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Technology Revitalized Guest Experience (Podcast)

Modern Restaurant Management

In this episode of " The Main Course ," Johnny Tellez, VP of International Operations and Training at Focus Brands International, discusses how the customer experience has changed during the pandemic, the role technology has played in these changes, and how restaurants are adapting their use of technology to enhance customer experience.

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Restaurants’ New Brand Challenge: Delivering a Consistent Customer Experience in an Inconsistent World 

Modern Restaurant Management

The challenge that franchises face now is twofold: maintain a consistent brand experience while navigating the uncertain terrain of a post-quarantine marketplace. As lockdown protocols relax across the US, chains should do their best to stay nimble by leveraging technology to lock in loyalty even in the midst of a pandemic.

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What Trends Are You Seeing and What Can We Expect to See More of in 2022?

Modern Restaurant Management

This includes raising wages, boosting benefits such as offering early wage access, and leveraging technology to improve scheduling, automate processes and streamline operations, ensuring a seamless shift every time. Brooklyn Dumpling House just opened and they're already franchising the idea. Smaller menus in general.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

This trend reflects the growing popularity of drive-thru and fast-casual dining, coupled with the demand for digital technologies such as QSR digital signage and QR codes. The future of restaurant businesses will likely involve a hybrid approach, combining the efficiency of technology with the warmth and personal touch of human service.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-May 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Brands that accelerated investments in technology and logistics to deliver faster and more frictionless service during the pandemic are beginning to level the playing field, but now there’s a race to roll out restaurants of the future. Franchise Operations Index. Two in five (39.9 percent), special events (31.6 1, 2019 to Dec.

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Top 8 Qualities to Look for in a Hospitality Employee

MBB Hospitality

Technologically Savvy. Today, you would have to be living under a rock not to see the important role technology plays in every business let alone just daily life. From computer systems to social media to robotic technology, the more comfortable your employees are with technology the better it will be. Must Love People.

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Buy American Restaurant Chains

Aaron Allen & Associates

Efficiencies to be Gained Inside the Business When Buying American Restaurant Chains Access to Tech: Oftentimes it’s easier to buy a technology than to try to develop it internally. have 74% of their systems franchised. Franchising is another (less capital-intensive) way to expand to domestic and international markets.