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93 Restaurant Industry Statistics Every Food Service Operator Needs to Know in 2024

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2023 has been a challenging year for restaurant operators, caught as they were between rising food costs and labour shortages. In a 2023 survey, 29% of operators said they are very likely to open new locations in 2024. In a 2023 survey, 29% of operators said they are very likely to open new locations in 2024. Let’s dig in.

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The restaurant industry needs to step up for women. We asked four leaders how to do it.

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“Create a space where it's easy to do the right thing because it's established, it's set up for you, you have everything you need at your disposal, and you're focusing on the right things,” explains Laura Bien, Director of Operation Services at Salt & Straw , a 30-location ice cream chain based in Portland. Provide equal opportunities.

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85+ Restaurant Industry Statistics That Every F&B Operator & Manager Needs to Know in 2023

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It highlights those shifts so that you can prepare your operation for success without being blindsided by pitfalls and emerging trends. They could help guide your decisions in what is shaping up to be a very uncertain time for restaurant operators. Having an easily scannable menu online will be table stakes for most operations in 2023.

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Pitfalls Of Starting A Restaurant Franchise — Is Your F&B Concept Fit For Expansion? Are You Ready To Deal With Franchisees?

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Franchising is a time-tested business model that allows restaurant owners to scale their business fast and efficiently. In this post, we are NOT exploring the benefits of a restaurant franchise. We’ve included those at the bottom of the page to give you a complete picture of the risks of franchising your foodservice brand.

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Restaurant Experts’ 2021 Outlook, Part One

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Operators will need to be creative in finding ways to counter the increased restaurant costs and the waste being produced. Operators are going to have to get creative in how they continue to foster those customer relationships. Operators are going to have to get creative in how they continue to foster those customer relationships.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

Although the land, labor, and creativity of farm-to-table sourcing is so exciting and delicious, considerable operational disruption, scheduling, and menu management is still required to make it all a profitable business model. If you think Uber Eats and Grubhub have already had a big impact on the way restaurants operate, just wait.

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Mastering Restaurant Metrics: Your Comprehensive Guide to Business Success 

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This is especially true for large-scale foodservice operations and scaling restaurant businesses. From customer satisfaction to profitability, there are countless metrics that restaurant owners and managers should track to gain a better understanding of their operations. That’s the theory. Why Are Metrics Important?