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

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As we step into 2025, the restaurant, bar, and hospitality industries are experiencing transformative shifts driven by evolving consumer preferences, technological innovation, and economic dynamics. From reimagining workflows to enhancing guest interactions, technology is shaping how restaurants, bars, and hospitality businesses operate.

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

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Restaurants must now navigate a razor-thin margin between maintaining customer loyalty and managing escalating costs. Brand loyalty is also on the decline. At the same time, U.S. chain sales grew just 3.1 percent in 2024 — falling short of the 4.1 percent menu-price inflation rate.

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Beyond the Menu: Maximizing the Use of QR Codes

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In the restaurant and hospitality industries, that meant the prioritization of touchless programs and dynamic digital collateral – menus, hours and other important information that could be updated easily and often to respond to changing conditions. Could you be getting more out of your QR codes? Product information and tutorials.

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Three Steps to Improving Customer Loyalty During the Pandemic 

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And while the pressures of the pandemic continue, customer loyalty can play a role in whether or not restaurants will sink or swim. Below, we’ll explore three steps to building relationships and an effective customer loyalty program. It’s no secret among bar and restaurant owners that customer experience is key.

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Sound Decisions about Music in Your Restaurant

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When someone goes to a nightclub or live music night at a bar, the expectation is that it will be loud and they may have to shout to be heard. There are technological solutions to this; for example, audio systems can be programmed to turn on at a certain time, and even change the tempo, genre and mood of music as the day goes on.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

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In 2025, we anticipate more restaurant brands will develop their own white-labeled digital wallets in partnership with companies like Ansa to provide customers easy-to-use payments with the added benefit of personalized loyalty incentives. Guest loyalty will be a key trend in 2025.

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Patio Power: Strategies for Optimizing Outdoor Dining

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And for more casual outdoor setups – think outdoor bars, beer gardens, or counter-service patios – QR code ordering is a no-brainer. The bar is high, and tech helps you meet it without putting more pressure on your team. Fewer mistakes, faster ticket times, and higher check averages.

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