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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Three

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Workforce : COVID fundamentally changed the labor market. We’ve reimagined our drive-thru model, introduced new kitchen technology to improve throughput, and strengthened our loyalty program to keep customers engaged. For hiring platforms like foh&boh, the name of the game was volume, volume, volume.

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MRM Research Roundup: Diner Resiliency, Automation Technology, and Egg Prices

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Nearly half (47 percent) of diners say they engage with loyalty programs at least once a week, up significantly from just 34 percent in 2023. Turnover Costs : The expense of replacing staff can be as much as $1,056 per FOH position and $1,491 per BOH position. Philadelphia Wage Surges: Actual wages ($11.92) exceed the $7.25

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MRM Research Roundup: To-Go Trends, State of the Plate, and Black Market Reservations

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Many see these options not just as operational updates, but as strategic growth opportunities in a changing market. Loyalty programs also matter: 65 percent of drive-thru users and over 60 percent of takeout and delivery users say membership affects where they order.

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Five Benefits of Outsourcing Your Restaurant’s Digital Marketing Efforts

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As a restaurant owner, digital marketing can be a daunting task that takes up valuable time, energy, and resources. Day-to-day demands – coupled with all of the FOH and BOH duties – can be simply too overwhelming for many small restaurant owners. A double win!

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Technology Can Help Restaurants During ‘The Great Resignation’

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But while some may predict a future with burger-flipping robots, it’s hard to imagine tech taking the place of a skilled line cook, experienced server, or seasoned marketer. Integrating loyalty program or CRM so guests are incentivized to seek out and use these channels. Loyalty Technology to Drive Daypart Engagement.

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Competition’s Coming: Key Technology Changes Can Help You Win

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By improving customer loyalty and increasing revenue through the smart use of technology from the public-facing part of the business all the way to the back-of-house prep, sourcing, and staffing. Focus digital marketing on upsales by extending an offer while consumers are on site or creating an order off-premises.

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

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” Their answers touched on a variety of subjects including AI, virtual reality, virtual kitchens, staffing and retention, social media marketing, sustainability and third-party delivery. One great thing about the online delivery market is that it produces massive amounts of data. Marketing efficiency and effectiveness.