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MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

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Tableside ordering via tablets, tableside payment, POS systems designed with mobility and flexibility in mind have dominated the market growing out of the fast casual. We’re also seeing many of our clients find new ways to be more sustainable in sourcing their food products. Think paper straws versus plastic.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-October 2020 Edition

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Nearly half of respondents said they would last less than a year, with 28 percent saying they would last between four and six months – enough to sustain through the winter. survey found that of the restaurants who are operating at less than full capacity, only 29 percent said they could keep their doors open indefinitely.

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State of the Industry and More Restaurant Research

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." Pandemic Pivots Become Permanent The temporary "pivots" developed during the pandemic — expanded delivery services, outdoor dining options, to-go alcohol offerings, and investments in technology — are the foundation of the industry's "new normal."

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MRM Franchise Feed: Currying Up Favor and Committed Taco

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This investment comes at a pivotal time, as the Indian fast casual has more than 50 franchise and corporate locations in varying stages of development across the United States, including two franchised locations that recently opened in Atlanta and Orange County, California. Taco Bell Sustainable Packaging.

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Grubhub Grabbed and Contactless is Everywhere

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Both of us have a firm belief that only businesses with high-quality and profitable growth will sustain in our sector. By using the Presto Contactless Dining Kit, the modern-day pub was able to successfully reopen for outdoor dining while meeting social distancing requirements. ” Fuel Rewards Teams with DoorDash. ParTech, Inc.?

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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

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Fast food options usually fall into two buckets: fast, healthy, and unaffordable, or fast, unhealthy, and affordable and nothing in between. Minimal Waste – Ono’s food truck is designed to be environmentally sustainable. Ono Blend Founders Daniel Fukuba and Stephen Klein.