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Gift Card Marketing During COVID-19 and How It Can Help Restaurants

Touch Bistro

As the COVID-19 pandemic slowly begins to recede, many restaurants are turning to gift card marketing as part of their 2021 recovery plan. First and foremost, gift cards provide restaurants with an immediate source of revenue – cash that can be incredibly valuable in the early months of recovery. Immediate Cash Flow.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-August 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features consumers' dining desires, the power of personalization and the untapped opportunity in localized marketing. COVID-19 Consumer Dining Trends. Mixed take-out bag. Restaurants vs. delivery services. Supporting local.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Modular Chicken and 2020 Year-End Results

Modern Restaurant Management

“This new model will allow our franchisees to go-to-market quicker than ever before, while reducing the overall development and operational costs,” said Jim Stevens, president of Golden Chick. INAA will develop 10 restaurants in the Dallas-Fort Worth market, with the first location scheduled to open this year.

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Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse

Black Box Intelligence

Each update highlights the most relevant and timely workforce, financial, guest and consumer trends. Full-Service: Service Guest Sentiment Improved in Q3. Powered by Black Box Guest Intelligence. Powered by Black Box Consumer Intelligence. Powered by Black Box Consumer Intelligence. October 27, 2021.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

The partnership aligns Clean Juice’s core values of healthy, clean living with a focus on raising the nutritional and educational value of organic food and beverage choices available to consumers across the nation. “The market is still ripe for continued expansion and growth,” said Kapoor.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-August 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The second quarter of this year reflects a period during which state and local governments lifted pandemic restrictions, restaurants reopened, people got vaccinated, and consumers used restaurants more than they did throughout the pandemic, reports The NPD Group. “The U.S. percent, compared with 3.1 percent overall.

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Digital Dining and ‘Restaurant Recovery’ Show

Modern Restaurant Management

When paired with other products like Square Marketing and Square Loyalty, sellers can strengthen customer relationships, create open lines of communication, and incentivize patrons to keep coming back. Across European markets, Visa is investing to increase the number of digital payment acceptance devices within shops by more than 50 percent.