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Toast Survey: Guests Are Dining In

Modern Restaurant Management

For the same time period, takeout and delivery sales were down seven percent. The restaurant recovery is real in major markets across the U.S. percent), New York (50 percent), and Los Angeles (46 percent) based on Q1 year-over-year gross merchandise value (GMV) or total sales growth on a same-store basis. percent, Ohio at 21.14

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Gift Card Marketing During COVID-19 and How It Can Help Restaurants

Touch Bistro

As the COVID-19 pandemic slowly begins to recede, many restaurants are turning to gift card marketing as part of their 2021 recovery plan. First and foremost, gift cards provide restaurants with an immediate source of revenue – cash that can be incredibly valuable in the early months of recovery. Immediate Cash Flow. Sweeten the Deal.

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Five Ways for Restaurants to Thrive When Offices Reopen

Modern Restaurant Management

Merchandise new take-out procedures that will make customers feel more secure — such as curbside pickup and mask and glove requirements. Deliver on Delivery. Delivery offers fewer chances for guest recovery than dine-in. Each office may have unique delivery requirements.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-November 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Among the highlights: Online Ordering sales of pizza (+9 percent), burgers (+10 percent), and fried chicken (+5 percent) were up from last year, but the largest trend in online ordering was sandwiches and wraps as guests give up on slapping bread together at home and restaurants pivot to menu items that travel well. The sheer convenience.

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Restaurant Reopening Checklist: Tips for Thriving

Restaurant365

Communicate your distancing requirements with third-party delivery drivers and other suppliers. Managing Food Pick Up and Delivery. Offer “no touch” deliveries by sending text alerts to customers when their food has arrived at their homes. Do not allow guests to congregate in waiting or bar areas. Consult the U.S.

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#LifeOrDeathRecipe Challenge and ‘A Woman’s Place’

Modern Restaurant Management

As part of the effort, KitchenAid is partnering with JBF to create more possibilities in the kitchen for culinary professionals as they face a difficult recovery. In addition, pickup and delivery will also be available at Tortazo at Willis Tower – a sister brand of Tortas Frontera. LifeOrDeathRecipe Challenge.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-June 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Unlike 2020, diners opted for the plant-based versions of delivery classics so far in 2021. ” Interestingly enough, despite a business model not designed to thrive when takeout and delivery become paramount, it’s full-service restaurants, not fast food outfits, that have customers ready for seconds. Paytronix Systems, Inc.,

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