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Restaurant Workforce Research: Reflecting on 2024 and Optimizing for 2025

Modern Restaurant Management

Here’s a look at some of the key findings so you can reflect on 2024 and prepare for maximum growth in 2025. percent in 2024 and added 210,300 jobs, a standout category led the pack. Thirty percent of respondents named recruiting their top challenge, while 27 percent said retention was.

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2025 Restaurant Outlook: A Recipe for Success with Risk Management

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Navigating Emerging Challenges in Profitability In 2024, U.S. trillion in 2024. By mid-2024, 82 percent of food and beverage operators were still actively recruiting, with chefs and cooks comprising 30 percent of open roles. By adopting forward-thinking approaches, restaurants can thrive amid this challenging landscape.

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Expanding the Definition of Value

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More than eight in ten restaurant operators expect 2025 sales to meet or exceed 2024 levels, but rising competition will require differentiation through experience, service, and innovation, according to The National Restaurant Association’s 2025 State of the Restaurant Industry report.

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MRM Research Roundup: Holiday Spending, Franchise Optimism, and Pickle Energy

Modern Restaurant Management

This final edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup for 2024 features news of operator challenges and priorities, delivery trends, wages and hourly worker considerations. This is according to a survey conducted by TD Bank at the 2024 Restaurant Finance and Development Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Equip your business for success in 2024. Discover the power of HR metrics. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate.

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MRM Research Roundup: Destination Dining, Voice Commerce, and the Force of Fast Food

Modern Restaurant Management

billion transactions and $67 billion in sales in 2024. In 2024, restaurants across the country saw an average five percent increase in transactions and an average eight percent increase in profits with only four percent caused by price hikes. Companies saw a sales boost in 2024 as loyalty transactions increased by over 30 percent.

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How Quick-Service Restaurants Can Use Technology to Reduce Wait Times in 2025

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The adoption of AI scheduling is on the rise, with 37% of restaurant operators planning to invest in automated recruitment and scheduling tools in 2024. After implementing Fresh KDS in September 2024, they cut customer wait times by 50% and reduced staff training time from weeks to hours.

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