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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-May 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

In addition to the emergence of indoor dining, it explores rising competition between fast food and fast casual restaurant brands with COVID restrictions loosening. “The data strongly signals long wait times are a vulnerability for fast food restaurants as they compete for customers. . Fast food reigns supreme.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-September 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Intriguingly, it appears fast casual restaurants have started taking back the customers they lost to quick serve restaurants since the pandemic, with consumers visiting fast casual restaurants more often, up to 24 percent from 21 percent in May. App downloads remain strong. Mobile orders are on the rise.

2021 153
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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-April 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Casual Dining velocity has grown by 158 percent over the same period, suggesting many of the Casual Dining business models were able to maintain sales to some degree through pandemic restrictions. In fact, 30 percent of recent casual dining visitors think there is an opportunity to improve the quality of the beverage offer.

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QSRs are Tapping New Out of Home Innovations for Full Funnel Growth

Modern Restaurant Management

Thus, the digitization of OOH is now enabling full-funnel brand growth for the casual dining category — from awareness to location visits and purchase. Location is typically the leading deciding factor as most consumers decide on fast dining options last minute and typically opt for someplace nearby.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-August 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Quick service and fast casual segments continue outperforming full-service restaurants by a very wide margin. By June, the median company in quick service and in fast casual had increased their number of hourly employees per location compared to their pre-pandemic staffing levels. How Is Casual Dining Doing?

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15 Restaurant Metrics to Know and How To Use Them

7 Shifts

Fast-casual: 28.9%. Casual: 33.2%. Upscale casual: 30.4%. Recommended Download: Free Restaurant Labor Cost Calculator Template. In the restaurant industry, it can be applied to social media ads, local print advertising, coupons or deals, and more. What Percentage Should Labor Cost Be In A Restaurant?

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Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse

Black Box Intelligence

QSR, fast casual and casual dining improved the most (improved sales growth by 1.9 Click here for the free download. . Sales growth in fine dining and upscale casual also eroded during the week. . Fast casual and casual dining sales remained flat compared to the previous week. .