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2025 Restaurant Payment Trends and Predictions

Modern Restaurant Management

As digital transactions become ubiquitous, businesses across all sectors are embracing innovations that reshape the way they interact with customers. In 2025, the restaurant industry will continue to adapt to these payment innovations, with a focus on eliminating cash transactions and prioritizing seamless, digital payment methods.

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Value Is the New Battleground for Loyalty

Modern Restaurant Management

A third of diners said their favorite restaurant changed in the past 12 months, with “better food” (46 percent) and “better value” (40 percent) cited as the leading reasons, according to Tillster’s 2025 Phygital Index Report. The survey of 1,500 U.S.-based

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Here Are the 2025 James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Award Finalists

EATER

Candidate has set high standards; demonstrates creativity and consistency in excellence, innovation, hospitality; is making efforts to create a sustainable work culture; and has served as an exceptional example or mentor for other beverage professionals. Eater is partnering with the James Beard Foundation to livestream the awards in 2025.

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Cross-Functional MarTech Strategy Is Powering Loyalty and Guest Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

For brands, that might involve auditing digital touchpoints through a hospitality lens. Some of the most innovative ideas I have seen never made it to market because departments were not aligned on the “how,” or worse, the “why.” Are your tech tools just efficient, or are they emotionally engaging?

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The Cost of Ignoring Market Trends: What Restaurant Brands Need To Know

Black Box Intelligence

Menu innovation also equips restaurateurs with new, compelling narratives to amplify across campaigns. Thoughtful innovation, such as limited-time offers, can yield significant financial results. Thoughtful innovation, such as limited-time offers, can yield significant financial results. But the benefits go beyond excitement.

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Papa Johns, Jack in the Box, Mooyah and more shake up C-suites

Restaurant Business

06, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Staff illustration Papa Johns has named Caroline Miller Oyler the company’s chief administrative officer. She will now oversee human resources, culture, legal, risk safety and security, internal audit, and facilities. By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. Sign Up Thanks for signing up!

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Here Are the 2025 James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists

EATER

Candidate has set high standards; demonstrates creativity and consistency in excellence, innovation, hospitality; is making efforts to create a sustainable work culture; and has served as an exceptional example or mentor for other beverage professionals. residents, the organization canceled its ceremonies in 2020 and 2021.