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Understanding Gen Z Eating Habits: Authenticity and Tech-Savvy Preferences

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Trend-driven yet deeply value-conscious, they want personalized nutrition, ethical sourcing, and innovative packaging. Restaurants that offer diverse and innovative menu options can attract this group. Gen Z isn’t just eating out; they’re building relationships with brands that reflect who they are.

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

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Expect to see functional plants like burdock, angelica, and osha root popping up more frequently, adding a fresh, innovative twist to dishes. The findings provide industry partners with exclusive data on emerging consumer preferences and innovation areas poised to differentiate brands in a highly-competitive marketplace.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Personalized Promotions Must Line the Loyalty Path

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.” Restaurants should focus on tech that adds real value, not just innovation for innovation’s sake, Fink noted. “Additionally, restaurants across all categories can leverage AI for personalized deals, using consumer data to offer tailored discounts and menu recommendations that drive repeat visits.”

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Expanding the Definition of Value

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More than eight in ten restaurant operators expect 2025 sales to meet or exceed 2024 levels, but rising competition will require differentiation through experience, service, and innovation, according to The National Restaurant Association’s 2025 State of the Restaurant Industry report. Consumers have pent-up demand for restaurant meals.

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Transforming a Café into a Fine Dining Destination: The Story of Ursa

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But looking back, the decision to launch Ursa was a natural evolution of our belief that creativity, operational excellence, and heartfelt hospitality could transform any space, no matter how humble. Lighting needed to shift the mood from casual to elegant and even the music changed. Our backgrounds are not traditionally culinary.

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‘Great Partners Build Great Brands’

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After successfully opening a second location in Kernersville, NC, and planning for a third one, the fast-casual gourmet slider brand has started franchising and plans to grow strategically in the Southeast region. At Sammy’s Sliders, we see AI as an opportunity to enhance – not replace – human hospitality.

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‘Cookie-Cutter Marketing Doesn’t Work in this Industry.’

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Recognizing that social media could be a powerful tool for the hospitality industry, Kim Beechner founded Embark Marketing in her senior year of college. Why did you want to open a marketing firm with a bar/restaurant/hospitality niche and what is the significance of the name Embark? “That’s the difference. .”

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