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How Education Can Attract Workers to QSRs Amid High Turnover

Modern Restaurant Management

In this Q&A, Travis Larrier, Solutions and Strategy Director at InStride, provides insights on how investing in employee education can give a boost to talent acquisition and retention strategies. How are brands using education to attract and retain workers? What impact does a modern approach to workforce education have?

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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

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Fast Food Flavor Report Fast food brands and restaurants are scratching their heads trying to figure out what flavors are a bonafide trend and which are just a fleeting fad. A New York polished casual hot spot’s drink “Always Greener” paired gin, Suze, and sorrel (an herbaceous plant) for a bright botanical kick.

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MRM Research Roundup: AI Investment Heating Up and Summer Dining Dos and Don’ts

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Benefit expectations vary by restaurant type: For example, respondents from casual dining restaurants hope to achieve a significantly greater benefit in enhancing customer experience (60 percent) compared to those in the quick service, fast casual and café segments (48 percent). Regionally, differences arose. Within U.S.

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A Matcha Shortage Hits TikTok’s Favorite Brands

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They expire very fast,” she says. Matcha’s growing global popularity as a casually drunk beverage, as opposed to something ceremonial, has also “come back full circle into Japan” and driven an uptick in domestic interest, Mangan says. A novice matcha drinker, Lee travels to Japan often and always buys one or two tins.

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‘Miami Is a Panoply of International Peoples, Culture, and Cuisine Making it an Ideal Mecca for the Food Scene in Franchise Development’

Modern Restaurant Management

Our goal is to learn as well as educate, uplift, and align with our target communities to coalesce as seamlessly as possible. Plus, the tourism and social media scene in Miami helps new brands grow fast. I believe as far as ourniche in casual dining experiences we’re at the top of the food chain.

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MRM Research Roundup: Experimentation, Valentine’s Vibe Shift, and Wine Cork Market

Modern Restaurant Management

Fast-casual visits overall were down 3.8 Strong consumer interest in prepared foods, commissary and beverage options has led convenience stores, often referred to as c-stores, to compete much more aggressively with quick service restaurants and fast-food chains. More and more people are searching for fast, ready-to-eat meals.

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MRM Research Roundup: Holiday Spending, Franchise Optimism, and Pickle Energy

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In RMS’ Q4 consumer survey , respondents reported dining out less across all categories – with fast casual and full service being hit the hardest. Monthly QSR Traffic by Sales Channel Delivery moved to the top-performing fast-food sales channel in November, with traffic up +25.0 Lunch traffic is down -0.1