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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

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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3 Big Takeaways From the National Restaurant Show 2024

SpotOn

Besides Chicago-style hot dogs, here’s what’s on my mind after the 2024 National Restaurant Show.   The best way to incorporate AI is to evaluate the solutions our operators already have, and use, and consider how they can be improved by this new technology. This year, it’s everywhere.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

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). However, when it comes to tipping, it seems Cupid missed the memo, and there's a 1.5 percent dip in overall gratuities.

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Where to Eat in 2024

EATER

Where to find the best food around the world in 2024 There’s a big world of food out there and it’s never been easier to taste all of it. Suddenly it feels like every cuisine is at the tip of our tastebuds all the time — an immense amount of info to parse, making it a full-time job just to plan a weekend getaway.

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Coffee News Recap, 10 Feb: ICO says coffee prices remained stable during January, Luckin Coffee opened nearly 500 stores last month & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

The new headquarters also includes a Hemro Innovation & Technology campus. US Department of Labor finds two more Louisville, Kentucky coffee shops guilty of illegally hoarding workers’ tips. Fellow’s latest grinder has 41 different settings, and also includes single-dose loading and anti-static technology.

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State of the Industry and More Restaurant Research

Modern Restaurant Management

." Pandemic Pivots Become Permanent The temporary "pivots" developed during the pandemic — expanded delivery services, outdoor dining options, to-go alcohol offerings, and investments in technology — are the foundation of the industry's "new normal." San Francisco only saw approximately 2 percent growth.

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Touchless Ketchup, Icing on the Frosting and Bobacino

Modern Restaurant Management

Each Station is powered by Sharebite’s enterprise-ready technology platform, enabling companies to centrally manage employee food ordering and facilitate contactless deliveries at designated drop-off points inside office buildings. “We put the safety of our employees first. . ” says Dilip Rao, CEO of Sharebite.