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How to write a restaurant marketing plan that puts butts in seats [Ideas and Strategies]

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Restaurant owners and operators wear a lot of hats. And the big restaurant brands are only getting bigger , making it even harder to stand out. You need to put yourself in front of diners, get them in your door, and turn them into ambassadors of your restaurant that come back and tell their friends about you. Table of Contents.

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Why 4 Restaurants Opt for a Service Charge Instead of Tips

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s Union Market District, sits the modern Mexican restaurant Destino. Screenshot taken from Google There aren’t many topics in the restaurant industry as hotly-debated as tipping. Restaurant workers, who rely on tips to supplement their income, are torn on the subject. Twenty minutes east of the White House, in D.C.’s

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Why 4 Restaurants Opt for a Service Charge Instead of Tips

7 Shifts

s Union Market District, sits the modern Mexican restaurant Destino. Screenshot taken from Google There aren’t many topics in the restaurant industry as hotly-debated as tipping. Restaurant workers, who rely on tips to supplement their income, are torn on the subject. Twenty minutes east of the White House, in D.C.’s

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What Does Social Distancing Mean for Social Businesses Like Restaurants?

Modern Restaurant Management

What are some ways restaurant owners and operators can be safe and welcome guests while maintaining social distance? As the Coronavirus crisis continues, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked industry insiders what best practices restaurants should have in place for social distancing, as per CDC guidelines.

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You may never eat inside a fast food restaurant again

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By the end of 2021, dine-in visits to fast food chains had fallen to just 14 percent of restaurant traffic, compared to 28 percent pre-pandemic, according to the market research firm NPD Group. The big transformation taking place inside restaurants also threatens to change how the industry looks at labor.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. For example, there will be fewer human interactions when ordering takeaways during busy lunch hours, quick customer seating, or bill payments.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-May 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Bluedot released the fourth installment of its State of What Feeds Us report which has kept tabs on consumer behavior and restaurant habits throughout the course of the pandemic. This latest report offers a year in review of shifting consumer restaurant habits precipitated by the pandemic. Curbside pickups at fast food restaurants dip.

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