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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

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 2025. In 2025, restaurants need to have a plan in place that ensures they are effectively managing inventory and redirecting unused, still edible food to donations.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

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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 2025. In 2025, we foresee significant developments in on and off premise restaurant payments. For the first part, click here and for the second part, click here.

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In 2025, Small Changes Will Have a Big Impact on Pizza Restaurants

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AI: Optimizing Operations and Enhancing Customer Experience Artificial intelligence is increasingly finding its way into pizzeria operations, and 2025 will be a year of experimentation and testing for many brands. On the development side, AI systems are helping pizzerias attract the right franchise partners.

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Tapping into 2025 beverage trends with Global Beverage Innovator

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Recognized as a global leader in the bubble tea sector, Chatime continues to expand and build as an innovative beverage brand with over 1,400 franchise locations worldwide. Unique flavors and textures In 2025, Chatime will continue to surprise customers with an evolving selection of unique offerings.

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

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2024 By the Numbers and Looking to 2025 Restaurant leaders representing more than 6,200 locations shared 2024’s top challenges and opportunities and their 2025 priorities in Restaurant365's annual industry survey. Franchise 2.0:

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What Restaurant Owners Need to Grow: Legal Strategies for Long-Term Success

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As the restaurant industry continues to evolve in 2025, effective legal strategies are more important than ever for operators aiming to grow and scale their businesses properly. From franchise compliance to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) terms, the right legal frameworks can guide a restaurant company to long-term, sustained success.

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Shaping the Future of QSR

Modern Restaurant Management

In a recent report shared by TouchBistro on the State of the Restaurant Industry for 2025, data provides key insights into a year marked by both significant hurdles and notable resilience for the restaurant franchising industry and quick-service restaurant (QSR) operators.