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The Ultimate Guide To Restaurant Marketing: Strategies for Restaurant Operators In 2025

ChowNow

By the time you finish this article, youll know how to approach restaurant marketing the right way and not waste time doing guesswork, crossing your fingers, and then hoping you see new customers walking through the door. The industry is evolving fast, and simply relying on word-of-mouth or foot traffic isnt going to cut it.

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2023 Outlook: Trends and Challenges Restaurants Will See, Part Two

Modern Restaurant Management

Expand Customer Loyalty : This year, many restaurants didn’t necessarily see a drop in topline sales, but instead suffered drops in visit frequency. In 2023, companies should lean into growing brand loyalty and engaging more deeply with existing customers even more as they look to offset drops in visit frequency in the category.

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4th of July Specials for Restaurants: Promotions and Ideas for 2021

Touch Bistro

Conversely, if your restaurant is more casual, diners may be more willing to go completely red, white, and blue for the day. This means your staff won’t be wasting time running back and forth from a stationary POS terminal on a day when you’ll have plenty of guests. If you’re fast-casual, consider doing a pulled pork version.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-January 2020 Super Bowl Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Fast-food restaurants also took a hit, down 1.5 points from 2018 as diners opt for less standard dining and drinking options, such as breweries (up 4.8 Aramark is committed to reducing waste before it’s generated. Giants Enterprises operates a daily tourism program at Oracle Park as well as The Gotham Club.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-August 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Many operators revamped their labor models, simplified menus to lower complexity and reduce waste, and are using technology, such as self-serve kiosks, to become more efficient during lockdowns. Fast-food establishments with traditionally lower wage work are promising hourly rates of up to $15/hour. State of Business Dining.

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Restaurant Profit Margin: 7 Ways To Actually Make Your Operation More Profitable

SpotOn

A bar or brewery is considered to be the highest profit margin restaurant business with a gross profit margin on alcohol that's around 80%. Quick-service restaurants—like cafes, fast food, and fast casual—are estimated to have decent profit margins with lower food and labor costs. More on that below.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-October-2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The data set ranges from affordability and accessibility of high-quality restaurants to food festivals per capita to craft breweries and wineries per capita. Santa Rosa, California, has the highest ratio of full-service restaurants to fast-food establishments, 1.80, which is 3.5 cities across 30 key metrics. Portland, OR. Orlando, FL.

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