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Fast-Casual Academia, Climatarian Menu and Ice Auction

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Hospitality Recovery Coalition. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) announced the formation of the Hospitality Recovery Coalition with the goal of supporting on-premise partners, including restaurants, bars and distilleries, facing harsh economic impacts due to the COVID-19 crisis.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-January 2021 Edition

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This edition of MRM Research Roundup features restaurant industry year-end totals, how restaurant labor is evolving, fast-food brand intimacy and top cities for locavores. Top Fast-Food Brand Intimacy. An Unpopular Year. Doing without is no longer an option.” ” To access the report, click here.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2021 Edition

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In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news of the expected pent-up demand from guests, the Great Restaurant Restart and delivery trends. Additional key findings from the survey include: Over a third (38 percent) of respondents plan to have between 1-20 guests, with 32 percent planning to have under 50.

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Make it This Winter and Step Up To The Table

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Starbucks executive vice president and chief financial officer Patrick Grismer reiterated the company’s FY21 guidance, which anticipates continued recovery from the effects of the pandemic, yielding an expectation of outsized growth rates for certain metrics in FY22 relative to the company’s ongoing growth rates which were updated today.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-Year 2020 Edition

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The previous spike we saw in community supported agriculture and grocery has started to dip (down 54 percent and 26 percent, respectively), as people head back into restaurants and cook at home less. Diminishing Customer Satisfaction With Restaurants May Hamper Recovery Efforts. Contactless payment options: 78 percent.

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White Castle Flips for Flippy and Burma Bites

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This pilot is putting us on that path – and we couldn’t be more pleased to continue our work with Miso Robotics and pave the way for greater adoption of cutting-edge technology in the fast-food industry.” “Our mission is to help restaurants survive this pandemic and thrive beyond it. Chowly Teams with Grubhub.

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Changes at McDonald’s and Reducing Food Waste

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Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Increasing industry awareness of the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act (“Act”) so as to encourage safe and effective food donation and recovery. This frees up time to focus on guests, while the features do the hard work on their behalf.

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