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Customer Experience in the Restaurant Industry: Reflections and Predictions through an AI Lens

Modern Restaurant Management

Fast food and food delivery gradually began changing that equation. In 2024, food prices have been high and consumer spending has been stretched thin, making it even more difficult for restaurants to attract new customers. The restaurant experience was once solely comprised of human-to-human, in-person experiences.

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From Clutter to Connection: How Regional Tastes Drive Brand Success

Modern Restaurant Management

In addition to standing out in a crowded market, restaurants must cater to guests with dietary restrictions — vegetarian, gluten-free or vegan — in a way that is both delicious and unique.

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Emerging Trends in Healthy Foods and Restaurant Concepts

Goliath Consulting

As diners become more health-conscious and adventurous, food trends and restaurant strategies are shifting to align with these preferences. Options like chickpea, almond, and coconut flours not only cater to dietary restrictions but also deliver powerful nutritional benefits.

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How to Diversify Your Brand by Adapting Plant-Based Food Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

With today’s food trends moving toward the direction of fresh, healthy, local, and sustainable, the term “plant-based” continues to enter the conversation on every playing field. Effectively educating those (bartenders, wait staff, back of the house, etc.)

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Little Palates, Big Flavors: Reinventing the Kids’ Menu

Modern Restaurant Management

For example: Legal Sea Foods features a kid-friendly, diverse, and budget-conscious menu that includes healthier choices, allowing children to customize their meals with a "first bite," main dish, and two sides, with popular options like grilled salmon and fish fingers. How are kids' menus evolving? Have their palates changed?

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How to Write Online Menu Descriptions (with Examples)

ChowNow

Balance clarity, creativity, and brand voice You want your menu writing to sound like you, not a textbook or a food critic. Every word should either describe food, set the vibe, or entice the guest. The more vividly and concisely you can describe your food, the more likely customers are to choose your dish over the competition.

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How To Optimize Menu Categories For Better Sales And Simpler Decisions

ChowNow

Categories act like signposts, helping them quickly narrow down options based on cravings or dietary preferences. These core principles work on any menu, whether it’s a physical menu for a fine dining restaurant or a digital menu for a fast food establishment; they apply across the board.

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