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How Fast-Casual Marketers Can Prepare for 2022 Dine-in Traffic

Modern Restaurant Management

Smart QSR and fast casual chains like Chipotle and Shake Shack reconfigured their strategies to lean heavily into delivery apps, digital ordering, and loyalty programs. Now, as we enter 2022, predictions indicate a big shift back to sit-down dining. (We’ve But the platform is where the real winners shook out.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

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QSRs Shift Focus from Slow-Paced Dining to Swift, Transactional Experiences Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) are reimagining their dining spaces to prioritize speed, convenience, and personalization over traditional, slow-paced dining experiences. Read the first part, here. For the second part, click here.

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The Rise of Exclusivity: VIP vs Traditional Discounting

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Offering discounts to incentivize customers to enroll and engage with loyalty programs has been a common practice in the restaurant industry for years. Targeted loyalty benefits focused on access and exclusivity are essential tools to drive cost-effective guest engagement. Additionally, the Backdoor “Secret.”Menu

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MRM Research Roundup: Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day 2024 Edition

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In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature pizza predictions, Valentine's Day menu trends and lots about loyalty. Pizza Ordering Predictions HungerRush released the results of a national dining survey on 2024 pizza ordering predictions for The Big Game (February 11) and National Pizza Day (February 9).

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Simple Customer Retention Strategy for Restaurants

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The simplest way to collect customer data in a quick-serve or fast-casual restaurant is to have customers supply it on a sheet of paper at the register. The bar where you always feel welcome after a long day's work. Or the restaurant that always delivers on-time and throws in some extras. But how do you get people back in the door?

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The Complete Guide to Increase Your Restaurant Profit Margins

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It’s about staying ahead of the game and thriving in a competitive industry. Profit margins can also serve as a benchmark for comparing your performance to industry standards and competitors, providing insights to improve your restaurant profit. What is Restaurant Profit Margin and Why Should It Improve?

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Harnessing Data and Using Automation to Deliver a More Personalized Dining Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

As a result, quick-service and fast-casual restaurants are increasingly harnessing big data and automation to give their customers what they want before an order comes out of their mouth – or their brand’s app. But what if you aren’t the fast-food giants of the world? Further, 97.2