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How Restaurants Can Remain Competitive in 2021

7 Shifts

There are new technologies, new ways of doing business, and new consumer habits, too. Far-and-away the biggest change for the hospitality industry has been the widespread adoption of technology, which has gone from a luxury to a necessity for restaurants to operate. There are many ways to digital technology into your business.

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What Trends Are You Seeing and What Can We Expect to See More of in 2022?

Modern Restaurant Management

This includes raising wages, boosting benefits such as offering early wage access, and leveraging technology to improve scheduling, automate processes and streamline operations, ensuring a seamless shift every time. Rick Camac, Dean of Restaurant & Hospitality Management at the Institute of Culinary Education.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-May 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

In addition to the emergence of indoor dining, it explores rising competition between fast food and fast casual restaurant brands with COVID restrictions loosening. “The data strongly signals long wait times are a vulnerability for fast food restaurants as they compete for customers. . Fast food reigns supreme.

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Table Turnover Rate in Your Restaurant: How to Improve & Seat Incomplete Parties

Lavu

For example, a casual restaurant usually has a higher turnover rate. Use technology, such as a restaurant management software, to track who chose to reserve a table, and manage waitlists effectively. casual dining vs. fine dining). Ways to Improve Your Restaurant Table Turnover Rate with Technology 1.

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That’s a wrap! Top 5 QSR industry trends from 2022

Rocket Fuel

The past year brought new restaurant technology, limitless LTOs, spicy celebrity collaborations, and innovation beyond our imaginations! Big fast-food brands are focusing on developing show-stopping apps that serve multiple purposes: Customer loyalty, contactless ordering, coupons, and even first-party delivery. Star-studded marketing.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Church’s Goes Hybrid and Curry Up Incentives Now

Modern Restaurant Management

Founded in 2006, Just Salad is the fast-casual restaurant industry’s leading proponent of zero-waste practices. .” The cutting-edge business model that optimizes technology has contributed to Coolgreens’ Q2 success by targeting travel-bound consumers with fresh, nutritious, convenient options.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

And it is relevant to mention that this is not driven by fine dining or even upscale casual. Steak was the most mentioned menu item in casual dining when describing a positive food experience. For full-service restaurants, the menu item that got the largest number of positive guest mentions during November was steak.

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