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‘ForkFight’ – Go Behind the Curtain of Dallas’ Fast Casual Food Scene

Modern Restaurant Management

Mark Brezinski has been heralded as "the father of Dallas’ fast casual food scene" He has opened more than 50 restaurants in the DFW area including Pei Wei Asian Diner, Bengal Coast, Velvet Taco and his newest venture Bizzy Burger Merchants. What impact do you feel you’ve had on Dallas’ food scene?

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Casual Dining Chains Are Back, Baby

EATER

| John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images Once shunned by millennials, “uncool” chains are gearing up for a comeback For years, millennials were blamed for the death of the casual chain restaurant. And fast-casual chains , like Chipotle and Panera Bread, have been booming for years, with no signs of slowing in that sector.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-May 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

In addition to the emergence of indoor dining, it explores rising competition between fast food and fast casual restaurant brands with COVID restrictions loosening. “The data strongly signals long wait times are a vulnerability for fast food restaurants as they compete for customers. . Fast food reigns supreme.

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Four Factors Likely to Drive Global Mobile Wallet Market Expansion

Modern Restaurant Management

The increasing adoption of existing mobile payment methods, including Apple Pay, and Google Pay, among others, has limited the hassle for hotels and restaurants to develop their apps. Rising advancements in mobile app development technologies will also boost the preference for mobile-payment solutions.

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HORECA Middle East: 5 Opportunities in the Hotels, Restaurants, and Catering Industries

Aaron Allen & Associates

We are seeing that the HORECA Middle East industry (Hotels, Restaurants, and Catering) continues to grow but in different ways, and operators are having a hard time identifying where the opportunities are. The Red Sea hospitality and tourism project includes 16 hotels offering three thousand rooms — 12 of these hotels are opening in 2023.

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Spring Break Travel is in the Forecast: How to Attract Tourists to Your Restaurant

Restaurant365

Casual dining – 32%. Fast casual – 25%. So, whether you are a specialty kiosk, fast-casual, or fine dining, there is additional money to be made by catering to tourists. Contact nearby hotels. The percentage breakdown of sales from travelers in a typical year pre-COVID-19 was as follows: Family dining – 31%.

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Factors Likely to Drive Global Mobile Wallet Market Expansion

Modern Restaurant Management

The increasing adoption of existing mobile payment methods, including Apple Pay, and Google Pay, among others, has limited the hassle for hotels and restaurants to develop their apps. Rising advancements in mobile app development technologies will also boost the preference for mobile-payment solutions.

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