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Supermarket Food Waste Is a Big Problem. Is Dynamic Pricing the Solution?

EATER

In 1988, American Airlines saw that the proportion of empty seats on its planes fell from 15 percent to 3 percent when it made slight adjustments to ticket prices closer to when flights departed. The study found that dynamic pricing could reduce food waste from grocery retailers by 21 percent. according to Feeding America.

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State of the Industry and More Restaurant Research

Modern Restaurant Management

Across all six major segments, more than 9 in 10 operators plan to continue offering outdoor seating and the same number of operators are also likely to continue offering alcohol-to-go, if their jurisdiction allows it. Retail foodservice, specifically convenience store foodservice traffic, was a growth area for the industry.

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AI Food Intelligence and Now Serving Democracy

Modern Restaurant Management

Focused on the retail, services and restaurant industries, the SpotOn ecosystem offers powerful technology to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) at a price they can afford. Restaurants have been pivoting to reach and serve customers in new ways, and retailers have been seeing the lines blur between brick and mortar and e-commerce.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

Modern Restaurant Management

Elo’s Sonal Apte, vice president of retail and hospitality. Technology is ever-changing and constantly disrupting industries – from restaurants and retail to healthcare – and everything in between. Larger box restaurants will be disrupted as the competition for dining seats continues to grow over the next decade.

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Coffee News Recap, 16 Dec: ICO lowers coffee consumption growth forecast to 1% to 2% until 2030, CEPEA says more rainfall needed in Brazil for successful 2022/23 harvest & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

Decafino compostable pouches are made from plant-based polylactic acid plastic, and include food-grade seaweed extract and natural minerals. The store will be operated by franchise partner Legardére Travel Retail, which already manages around 200 Costa Coffee stores in the Czech Republic, Latvia, and Poland. Take a look.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Currying Up Favor and Committed Taco

Modern Restaurant Management

Curry Up Now also limits their disposal waste by using real plates, silverware and cloth napkins in-house and packaging all to-go orders in recyclable and compostable containers. Taco Bell committed to making all consumer-facing packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025 worldwide. Taco Bell's 2020 Commitments.

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MRM Research Roundup: Labor Struggles, Holiday Habits, and Food Truck Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

The demand for earlier reservations provides restaurants the opportunity to get creative when it comes to driving traffic for second and third seating’s with memorable experiences, dynamic pricing, or late-night specials. Nearly half (49 percent) of respondents will be seeking a reservation during the 4 to 6 p.m. early bird timeslot.