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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

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Culinary and Cocktail Trend Forecasts Kimpton is returning with its annual Culinary + Cocktail Trend Forecast highlighting predictions from its global team of restaurant and beverage talent. ” Guests will have the opportunity to experience many of these trends come to life at Kimpton restaurants and bars across the globe.

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Why (and How) to Apply Business Intelligence and Data Analytics to Restaurant Technology

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Now more than ever, new systems are empowering owners and managers to optimize service, boost guest engagement, enhance menu performance, slash waste, and much more. As the industry gets on the road to recovery, this will be more important than ever. Maintenance is Often Overlooked.

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Top Cocktail and Wine Trends

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Batching for Speed and Service : Top bartenders continue to innovate around batching their cocktails, including both partial (batching only non-perishable items) and full batching, driven by the need for speed and to improve quality and consistency in cocktail preparation, which allows for more time to connect with guests.

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MRM Research Roundup: 2022 Restaurant Trends

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This edition of MRM Research Roundup features evolving guest relationships, views on restauarant tech, employee desires and wedding trends. ” The results are part of an Oracle Food and Beverage survey conducted by Untold Insights in September 2021. For more information on Oracle Food and Beverage visit: [link].

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How Staffing and Recruitment Futureproofs F&B Growth

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But the expectations of guests and owners did not change. My guess: Focusing on building supportive, collaborative environments with our peers creates healthy “in-house competition” and inspires each other to innovate and perfect the guest experience. Consumer psychology in the F&B industry, for example, has changed.

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My State Is Opening. What Supply Chain Considerations Should I Keep in Mind Moving Forward?

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No Hot Shot (recovery) Deliveries. At the moment, many food and beverage manufacturers are stating that they are filling all orders with a focus and increase on to-go products, as off-premises meals have become the sole source of operator revenue. Delivery Windows & routes are shifting. Changes in minimum drop sizes.

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The Comfort of Pumpkin During the Pandemic

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While the PSL is a seasonal beverage reserved for the autumn months, Starbucks has offered it earlier and earlier every year. Since the start of the recovery, Starbucks’ peak foot traffic was more than 20percent below 2019 levels, showcasing the power of the PSL. 2020 was no exception, as the PSL hit stores on August 25.