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

Modern Restaurant Management

From salted egg yolks and chili crunch fusions to mushroom-infused teas and freeze-dried fruit powder garnishes, Kimpton’s in-house experts share the standout ingredients, menu items and techniques that will come to the table in 2025.

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The 11 Best Restaurant Event Ideas That Actually Bring In New Customers And Keep Regulars Excited

ChowNow

1) Pop-Up Collaborations Partner with other local businesses, like a bakery, brewery, coffee shop, roastery, or food truck, for exclusive menu items or drinks. This can be as big or small as youd likefor example, you could connect with a local distillery and use their spirits for one cocktail or develop an entire menu around it.

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How to improve your happy hour menu

Clover - Restaurants

Below are key strategies to help improve your happy hour menu and boost sales. Surveying customers or analyzing sales data can help pinpoint which changes to the happy hour menu could spark interest. Even something as simple as a marketed half pour could be eye-catching for the casual drop-in.

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The Top 30 BBQ Spots in Florida Ranked

Restaurant Clicks

It’s also pet-friendly, which makes it a popular stop for people out for a casual day. The menu is built with care, offering something for every kind of BBQ fan. The place also hosts events and entertainment, giving it more of a local hangout feel.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

So much data is generated at every point within a restaurant, whether fast casual or fine dining. Foot traffic or heat mapping, menu item engagement, or consumer demographics by time of day. For us, menu innovation is more than adding dishes—it’s about offering something guests can’t find anywhere else.

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Social Media for Restaurants: A Practical Guide to Growing Followers and Orders

ChowNow

Replying to comments, reacting to stories, and engaging through direct messages turns casual followers into regulars. It’s also where many customers go to check your hours or browse your menu, so it’s worth maintaining, even if you don’t post often. You can even host social media contests around holidays or special events.

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2025 Food and Hospitality Trends Reshaping the Australian landscape

Future Food

This trend is not just in fine dining, but though positioning levels – bars/pubs, clubs, smart casual, fast casual, cafés, QSR and right down to impulse. Streamlining or rationalisation of menus has benefits from both the customer and F&B operators’ perspective. Small is beautiful.