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A Summer of More: Leveraging Tech Solutions to Impress Enthusiastic Diners

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant bookings in May were up 48 percent compared to May 2019, and revenues are increasing as on-premise dining picks up heading into a busy summer season. As more Americans become vaccinated, a rapid resurgence of diners are clamoring for reservations at restaurants across the country.

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Menu Engineering: The Science of Optimizing Your Menu to Maximize Profit

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They’re wildly popular and highly profitable for your business. Sometimes you need these staples to accommodate more niche groups, like those with special dietary restrictions or picky eaters who won’t come to your restaurant unless that one item is on the menu. Cutting dogs also results in a more efficient kitchen. No problem.

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MRM Research Roundup: Top F&B Trends to Watch

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Using DoorDash order data from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, we bring you DoorDash’s Dash From the Past 2023 Trend Report. 2023 Trends at a Glance Persistent Planners : When life gets busy, DoorDash’s schedule ahead feature makes it even easier to check everything off your list and ensure it arrives right when you need it.

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MRM Research Roundup: 2022 Restaurant Trends

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Early in the pandemic, 72 percent of operators invested in delivery and mobile/online ordering to boost revenue during mandated stay-at-home orders according to TD's 2020 survey, and it appears the popularity of these offerings is here to stay. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

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AI Flips into White Castle and Resetting America

Modern Restaurant Management

The company will be matching loans for Black-owned businesses through a new partnership with Kiva and will match loans to U.S-based They are offering $0 delivery fees** from all merchant partners in DoorDash’s program to support Black-owned businesses on DoorDash and Caviar through the end of 2020.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-August 2020 Edition

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More than one in four (27 percent) stated they will not feel comfortable dining out until there is a vaccine, with nearly one in four (23 percent) saying they will only order for pickup and/or delivery for the rest of 2020. More than one in six Americans (17 percent) want QR codes for ordering and paying.

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EZ PPP Forgiveness App and Yelp’s New COVID Help

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Experienced reductions in business activity as a result of health directives related to COVID-19, and did not reduce the salaries or wages of their employees by more than 25 percent. These changes will result in a more efficient process and make it easier for businesses to realize full forgiveness of their PPP loan. My Black Receipt?,