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MRM Research Roundup: Year-End 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Beyond individual orders, meal kits saw a surge of popularity as at-home diners looked to create interactive dining experiences while social distancing. New and existing tools like QR codes served an essential role in maintaining social distance as restaurants approached contactless dine-in capabilities fit for our new normal.

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The World of Hybrid Restaurants

Goliath Consulting

Hybrid restaurants provide food sections in which customers can sit down and enjoy a meal or a drink, and then they can make their way to the market section where they can buy “take-home and takeout and satisfies grab-and-go appetites.” 1 Some hybrid restaurants offer merchandise, cookbooks, and kitchen equipment as well. Multipurpose.

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Chicago Steakhouses Serving Up the Most Delicious Steak

Restaurant Clicks

Either way, Chicago is a diverse city filled with culture, art, and of course, top-notch dining. If fine dining is not your cup of tea, no worries – Chicago has plenty of casual options. The chef customizes selections for your party for a luxurious experience. Bavette’s Bar and Boeuf. Swift & Sons.

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Costa Rica’s Iconic Caldosas Combine Ceviche and Barbecue Chips

EATER

The dish is equally at home sold from the trunk of a car and at the country’s finest dining establishments. Fory Fay serves mayonnaise and ketchup sachets alongside caldosas, allowing customers to doctor the mix as they please. Fine dining chefs are serving caldosas too Even fine dining chefs have tried their hands at the trend.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

. “It’s encouraging to see consumers continue to rally and support local businesses, with many planning to purchase merchandise, specialty items and gift cards as holiday gifts.” “Consumers are showing an increased appetite for skipping big meal prep to order in or experiment with meal kits.”

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How food and hospitality can flourish in the next normal

Future Food

Winning back these customers will take time and will be dependent, to a large degree, on how well food operators have looked after the customers during lockdown. How customers want to connect with friends in an F&B environment will dictate how food operators will need to connect with customers. It's all over.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Fine dining and upscale casual were the worst performing segments during March based on same-store sales growth. Family dining was another segment that was hit hard, which includes many buffet-based concepts. Engaging Customers During COVID-19. Full-Service Restaurants Hit Hardest by the Crisis.

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