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Restaurant Market Research: Ultimate Guide to Market Analysis

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Just like a well-crafted mission statement will help guide your business decisions, identifying and understanding your target customers and competitors through restaurant market research will give your business a competitive edge. You can identify potential gaps in the local dining landscape and create unique value propositions.

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Customer Service Trends in the Restaurant Industry to Look For in 2020

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Now that consumers have become more particular with dining, service standards have skyrocketed, and expectations are higher than ever before. When people decide to dine in your establishment, they don’t just want to eat good food; they want to have a pleasant experience, as well. Self-Service Tech.

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CHEFS – SIMPLE AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL

Culinary Cues

Youre a chef, dont take the easy route of buying pre-cooked cold cuts for your meat roast, smoke or braise your own; make it your signature and let the customer see the product being sliced in front of them. Cheese should be from a local or regional cheesemaker and let the customer know where it came from and why its so special.

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Guide on Providing Excellent Customer Service: Before, During and After The Meal

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You may serve the best food on the block, but if your restaurant doesn't match its dishes with plausible customer service, your customers may never come back. That's why it's important to provide an outstanding dining experience from the second your customer's enter your restaurant, till the moment they leave.

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26 Proven Ways to Market Your Restaurant Online and Increase Bookings

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Nowadays, running a successful restaurant takes more than great food and good service. From improving your Google listing to leveraging customer reviews, these tips will show you how to boost your visibility and drive more traffic to your restaurant. To do so, you must have an optimized website and engaging social media profiles.

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WILL THE RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE BECOME IMPERSONAL

Culinary Cues

This is not the normal amount of angst that has been present for decades fickle customer tastes, rising cost of goods, changing demographics, or escalating rents; there are far deeper concerns that make everyone scratch their heads in wonder. Theres plenty of fear and loathing going on in the restaurant business.

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THE COMPETITION EFFECT

Culinary Cues

The same can be true for the quality of purchased meats and fresh fish, an expanded wine list, broader selection of regional beers, an upgrade to quality coffee and tea, or even improving the sound system in dining rooms. Can there be too much competition? However, the benefits of appropriate competition are quite pronounced.