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Best Practices for Launching Online Ordering

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Some of those challenges, particularly for smaller, local restaurants, include implementing online ordering, creating a digital presence, and offering delivery for the first time. Even before current events arose, online ordering capabilities and digital touchpoints were becoming nearly ubiquitous.

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8 Successful Restaurant Concepts & Ideas to Inspire and Guide You

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Here are a few examples of restaurants with names that ooze concept: Parm: Casual Italian, known for their Chicken Parm Sandwiches. Umami Burger : Casual burger spot with an empaths on flavor. Conversely, a casual neighborhood sandwich shop may name their sandwiches after local heroes or landmarks. Menu design.

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The Topic Is Tipping

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Guests are dining out more often than last year and and rewarding great service, with the highest tips at bars and fine dining restaurants, according to hospitality industry data from Lightspeed Commerce Inc. percent) than they do in casual restaurants (16.5 percent at fast casual restaurants. percent to 8.07 percent average.

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How Restaurants Can Remain Competitive in 2021

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million out of work, it was nothing short of devastating. Ordering online, paying with mobile phones, scanning QR codes for a menu, and a ton of takeout, are just a part of dining out now. With mobile ordering, there are no menus to pass out and back around, no germed-up credit cards to swipe, and no cash to handle.

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Fast-Casual: A New Dining Style for a New Generation

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In recent years, fast-casual establishments have dominated the restaurant industry. Fast-casual restaurants are adapting to meet the demand of their customers. With fast-casual restaurants popping up all over the United States, many restaurant owners are eager to get on board. However, in 2016 this is beginning to change.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Lessons Learned From Two Years of Socially Distanced Restaurant Management

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Reports show that 81 percent of fine dining establishments, 78 percent of family restaurants, and 77 percent of fast-casual spots added curbside pickup, pivoting away from dine-in services after March 2020. consumers being new to ordering meal delivery services (up from 47 percent in March 2021). meal delivery consumer spending.

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10 Top Restaurant Technologies To Evolve Your Business

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Online and Mobile Ordering Systems. Online ordering and delivery are one of the fastest growing aspects of the restaurant industry, up 124% in 2020. Customers are demanding online and mobile ordering, and modern restaurant tech makes it more accessible for every restaurateur. Third-party delivery.