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Coronavirus and Restaurants: A Year In Review

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How restaurant sales were impacted Shortly after lockdowns were initiated, restaurant sales across the board—from full-service dining to coffee shops—took a nosedive. Outdoor dining, warm weather, and a decline in virus cases helped the industry. A year ago this month, our industry was rocked to its core. And people really love pizza.

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Who’s Paying for the Great Delivery Wars?

EATER

It’s probably not Uber Eats, Postmates, or Grubhub 2020 was an undeniably big year for food delivery. Benefitting the most from this disruption to an already broken food supply chain are third-party delivery apps, such as UberEats, Grubhub, and DoorDash. When did delivery apps get so powerful? Delivery apps hurt restaurants.

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Beyond the Plate: The Future of Restaurants in a Tech-Driven 2024

Modern Restaurant Management

Where Automation Can Help For instance, automated reservation systems and AI-driven customer analytics are enabling restaurants to provide more personalized service, while robotic kitchen assistants are undertaking repetitive cooking tasks, freeing staff to focus on the creative and interpersonal aspects that elevate the dining experience.

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Rethinking the Future of Dining Through Technology

Modern Restaurant Management

While Noma’s run as a Michelin restaurant is now at an end, there are many reasons why it doesn’t spell the end of fine dining cuisine as we know it. There’s a high cost in running fine dining restaurants, but the value rests in their place in society. How do we move forward from this? The answer lies in technology.

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The Restaurant Industry Two Years Into COVID

Modern Restaurant Management

Food deliveries and outdoor dining were very successful for many restaurants located in neighborhood communities. It looks like, for now, the government assistance has run dry. Two successful strategies implemented by restaurants have been to utilize expanded outdoor dining and food delivery services.

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Your Post-Curfew Delivery Order Puts Workers at Risk

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Food delivery might be necessary for some during the pandemic, but when there’s a curfew involved, think twice before you click “order” Last night, a Caviar deliverer was arrested on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, about a half hour after the city’s 8 p.m. Photo: Tricky_Shark /Shutterstock. curfew went into effect.

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Hungry for Growth: The Restaurant Industry in 2022

Modern Restaurant Management

While restaurants continue to mitigate impacts caused by COVID-19, many have pivoted and found new ways to redefine the dining experience. Two new restaurant trends from the pandemic will likely remain: ghost kitchens and outdoor dining. Consumers are showing similar signs of permanent behavioral change. Staffing Shortages Continue.

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