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2025 Restaurant Design Trends: Elevating Guest Experiences with Innovation and Flexibility

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Today’s diners expect more than just good food—they seek environments that captivate, connect and surprise. Mintel’s 2024 Global Consumer Trend ‘Relationship Renaissance’ revealed that coming out of the pandemic, consumers expressed an eagerness to seek connection with purpose.

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Gen Z Wants More Than Good Food — Here’s How to Keep Them Coming Back

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To successfully engage this influential consumer group, restaurants can no longer rely solely on brand recognition; they must adopt innovative strategies that align with Gen Z’s preferences. By sharing genuine stories and engaging transparently, social media can flourish when its focus is on spreading goodness.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Personalized Promotions Must Line the Loyalty Path

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While overall interest in AI-driven restaurant features remains low, loyalty is increasingly influenced by personalized promotions, according to the Summer 2025 Consumer Trends Report from Provoke Insights in collaboration with Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine.

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Four Ways QSRs MUST Innovate to Outlast the Pandemic

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Extraordinary times always seem to lead to extraordinary innovations, and the restaurant industry is currently in the midst of perhaps the greatest time of upheaval, ever. A large part of their success are the innovations that are reinventing their restaurants to accommodate a changed consumer base.

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It’s All in the Glass: Selecting the Right Glassware to Complement Your Restaurant’s Vibe

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Emerging Trends in Glassware Specialty glassware for signature cocktails has been a growing trend for restaurants and bars for several years, capturing consumer attention through presentation. Staying on-trend with versatile options will allow any good venue to offer patrons a visual and uncompromising experience.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

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Steady Online Ordering Brings Food Waste, Donations to the Forefront of Priorities Ordering food online increases restaurant sales, but it also can potentially increase wasted food if proactive measures aren’t taken – for both the business and consumers at home.

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Innovative Models Keep Restaurant Revenue and Supply Chain Flowing

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Over the past several months we have seen customers modify their business models to accommodate restrictions and consumer preferences. If restaurants aren’t ordering as much food to serve in house, suppliers end up with a backlog of perishable goods. Customers can simply pre-order online and pick up their goods.

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