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Fast-Casual Academia, Climatarian Menu and Ice Auction

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JBF Food and Beverage Investment Fund for Black and Indigenous Americans. Food trucks, pop-up supper clubs, fast-casual restaurants, and brewpubs are all a part of the unique culinary fabric of this country. Cheryl Day, Baker and Author, Back in the Day Bakery, JBF Food and Beverage Industry Relief Fund Grantee.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-October 2020 Edition

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This study is based on two surveys of restaurant customers from December 2019 and June 2020, as well as interviews with executives from quick service restaurants (QSR), fast casual and casual dining brands. Scores for layout and beverage variety stay put, while both mobile app quality and food variety decline.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

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The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining. Expect for casual dining, upscale casual and fine dining to have abysmal sales and traffic growth numbers. First, at 2.1

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State of the Industry and More Restaurant Research

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" At least 4 in 10 operators in each of the three limited-service segments — quickservice, fast casual, and coffee and snack — believe the addition of drive-thru lanes will become more common in 2023. Convenience store visits for prepared beverages and foods were up two percent last year versus the year before.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Currying Up Favor and Committed Taco

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This investment comes at a pivotal time, as the Indian fast casual has more than 50 franchise and corporate locations in varying stages of development across the United States, including two franchised locations that recently opened in Atlanta and Orange County, California. Curry Up Now Secures Investment.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

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In the short term, it’s QSR that will experience labor improvement, then fast-casual. Restaurants will become increasingly casual. Today, casual restaurants like Applebee’s or Chili’s are struggling because younger consumers want fast casual dining such as Panera Bread.

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The 20/20 on 2020: Restaurant Experts Weigh In

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“In my market, Little Rock, Arkansas, restaurant owners are hosting specialty nights featuring themed menus with specialty wines, drinks, and other beverages. For example, we may see other categories beyond fast casual, quick serve and family dining begin to emerge, such as our company building a new category of “Craft Casual.”

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