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The Tech Revolution Reshaping the Restaurant Experience

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In a world reshaped by the pandemic, evolving labor markets, and shifts in consumer behaviors, restaurant owners are increasingly turning to technological innovations. For example, compostable materials, such as biodegradable packaging and utensils made from renewable resources, have gained widespread acceptance.

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MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

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Tableside ordering via tablets, tableside payment, POS systems designed with mobility and flexibility in mind have dominated the market growing out of the fast casual. This movement toward more sustainably sourced food in both our fast-casual and fine dining restaurants will continue to expand in the future.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

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The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining. Expect for casual dining, upscale casual and fine dining to have abysmal sales and traffic growth numbers. First, at 2.1 percent growth over Q2).

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MRM Plant-Based: New Look for Veggie Grill and Plant-Based Pizza Toppings

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As an industry leader and authority on protein, the fast casual concept has featured plant based protein for 10+ years – serving up tofu, seasonal falafel, plant-based protein shakes and quinoa among others – and will now add Beyond Chili and house-made Beyond Beef meatballs to their line up. Plant-Based More Mainstream.

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Fast-Casual Academia, Climatarian Menu and Ice Auction

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” The majority of SALIDO's employees joined NAB following the acquisition to continue innovating the Restaurant OS. Food trucks, pop-up supper clubs, fast-casual restaurants, and brewpubs are all a part of the unique culinary fabric of this country. Learn About Fast-Casual Dining. ” DIY Meal Kits Made Easy. .”

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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

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Additionally, while other smoothie establishments use gallons of water to clean each blender, Ono’s patent-pending automated self-cleaning blender and robotic systems use 28x less water because it only needs to clean the blade and because it’s blended in the customer’s compostable cup. through the end of the year.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Currying Up Favor and Committed Taco

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This investment comes at a pivotal time, as the Indian fast casual has more than 50 franchise and corporate locations in varying stages of development across the United States, including two franchised locations that recently opened in Atlanta and Orange County, California. Curry Up Now Secures Investment. Taco Bell's 2020 Commitments.

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