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MRM Research Roundup: Year-End 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

While restaurants looked after frontline workers, diners lended their own efforts to support restaurants and their staff in 2020, offering donations, gift cards, tickets towards online classes and merchandise purchases. This edition of MRM Research Roundup features top trends for 2020, how 2020 changed food and the year's top wines.

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How to Handle Temporary Restaurant Closure during COVID-19

7 Shifts

Consider things like merchandise sales, inventory sales, or private cooking lessons. You can point your restaurant staff towards monetary relief programs offered by the government and other organizations to help them stay afloat if your business closes. How to communicate your COVID-19 restaurant closure.

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L&L Puts Aloha Spirit into Practice

Modern Restaurant Management

She saw double digit percentage sales increases in March, April and May. The franchisees were community forward as well. These included Matt Chang, who owns and operates the L&L location in Point Loma, Calif., Each Friday, L&L’s social media platforms showcase Acts of Aloha. Elisia Flores.

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10 Ways Coffee Shops Can Make The Most Of Social Media

The Restaurant Times

Since coffee shops need the in-person presence of customers to increase sales, they must develop a strong online presence to woo people and keep them coming back! Give your customers all the information they need about new flavors to help them select the perfect brew. Top Ways Coffee Shops Can Leverage Social Media.

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Restaurant Innovation That Goes Beyond Menu Items

Modern Restaurant Management

Our natural inclination is to start with product with sales and marketing, listing out the features and why our thing is all that. If you think about it, most innovations that we know of came about from problem solving, finding the process that takes away pain points and reduces friction. Innovation Through Service.

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Top Restaurant POS Features To Look For In 2023

The Restaurant Times

A traditional point of sale (POS) used to be a restaurant billing software that processed orders and produced receipts. Nowadays, businesses can use a sophisticated point-of-sale system that is easy to use and offers good flexibility thanks to the quick development of technological tools. Read along! Read along!

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

“It’s encouraging to see consumers continue to rally and support local businesses, with many planning to purchase merchandise, specialty items and gift cards as holiday gifts.” 22 percent of customers are looking to buy restaurant merchandise. Diners Show Holiday Spirit. Hassle-free holiday meals.

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