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What Consumers Want? A B2C Checklist

Modern Restaurant Management

This industry seeks to develop a value proposition that speaks to its consumers and convinces them to dine in their restaurants. Convenience: Simplified Dining Experiences Convenience is really what modern customers look for in a restaurant experience. But precisely, how can you determine what customers want?

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Consumer Habits Are Changing — What’s Next for Restaurant Tech?

Modern Restaurant Management

Many food and beverage establishments have seen success with technology — such as contactless options, automation to support changing workforces and innovative customer loyalty strategies — in their endeavors to meet the demand for safer and more convenient dining experiences. Gone are the days of cash-only transactions.

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Level Up With Transformative Technologies

Squirrel Systems

From table-side ordering systems to kitchen automation and artificial intelligence, these innovations promise to enhance the dining experience and reshape restaurant operations. This immediate transmission can streamline kitchen operations, reduce errors, and ensure a smoother dining experience.

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The Digital Revolution, Evolving Consumer Expectations and Other Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

Enhanced Customer Engagement – Restaurants intensified their commitment to customer engagement, using strategies including personalization, loyalty programs, and data analytics to customize offerings and experiences. This helped them improve customer relationships, loyalty, satisfaction, and retention.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Two

Modern Restaurant Management

Unique experiential opportunities will further enhance customer engagement, providing memorable moments beyond just the act of dining. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. Read the first part, here.

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Restaurant Loyalty & Omnichannel Marketing Can Scale Your Business

Squirrel Systems

Omnichannel marketing is a strategy for restaurants that can drive greater customer loyalty, brand awareness, and repeat visits from guests. One of the most effective methods of refining your data strategy is to implement a loyalty program. Returning guests don’t want to be treated as if they were a new customer.

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MRM Research Roundup: 2022 Restaurant Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

43 percent plan to add an outdoor on-site dining space. "What More than half (55 percent) said they were fed up after five minutes of waiting for food in a drive-thru, and 54 percent were annoyed waiting more than 10 minutes for food while dining at a restaurant. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

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