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

Modern Restaurant Management

2025 Dining Trends Embracing Newstalgia Chefs and mixologists will lean into ‘newstalgia’ by adding playful twists on classic dishes. Cheers to Zero: Embracing Non-Alcohol Culture The dedication to non-alcohol culture while maintaining the integrity and spirit of the drink will be featured across cocktail menus.

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The Restaurant Operator’s Guide to Restaurant Apps in 2025

ChowNow

They help with reservations and table management, staff scheduling and time management, inventory tracking, rewards programs, automated marketing, and more. Reservation and table management apps. Managing reservations and walk-in traffic can be one of the trickiest parts of running a restaurant. Inventory and supply chain apps.

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Restaurant Operations Management: A Guide for Restaurant Owners

ChowNow

Every day, youre juggling staff, food quality, inventory, customer service, purchasing, and moreall while trying to cultivate a dining experience that wows your customers enough to keep them coming back. Ignoring compliance can lead to fines, bad press, or even shutdownsso having clear protocols in place is mandatory.

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Table for One – Elevating the Solo Dining Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

Solo dining – a time dedicated to eating a meal alone at a sit-down restaurant – is an opportunity for diners to practice self care over a meal, whether that be by relaxing and reflecting at the end of a long day or even by engaging the mind with a book or catching up on the news. Just the “cover count.”

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MRM Research Roundup: Experimentation, Valentine’s Vibe Shift, and Wine Cork Market

Modern Restaurant Management

“In 2025, restaurants are walking the fine line between automation and hospitality,” said Ming-Tai Huh, Head of Food & Beverage at Square. The data shows a remarkable 61 percent of singles are willing to dine out for a first date on February 14th, while 51 percent of all diners are considering double dates.

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Shifting into Soup Mode and Streamlining Operations at Soup’d Up

SpotOn

Restaurants weren’t always about exclusive reservations and expertly fused small plates. ” Gordon had done catering and hotel restaurants, serving guests of all different stripes. To produce 10+ soups per day, the Soup'd Up kitchen runs like a finely oiled machine. ” Renee Gordon is no historian.

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Increase Table Turnover: 7 Easy Steps to Boost Restaurant Revenue Fast

Lavu

In this article, well walk you through 7 easy steps to increase table turnover effectively, helping you boost your bottom line while maintaining a great dining experience. Turnover rate may be higher in fast-casual or quick-service restaurants compared to fine-dining establishments.

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