helping them to achieve greater stability and ultimately profitability.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 19, 2025

increase in volume and a 120% rise in value compared to the same period in 2024. Editor’s note Specialty coffee consumption in the US has reached a 14‑year high. This milestone marks a shift led by younger consumers, with more than half of those aged 25 to 39 now opting for specialty-grade beans.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 27, 2025

Earlier this week, Starbucks denied reports that it’s seeking a full sale of its China operations. The coffee chain started a formal sales process for its China division in May 2025, which CEO Brian Niccol claims has attracted strong investor interest. The sale comes off the back of Starbucks’ continued market struggles in China.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 23, 2025

The USDA pegs Indonesia’s 2024/25 production at 10 million 60kg bags, anticipating a slow but steady recovery after delayed harvests in South Sumatra. The USDA pegs Indonesia’s 2024/25 production at 10 million 60kg bags, anticipating a slow but steady recovery after delayed harvests in South Sumatra.

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Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 21, 2025

While revenue growth continued for many brands, macroeconomic headwinds, new tariffs, and shifting consumer behavior led to uneven comparable sales performance. They’re banking on a more resilient premium guest who’s still willing to dine out if the value is clear, even at a higher price point. restaurant operators.

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Perfect Daily Grind

DECEMBER 23, 2022

New Ground predicts coffee shop sales and reliance on automation will increase in 2023. Starbucks union workers call for gift card boycott as coffee chain forecasts US $3 billion in gift card sales this year. Customers can deposit used capsules at some 6,500 drop-off points around the country – including selected Aldi supermarkets.

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MARCH 28, 2025

In December 2024, technology leaders from various industries gathered at Amazon’s premier conference, AWS Re:Invent, where Qus CEO participated in a panel discussion. This marked a significant milestone, as the restaurant industrytraditionally underrepresented at such eventsemerged as a focal point of technological innovation.

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Lavu

MAY 9, 2025

In the competitive restaurant industry, choosing the right Point of Sale (POS) system is crucial. In this guide, youll discover why Lavu is the top choice for growing restaurants ready to scale with confidence. Modern POS systems do more than process payments – they streamline operations, improve efficiency, and boost profits.

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Apicbase

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

To give you the full picture of the positives and negatives of what lies ahead for 2024, we combed through dozens of recent industry reports and compiled a list of 93 restaurant industry statistics. Restaurant Industry Stats 2024 – Our Top 10 10 restaurant industry stats for 2024 to keep in mind. Let’s dig in.

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Rocket Fuel

APRIL 15, 2024

Delaget provides technology solutions and services that help QSRs operate more efficiently, serving the needs of franchise owners and brands and helping deliver a better experience to customers. In this Q and A, he discusses the trendlines for QSRs in 2024 and beyond, and what the future may hold for the industry and for Delaget itself.

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Apicbase

JANUARY 28, 2025

Before we dive into the challenges of the Autumn Budget 2024, lets step back and look at the bigger picture. When the Autumn Budget landed, food and drink leaders warned ministers that the tax increase would cost the British Hospitality industry 3 billion and force businesses to reduce investments, cut jobs, and raise customer prices.

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Apicbase

JANUARY 13, 2023

The F&B industry grew in 2022… and it will keep growing in 2023. However, we’re seeing some major shifts around menu creation, procurement, and dining habits of guests. This 85+ item list of food service statistics results from meticulous combing through dozens of industry reports. This trend is expected to continue in 2023.

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Lavu

MAY 9, 2025

In the competitive restaurant industry, choosing the right Point of Sale (POS) system is crucial. In this guide, youll discover why Lavu is the top choice for growing restaurants ready to scale with confidence. Modern POS systems do more than process payments – they streamline operations, improve efficiency, and boost profits.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

AUGUST 15, 2023

Economic Growth Will Continue to Shape the Middle East HORECA Landscape Economic Indicators Encourage Hotel/Restaurant/Catering Sales Generally, the HORECA industry grows at the pace of GDP growth, population, inflation, and share of discretionary income. Hotel sales grew 23% over 2022, and Restaurants & Cafés grew by 17%.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

"As awful as it was, the pandemic pushed restaurants to completely rethink their operations in order to survive, and some of the changes they made during the pandemic have continued to be beneficial to those restaurants and industry at large." Landlord/Tenant Disputes : in my practice, I have seen a huge increase in lease disputes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2020

points relative to 2016, widened from a gap of 1.3 points in 2018. points year-over-year, driven down by a weak holiday shopping period. The weakest business categories varied by type and price point, and included stores selling mobile phones, shoes, and appliances. Yelponomics. calculated? According to researchers?,

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EATER

JUNE 18, 2024

According to Google Trends , search interest in the term “popcorn bucket” went from basically negligible between 2004 and 2022 to slightly more appealing in 2022 and 2023 to hugely, shockingly popular in early 2024. pic.twitter.com/PYk9o97OjT — DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) June 16, 2024 We can thank the sandworm for that.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2025

Key data points: The demand for takeout and delivery has slightly outpaced the demand for dining in. This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features dining trends, hiring trends, tech trends, brunch trends, alcohol trends, and egg prices. Among delivery apps, DoorDash is the clear favorite.

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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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Even cost of sales may go down as the ghost kitchen typically has a smaller, more manageable menu. In FAT Brands restaurants in particular, our franchisees who have ghost kitchens see an additional 10-20 percent in sales each week. The increased kitchen space, brand awareness and sales are a no-brainer for brands looking to scale.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

APIs, like those opened by Toast, are becoming critical to ensure systems—whether for sales, inventory, or payroll—“talk” to each other, allowing operators to get out on the floor while being accurately informed about their business. Many operators have a wealth of data but aren’t putting it to work.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 30, 2025

Editor’s note Last year, the EUDR was a central talking point in the coffee industry. The one-year delay to the landmark legislation, approved in December 2024, effectively “bought” producers, traders, and roasters more time to comply – and may have also exacerbated the shift in priorities. million registrations by year-end. (Ho

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