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

Modern Restaurant Management

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

Modern Restaurant Management

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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CHEFS – SIMPLE AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL

Culinary Cues

For generations excellent meant complicated, intense, all-consuming, and sacrifice. Wrapped with care in parchment paper, sealed with a stamp that embraces your logo, include an information sheet that outlines the source of ingredients, the history of your restaurant, and what goes into bringing this sandwich to the guest.

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For Restaurants Cutting Their Carbon Footprint, Composting Food Scraps Is Just the Beginning

EATER

As a chef, I have a responsibility to do my best to create good environments for people, customers, and the community,” says Marnell-Suhanosky. Food waste from all sources is responsible for eight percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, and the U.S. They also use 15 percent of the water consumed by commercial buildings in the U.S.,

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Tapping into the Trend of Sustainable Coffee in Dining

The Rail

As more consumers become conscious of the environmental impacts of their choices, sustainable products are increasingly popular, particularly in the food and beverage sector. Another emerging trend is the consumer interest in sustainable coffee, notably when going out to eat.

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QSR Brands Can Leverage Technology to Overcome a Recession

Modern Restaurant Management

Smart kitchen equipment, such as automated stove tops and automatic recycling oil fryers, make order fulfillment easier, faster, and more consistent. Updating each price change and physically adding an “unavailable” sticker to traditional signage was time-consuming and inefficient.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

Modern Restaurant Management

These trends are driven by Millennial and Gen Z consumers, who are more willing to pay a premium for sustainable products; those consumers also tend to be more online and acutely aware of the impact of business practices on the lives of people and the future of the planet. Green Restaurant and Slow Food were others we considered.