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Customer Experience in the Restaurant Industry: Reflections and Predictions through an AI Lens

Modern Restaurant Management

AI Will Mitigate Restaurant Hiring Challenges While customer-facing AI will capture headlines both for its successes and foibles, restaurants in 2025 would do well to start using AI to automate noncustomer interactions and processes. A good example of this type of AI automation is a project we recently completed with a national coffee brand.

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To Mitigate ‘The Great Resignation’ Refocus on the Employee Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

As brands scrambled to change their business models – whether through the adoption of touchless payments, delivery and curbside pickup, or the use of QR codes to access online menus – consumers were also forced to adapt their dining behaviors. And according to Technomic, Inc.,

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Tariffs & Turmoil: How Restaurant Operators Can Navigate Supply Chain Chaos and Rising Costs

Modern Restaurant Management

' No wonder consumers are becoming more resistant to eating out.” consumers not only spurring inflation but lowering overall consumption and slowing the economy, cautioned Ben Johnston, Chief Operating Officer of Kapitus, a small business lender and marketplace. "U.S. Costs that would need to be passed on to consumers."

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Two

Modern Restaurant Management

When the pandemic shifted consumer behavior overnight, off-premise became mission-critical, and at Olo, we were grateful to support restaurants as they navigated unprecedented challenges. Now that need is less, so I'm finding other ways to help my neighbors, who have been so good to me all these years.

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Restaurant Loyalty Program Ideas: How to Start

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If you aim to increase customer retention, one of the most important investments is loyalty programs. According to Shoes for Crews Europe , 57% of adult consumers are more likely to visit restaurants with a loyalty program. Another study found that 66% of consumers modify their purchase amount to maximize points.

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Competition’s Coming: Key Technology Changes Can Help You Win

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While what consumers eat won’t change, post-COVID-19, how they will get it will. By improving customer loyalty and increasing revenue through the smart use of technology from the public-facing part of the business all the way to the back-of-house prep, sourcing, and staffing. Besides, consumers are already thinking digital first.

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2023 Outlook: Trends and Challenges Restaurants Will See, Part Two

Modern Restaurant Management

As brands place emphasis on creating a meaningful guest experience, robotics companies offering tools such as tech-enabled order taking or serving, should stop calling themselves ‘robotics’ as it will likely steer some operators, consumers and investors away. Invest in technology and help where you do not have expertise.”

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