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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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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. Sustainability and healthy options rising in importance.

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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

Modern Restaurant Management

Combining our backgrounds in tech, automation, and culinary fine dining, we knew we could fill this void to give more people access to healthy, high-quality food.” Minimal Waste – Ono’s food truck is designed to be environmentally sustainable. “Plant-based dining is not a fad that is going away.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Fine and Family Dining Hurt by Holiday Shift. The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining. Expect for casual dining, upscale casual and fine dining to have abysmal sales and traffic growth numbers.

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Healthy Fast Food Trend Part 1: Beyond Plant Based Burgers

Cheetah

Covid-19 encouraged many people to become more aware of their wellbeing and boosted the trend towards healthier, more sustainable living, and better fast food. . In between major chains and fine-dining are the vast majority of mom-and-pop restaurants that are now adding healthier options to their menus as well.

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Los Angeles Brunch Spots to Check Out This Weekend

Restaurant Clicks

One of my favorite things about Salt’s Cure is that they strive to use only California ingredients unless they need to source them from elsewhere sustainably. They have fabulous pastries, egg dishes, and a fine selection of fresh veggies and fruit. One of their most popular brunch dishes is the build your own breakfast plate.

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10 Alternative Foodservice Formats Impacting the Restaurant Industry

Aaron Allen & Associates

Chipotle, for instance, launched an accelerator in August 2018 to support food-focused ventures centered on innovation in agricultural technology or sustainability. About Aaron Allen & Associates: Aaron Allen & Associates works with leaders of global foodservice and hospitality companies on strategic issues.