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Adopting Tech Solutions Is the Smartest Decision Restaurants Can Make

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Equinox in Washington, DC ensures its supply chain is ethical and as local as possible, and Chipotle has committed to using only compostable or reusable packaging by 2025. Most consumers ( 90 percent ) say sustainability matters to them, and many restaurants are elevating their eco-friendly efforts.

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Sweetgreen plans to open more automated restaurants next year

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More are planned for 2025. The salad chain expects to open as many as nine of its Infinite Kitchen locations in 2024 while two to four existing units will be retrofitted with the robotic make lines.

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How Technology Is Transforming Restaurant Checkouts

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trillion by 2025. Next Gen Mobile Payments Now diners have become used to contactless payments, mobile payment options have gained traction in the hospitality industry, and mobile payments in Europe are expected to reach 1.1 Around 950 million mobile users make online mobile payments , leading to the rise of pay-at-table technology.

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Could Surge Pricing Actually Make Fast Food Better?

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Fast food chain Wendy’s has announced plans to test “dynamic pricing” at its locations across the country, beginning in 2025. Getty Images Probably not, but Wendy’s thinks so Have you ever been eating a cheeseburger and fries, procured from a drive-thru, and wondered “Wow, I wish I could pay even more for this incredibly mediocre lunch?”

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Delaware bans polystyrene food containers, automatic giveaway of plastic straws

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The law signed Tuesday takes effect July 1, 2025. The state becomes the eleventh in the nation to outlaw the material.

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Restaurants Will Embrace Accelerating Technology in 2021

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Indeed, what the restaurant industry thought was on the horizon for 2025 will be implemented in 2021. As they continue to assess their operations in light of an uncertain future, there are some noteworthy trends to follow. In reacting to COVID-19 the critical role and importance of technology saw a rapid acceleration.

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The famed Noma to close its Copenhagen restaurant and transform into food innovation lab

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The changes will not come until 2025, but are designed to create a more sustainable workplace, says chef René Redzepi.

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