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‘AI Has the Potential to Truly Become the Brain of the Restaurant.’

Modern Restaurant Management

"Leveraging AI to create personalized experiences and deeper connections with consumers can be an effective strategy. Customer experience is the most common use case. Why are customer experience-related AI investments leading the way? We anticipate the same for the restaurant industry and AI.

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Training at Scale: How to Grow Restaurant Teams Without Losing Brand Soul

Modern Restaurant Management

Whether scaling a single concept across new locations or managing multiple brands under one roof, the ability to deliver training that scales without becoming generic is mission critical. Here is how we think about building programs that scale with intention and stick with your teams.

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How Restaurants Can Use Digital Hosts

Modern Restaurant Management

With 59 percent of customers hanging up after calling in and waiting for a minute or less, according to Linga, restaurants are missing out on a lot of business. The average restaurant operating a sit-down dining experience can miss 15-30 percent of incoming calls on average, with that number possibly being even higher during busy hours.

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7 Strategies To Increase Your Restaurant’s Average Order Volume (AOV)

ChowNow

Many restaurant operators have misconceptions about average order volume (AOV) and how it works, making statements like: I need more customers to make more money. In fact, boosting AOV is one of the easiest and most effective ways to increase revenue while improving the customer experience for your guests.

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From Garnish to Secret Sauce: How Loyalty Has Become the Real Revenue Driver

Modern Restaurant Management

For years, loyalty building was treated like a garnish that operators sprinkled on top of the “entrees” of bigger promotional strategies like traffic, advertising, and limited-time offers. Loyalty is proving to be the secret sauce — the flavor that ties the whole dish together and keeps guests coming back for more. .=

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MRM Research Roundup: AI Investment Heating Up and Summer Dining Dos and Don’ts

Modern Restaurant Management

Quick-service restaurants maintain a steady customer satisfaction score of 79 (on a 100 point scale), while full-service restaurants — despite slipping 2 percent to 82 — remain one of the highest-rated industries in the Index, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI®) Restaurant and Food Delivery Study 2025.

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No More Siloed Thinking: Why Marketing and Operations Need to Eat at the Same Table

Modern Restaurant Management

In an industry where margins are razor thin and customer expectations are insanely high, the divide between marketing and operations is no longer sustainable. But if either side breaks down, or worse, works in isolation, customers feel it immediately and stop coming back. But the modern customer doesn’t care about org charts.