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The Best Restaurant Technology Of 2025

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Knowing which tools your business needs can feel daunting, so weve organized the best restaurant technology tools of 2025 into eight key categories that cover every aspect of running a restaurant. Identify your biggest pain points. Are you aiming to speed up service, cut labor costs, or increase online sales? Set clear goals.

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MRM Research Roundup: AI Investment Heating Up and Summer Dining Dos and Don’ts

Modern Restaurant Management

Quick-service restaurants maintain a steady customer satisfaction score of 79 (on a 100 point scale), while full-service restaurants — despite slipping 2 percent to 82 — remain one of the highest-rated industries in the Index, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI®) Restaurant and Food Delivery Study 2025.

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5 Essential Restaurant Customer Retention Strategies Every Operator Needs In 2025

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Regular customers make up the backbone of any restaurants sales , but if you put a group of restaurant owners around a table, the conversation inevitably focuses on growth through new customer acquisition. Wealth Distribution: 80% of wealth is often held by 20% of the population. Sales: 80% of sales typically come from 20% of clients.

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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. Companies saw a sales boost in 2024 as loyalty transactions increased by over 30 percent. This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features delivery data, tariff troubles, summer dining trends, and Beer Serves America.

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How to Open a Deli in 2025: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide for Success

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Thinking about launching your own deli in 2025? As you meet with different food distribution companies, consider what products you want to carry and how you will track them. One technological element to focus on is your point-of-sale (POS) system. Youre not alone. But success depends on more than just great sandwiches.

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28 Strategies to Cut Costs in the Restaurant Business

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Running a successful restaurant in 2025 means more than just great food—it requires smart financial decisions. This calculation involves dividing the cost of food sold by the total food sales and multiplying the result by 100 to get the food cost. Discovering new ways to reduce costs in restaurant management can boost profits.

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MRM Research Roundup: Diner Resiliency, Automation Technology, and Egg Prices

Modern Restaurant Management

In fact, the number of consumers who dine out weekly or more often was actually up slightly from 39 percent to 42 percent, according to TouchBistro's 2025 American Diner Trends Report , surveying 1,500 diners across the country. Key data points: The demand for takeout and delivery has slightly outpaced the demand for dining in.

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