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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-September 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The findings have offered insight into consumer expectations to support restaurant brands as they work to navigate ongoing operating, social, and economic shifts over the past year and a half. Consumers ranked local chains as their second most desired type of apps and loyalty programs. Loyalty programs yield repeat business.

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Best Practices for Launching Online Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

Take the casual-dining chain, TGI Fridays, for example. The best thing to do is find online ordering software that is easy to set up, fast to get started with and doesn’t cost a lot of money. Software that helps track where users are coming from and which coupons they like the most can be a huge factor in future success.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-August 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

A consumer's brand loyalty was also impacted during recent events, with 33 percent of overall respondents citing an increase in loyalty to the brands they frequented during stay-at-home-orders. This sentiment was most prevalent with millennials, with 43 percent reporting an increase in loyalty.

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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: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the dismal March restaurant sales, security, loyalty, trends and teen consumer behaviors. Fine dining and upscale casual were the worst performing segments during March based on same-store sales growth. March Sales Decline. percent in March.

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How Much Profit Should You Make in a Restaurant

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It can be a casual dinner or a 5-star, white-tablecloth affair. Fast Food and Fast Casual Restaurants. As the name implies, this category includes fast-food restaurants and any type of quick-service restaurant in which customers order from a counter, fill their drinks, and dispose of their trash. Food Trucks.

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4th of July Specials for Restaurants: Promotions and Ideas for 2021

Touch Bistro

Conversely, if your restaurant is more casual, diners may be more willing to go completely red, white, and blue for the day. Use marketing strategies such as social media (Facebook and Instagram), restaurant email marketing , your website, direct mail, and paid advertising. The Ultimate Guide to Restaurant Marketing.

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