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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

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Get Smart on Oil Consumers are turning their attention to the individual qualities and applications of oils. 2025 Dining Trends Embracing Newstalgia Chefs and mixologists will lean into ‘newstalgia’ by adding playful twists on classic dishes. A-Peeling Purchase : This year, we uncovered that a consumer placed a.53

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Olive Garden sales surge on delivery and free take-home meals

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at the Italian casual-dining chain as its investments in affordability and Uber delivery paid off. 20, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Consumers are finding value in casual-dining brands like Olive Garden. Same-store sales at the Italian casual-dining chain spiked 6.9% By Joe Guszkowski on Jun.

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MRM Research Roundup: AI Investment Heating Up and Summer Dining Dos and Don’ts

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A Dilemma of “Super Size” Proportions Amid rising food prices and shifting consumer preferences, the restaurant industry is facing a dilemma of “super size” proportions. With households increasingly treating dining out as a luxury, every menu item and service interaction becomes a potential make-or-break moment.

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The Topic Is Tipping

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Guests are dining out more often than last year and and rewarding great service, with the highest tips at bars and fine dining restaurants, according to hospitality industry data from Lightspeed Commerce Inc. Key findings include: Tipping is on the rise : Good news for servers: diners aren’t skimping on tips.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Consumer Data Analytics Reveal Dining Patterns to Attract Customers 

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With those stats in mind, Causeway Solutions conducted consumer research* on today’s dining trends compared to our research over the past few years. In August 2023, only eight percent of consumers we surveyed say they do not eat out, so dining out is “in” again. Remember 2020?

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Five Tips for the Best Customer Experience During COVID-19

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Businesses have been forced to pivot away from on-premises dining to offer on-line ordering and take-out services. Whether fine-dining or fast casual, great service now revolves around the customer experience you bring to every interaction. Focus on Personalization. The more you can integrate the better.

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Small but Mighty: How Crayons Give Restaurants a Big Bang for Their Buck

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We’ve been crayon pros for over 30 years, ever since we started partnering with the fast-growing casual dining restaurant chains of the 90s. Read on to learn more about crayons—the unsung heroes of casual dining. Crayons are Good for Your Bottom Line. How do crayons save the day?