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Tapping into 2025 beverage trends with Global Beverage Innovator

Restaurant Business

Product innovation remains vital for success in the bubble tea marketand the beverage industry more broadly. Recognized as a global leader in the bubble tea sector, Chatime continues to expand and build as an innovative beverage brand with over 1,400 franchise locations worldwide.

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MRM Research Roundup: Holiday Spending, Franchise Optimism, and Pickle Energy

Modern Restaurant Management

Renewed Optmism Ahead for Franchise Landscape The last five years have provided significant challenges to the restaurant franchise industry. Franchise 2.0: Meeting these consumer expectations and employee needs is pushing restaurant franchises towards artificial intelligence and automation.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

Still, keeping a steady team remains the top challenge, highlighting the need for ongoing innovation in restaurant workforce management. Embracing these innovations will be essential to meeting the evolving needs of the industry and its workforce. At the same time, technology is poised to play an even bigger role in the coming year.

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How this entrepreneur's bagel runs became a business

Restaurant Business

But learning how to make his wife a great bagel ended up creating a business, Jeff’s Bagel Run, which now has 15 locations and is franchising. Wetherill took on about 50% ownership and they launched JBR Franchise Co., to franchise the bagel brand. In fact, the beverage program was a bit of a fluke. And he loved bagels.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

These innovations will allow restaurant operators to do more with less and help create smart, seamless experiences that meet rising guest expectations. In 2025, we expect to see continued growth in menu innovation with bold flavors, premium ingredients, and creative presentations, keeping loyal fans happy while drawing in adventurous foodies.

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Perkins and Huddle House aim for revivals with boba, smash burgers and drive-thrus

Restaurant Business

But perhaps the brand’s most radical transformation was on the beverage side, where it has added modern sips like boba as well as craft cocktails, including frozen margaritas and mojitos. We do see beverages and on-the-go beverages as a big growth opportunity for both of the brands,” O’Reilly said.

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Coffee News Recap, 27 Jun:  WoC Geneva hosts four World Coffee Championships, Starbucks denies complete sale of China division & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

This launch forms part of a master franchise strategy targeting 20 outlets by March 2026. London, UK) Wed, 25 Jun – Tims China boosts sub-franchise footprint. Kampala, Uganda) Research Wed, 25 Jun – Westrock Coffee publishes convenience store beverage report. Paris, France) Thu, 26 Jun – UK Coffee Week 2025 set for October.

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