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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-February 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the National Restaurant Association's State of the Indusrty Report, food industry pressures, foodservice opportunities, influencer marketing, foot traffic analysis and the dining-out dollar. State of Influencer Marketing.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-January 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The best performing segments during Q4 (and those that achieved positive same-store sales growth) were family dining, fine dining and upscale casual. Upscale casual also achieved positive sales growth during Q4 but experienced a small dip in sales for the entire year compared with 2018. For more information, click here.

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Realities: An insider’s view of running a small “hospo” business

Future Food

Allow me to first explain some of the perks of becoming a restauranteur which ultimately influenced this author’s mindset when deciding to go ‘all in’ and set up a restaurant and bar some seven years ago. Our aim with this blog post is to provide an insider’s view of the realities of ‘living the hospitality dream’.

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New Lawsuit Argues Tipped Minimum Wage Violates Workers’ Civil Rights

EATER

As the nation’s largest full-service restaurant company, Darden wields considerable influence over the industry while impacting the lives of its 175,000 staff. Michael Lynn, a professor in food and beverage management in Cornell University, was the first to study the way racial bias influences tipping practices.

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Restaurant Conferences to Attend in 2022

7 Shifts

Topics: Restaurant Trends, Marketing, Staffing Challenges, World Cuisine Influences, and More. Attendees can meet mentors, learn how to recruit better, and learn how to ensure a healthy restaurant from a physical and mental standpoint. Digital Transformation in Fast Casual and QSR Summit. Fast Casual Executive Summit.

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MRM Plant-Based: Good Food Scorecard and Healthier Hospital Food

Modern Restaurant Management

The campaign provides free evidence-based resources and creative materials to hospitals and other organizations to encourage people to start with a small change that can influence larger shifts in their diet and can improve their health and help reduce environmental impact. as well as in other healthcare systems around the country.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

Modern Restaurant Management

In the short term, it’s QSR that will experience labor improvement, then fast-casual. Times have certainly changed for the everyday restaurant owner as hyper-connectivity and busy lifestyles continue to influence consumer behavior and where society eats. Restaurants will become increasingly casual.