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Value Is the New Battleground for Loyalty

Modern Restaurant Management

based diners who recently ordered from a QSR, fast-food or fast-casual chai also found that value is about more than just price. Diners are looking for a better overall experience, from streamlined ordering to more inviting restaurant environments. The survey of 1,500 U.S.-based

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How to Calculate and Increase Customer Lifetime Value at Your Restaurant

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Instead of focusing on a single order or check size, CLV zooms out. One diner comes in once, orders a $20 pie, and never returns. Average Order Value : How much the average customer spends per visit. You can find this by dividing your total sales by the number of orders in a given time period. At least once a quarter.

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Maintaining Humanized Interactions in Digital-First Business Environment

Modern Restaurant Management

Nevertheless, while self-service POS systems or AI-enabled customer service chatbots can definitely help in achieving better operational efficiency, these solutions can often feel cold or disconnected. This includes setting up online ordering and delivery systems, releasing mobile applications for reserving tables, and digitizing their menus.

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How to Find the Target Market for Your Restaurant

ChowNow

Climate & Seasonality: Does the weather impact what people order or when they dine out? Online Ordering Behavior: Are they more likely to dine in, take out, or order for delivery? Online Ordering Trends: See who prefers delivery vs. pick-up, and which menu items are most popular online. can reveal useful trends.

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MRM Research Roundup: Holiday Spending, Franchise Optimism, and Pickle Energy

Modern Restaurant Management

However, the industry has renewed optimism, driven by the adoption of digital and mobile ordering, menu creativity and heightened expectations around AI. Similarly, 59 percent of respondents believe mobile apps that offer easy online ordering will have the greatest impact on operations over that same time period.

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MRM Research Roundup: Midyear Report Card, Cowboy Carter Boost, and the Evolving Pumpkin Craze

Modern Restaurant Management

An additional 35 percent of respondents reported seeing more takeout and delivery orders than in previous years, which correlates with 33 percent of participants reporting a decrease in dine-in visits. The states where people stick most with dairy and order oat milk the least are Wyoming (18.83 percent), Maine (47.41

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How to Create Online Ordering for Your Restaurant

SpotOn

An online ordering system is table stakes for every restaurant these days. But if you're still on the fence about implementing online food ordering software at your establishment, take a look at some of the latest stats from the National Restaurant's Association's 2025 State of the Restaurant Industry Report.