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Embracing the Future: Key Trends Shaping the Restaurant, Bar, and Hospitality Industry in 2025

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants and bars are leaning into automation to address staffing shortages, enhance operational efficiency, and meet rising customer expectations for speed and consistency. In 2025, I expect automation to keep expanding beyond back-of-house applications into more guest-facing roles.

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Empowering Restaurant Staff: How Technology Solutions Reduce Burnout and Boost Efficiency

Modern Restaurant Management

With 70 percent of operators struggling to fill job openings and 45 percent reporting they don’t have enough staff to meet customer demand, according to the National Restaurant Association. These technologies help streamline operations, lighten the workload for staff, and create a better experience for both employees and customers.

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Restaurant Giants Declare War on Digital Chaos

Modern Restaurant Management

A customer in Miami should bite into the same perfectly seasoned burger that delights diners in Seattle. Reliable experiences build brand loyalty, and systemic processes lead to reliable profit margins. It’s no secret that restaurants with more than one location depend on standardization to thrive.

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The Hidden Ingredient to Restaurant Resilience? Better Communication Tools  

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From taking orders to coordinating back-of-house operations, every moment counts. Nearly all (96 percent) restaurant managers rely on communication technology in their daily operations, with the most popular tools being mobile phones (74 percent) and in-app platforms (46 percent). The solution?

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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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The Trust Dilemma: Why Customers Don’t Trust Direct Restaurant Delivery and How to Win Them Back

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For many restaurant owners, delivery has become critical for profitability, especially as customer demand increases. Unfortunately, due to strain on resources, most restaurant owners no longer believe they can offer their customers a positive direct-delivery experience. Others worry about how smooth the experience will be.

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How to Increase Employee Productivity

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As a restaurant manager or operator, you are the driving force in productivity – leading your staff and keeping customers happy. This leads to the abnormally high turnover rate most operators experience today. There will always be a customer on the receiving end of that waste of time.