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Beyond the Plate: Evolution and Exploration in the 2024 Restaurant Scene

Modern Restaurant Management

The year 2024 promises a journey of adaptation and fierce competition for the restaurant industry as it manages stronger-than-expected economic data and slowing inflation while dealing with the headwinds of short labor supply, more demanding customers and an uncertain political environment. The key lesson both establishments teach?

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Adopting Tech Solutions Is the Smartest Decision Restaurants Can Make

Modern Restaurant Management

Sweetgreen implemented tech solutions to improve their operations, boost sustainability , and personalize customersexperiences. Innovative tech tools, like AI, can improve forecasting, inventory management, scheduling, customer service, marketing, and many other essential business tasks. Maximize compliance.

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Why Restaurants Are Switching to Intelligent Packaging

Modern Restaurant Management

Events like this not only ruined our entire eating experience, but also prevented us from ordering food from this restaurant for a while. Restaurant owners are using intelligent packaging to keep food warm, hygienic, presentable, and ready to eat from kitchen to customer plate. Delivery of cold food leads to loss of customer.

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The Tech Revolution Reshaping the Restaurant Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

In a world reshaped by the pandemic, evolving labor markets, and shifts in consumer behaviors, restaurant owners are increasingly turning to technological innovations. These technologies, often unseen but highly influential, are quietly revolutionizing culinary practices and guest experiences.

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Stirring Up the Future: Unveiling the 2024 Cocktail Trends 

Modern Restaurant Management

The journey of a cocktail from the bartender's shaker to the customer's hand reflects the trends, tastes, and innovations of the time. The Experience Economy The foremost trend shaping the cocktail realm in 2024 is the experience economy. They truly capture the refined craft of mixology, without the alcohol.

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How can specialty coffee push for a circular economy model?

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This ranges from using more sustainable processing methods on farms to using recyclable and compostable packaging. For example, reusing and recycling coffee grounds into biofuel, compost, or fertiliser is already a popular way of minimising waste production. A large part of this revolves around the concept of a circular economy.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

They are also a good choice for someone who wishes to give an experience rather than a material item,” said Riehle. Verbal skills, customer service and multi-tasking are the top 3 skills needed to work in the events industry. "The For customers, they are a given. percent hold more than 500 events. percent at hotels.

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