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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-September 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Intriguingly, it appears fast casual restaurants have started taking back the customers they lost to quick serve restaurants since the pandemic, with consumers visiting fast casual restaurants more often, up to 24 percent from 21 percent in May. Fast Casual. Fast casuals are beginning to take back their customers.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-May 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Data findings in the series have offered insight into customer expectations to support restaurant brands as they navigate through the health crisis and continue to move forward through the recovery. Fast food far outpaced fast casual and casual dining restaurants by more than 2X in the past month. Fast Casual.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-June 2020 Edition

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This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features recovery data, POS performance and shifting habits of diners. On the Road to Recovery. New Zealand was the first to record a strong trend towards recovery, in correlation to its success in containing the spread of the virus to date.

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Stop Prepping Veggies – Strategy in Post-Pandemic Recovery

Modern Restaurant Management

On the produce side of things, supply drastically shifted away from foodservice to retail. This was painfully evident when a couple of my coworkers and myself went to eat at a fast casual chain and waited over a half hour for food. As restaurants are now bouncing back strongly, the supply chain is adjusting. Ghost Kitchen Roll Out.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-August 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Since the week ending June 28 the industry’s recovery remains stagnant. Quick service and fast casual segments continue outperforming full-service restaurants by a very wide margin. Guest Trend Insights from Black Box Guest Intelligence™ Restaurant Staff Key to Retaining Guests by Maintaining a Clean & Safe Environment.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Modular Chicken and 2020 Year-End Results

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“While this 2020 required us to pivot, we’ve been able to stay focused on maintaining our position as the fastest growing fast casual brand,” said Swenson, who joined Dave’s Hot Chicken at the tail-end of 2019. 2021 will be big for us as we branch out of California and make our entrance into the Midwest and East Coast.”

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AI Flips into White Castle and Resetting America

Modern Restaurant Management

With a QR code, guests can easily scan the code safely from their own device and join the waitlist through DineTime. QSR Automations CEO Lee Leet said, “As the restaurant industry continues recovery efforts from the pandemic, we’re going to see more and more social distancing measures required. retail bags, and 5 lb bags.