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MRM Research Roundup: Midyear Report Card, Cowboy Carter Boost, and the Evolving Pumpkin Craze

Modern Restaurant Management

Baked Goods and N/A Beverages saw growth in 2025. Beverage numbers held steady, reinforcing the staying power of pumpkin coffee, lattes, and cocktails. Pumpkin beverages continue to diversify, with hot lattes, iced cold brews, ales, crushes, and creative cocktails. N/A Beverages grew by 4 percent as well. percent in Q2.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

Accuracy of food order leads the way at 88, while beverage quality and waitstaff performance both score 86. Mobile app reliability is 1 percent lower at 84, matching beverage quality, staff courtesy and helpfulness, food quality, and website satisfaction (the only metric to increase in 2025). Regionally, differences arose.

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Is Your F&B Strategy Driving Your Dining Precinct transformation?

Future Food

Two of the eight concepts at Castle Hill include, Short Cut providing the ultimate comfort food - ribs, wings and burgers; while Lucys Neighbourhood Bar elevates the experience with a more intimate space for cocktails, wine and craft beer. In contrast, impulse, caf, and casual dining are recovering and now reflect positive growth.

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The Psychology of Your Menu: Subtle Changes, Bigger Profits

Web Diner

Ever wonder why that craft cocktail at your local bar seems irresistible, or why you always end up ordering that premium coffee drink when you meant to get regular brew? Meanwhile, a gastropub applied the same principle to craft beer flights and signature cocktails, resulting in a 25% boost in high-margin beverage sales.

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Why competition cafés are becoming more popular

Perfect Daily Grind

“In the context of Colombia, selecting a competitor-minded barista to lead the coffee experience bar was challenging,” Juan says. “In You need to source and prepare the other ingredients required to deliver a differentiated beverage and experience,” he adds. In our country, we’re not used to respecting the barista.

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Is Your F&B Strategy Driving Your Dining Precinct transformation?

Future Food

In contrast, impulse, caf, and casual dining are recovering and now reflect positive growth. Customer Engagement : research into existing customers needs and wants and understand where and how customers engage through heat mapping of footfall and spending in large or complex spaces.

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Here Are the 2025 James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists

EATER

This years awards include three brand-new categories: Best New Bar (given to a new wine bar, beer bar, cocktail bar, coffee bar, or any other business whose primary offering is beverage that already demonstrates excellence), Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service, and Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service.