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Modern Restaurant Management
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
" Among the key findings: Consumers crave interactive dining : 70 percent are interested in tasting events, 52 percent in private dinners with a chef, and 50 percent in cooking classes at restaurants. 90 percent of fine dining operators say in-person dining is key to their 2025 success.
Modern Restaurant Management
APRIL 14, 2025
based diners who recently ordered from a QSR, fast-food or fast-casual chai also found that value is about more than just price. At the same time, 21 percent say they’ve increased their budgets in 2025 – showing that while some are pulling back, others still see dining out as a worthwhile indulgence.
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Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 22, 2025
How Design Technology Improves Space and Guest Experience Every square foot counts when redesigning a fast-casual eatery or a fine dining venue. For customers, 3D design tools allow the creation of warm and interactive dining spaces since restaurant operators can try different seating arrangements.
ChowNow
MARCH 21, 2025
Key customer factors that influence dining preferences, from demographics to behavior. These are the people most likely to dine with you based on factors like their age, income, dining preferences, and lifestyle. Every successful restaurant has one thing in common: they know exactly who they are serving.
Modern Restaurant Management
JULY 31, 2025
With increased sales as the top priority, more than 40 percent of operators plan to increase their budgets for promotions and marketing, particularly for off-premise dining, which remains one of the most significant shifts in consumer preferences post-pandemic.
ChowNow
JULY 18, 2025
That might be two years for a casual spot, or five years for a local favorite with strong customer loyalty. Think about it: earning more from the customers you already have is significantly easier than convincing new customers to try out your restaurant. But how exactly do you figure out that number, and why does it matter so much?
Modern Restaurant Management
DECEMBER 18, 2024
So much data is generated at every point within a restaurant, whether fast casual or fine dining. The question now becomes – how to make sense of that data and use it to elevate the dining experience. For the first part, click here and for the second part, click here. Data, Data, Data. As of 2024, over half of U.S.
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