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Expanding the Definition of Value

Modern Restaurant Management

." Among the key findings: Consumers crave interactive dining : 70 percent are interested in tasting events, 52 percent in private dinners with a chef, and 50 percent in cooking classes at restaurants. 90 percent of fine dining operators say in-person dining is key to their 2025 success.

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CHEFS – SIMPLE AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL

Culinary Cues

Guests spending hundreds of dollars for a memorable meal and making reservations months in advance just to garner a seat. Make sure everything is made in house just like that fine dining chef would do for a ten- course tasting menu. Fifteen-hour workdays, no time for anything but the pursuit of excellence.

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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

Modern Restaurant Management

2025 Dining Trends Embracing Newstalgia Chefs and mixologists will lean into ‘newstalgia’ by adding playful twists on classic dishes. While swicy took the front seat this year, Rubix’s proprietary research found that 5 percent more Gen Z respondents reported having frequent sweet and salty cravings over sweet and spicy.

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MRM Research Roundup: AI Investment Heating Up and Summer Dining Dos and Don’ts

Modern Restaurant Management

With households increasingly treating dining out as a luxury, every menu item and service interaction becomes a potential make-or-break moment. Additionally, customer satisfaction with full-service restaurants varies significantly depending on the type of purchase experience (dine in, carry out, or delivery). At the same time, U.S.

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How specialty coffee is challenging the status quo in Italy

Perfect Daily Grind

It’s often necessary to educate customers about what a quality cup of coffee means and why it needs to cost more than €1,” Zach says. The importance of small coffee brands – traditional and specialty alike – collaborating in these educational efforts cannot be overstated. We educate with gentleness,” Dario says.

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The Complete Guide to Online Ordering Systems for Restaurants

ChowNow

Since 2014, online ordering has grown 300% faster than dine-in and now accounts for roughly 40% of restaurant sales. Promote Direct Ordering to Your Customers Once your system is live, the next step is to educate customers to use it instead of third-party apps. Look at: Order volume and ticket size are direct orders increasing?

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QR Code Restaurant Guide: 6 Tips for Success

SpotOn

Misconception 1: You can just turn QR codes on at your restaurant without making any operational changes and it'll work just fine. Fine-tune your serving style What happens after a guest scans a QR code and places their order? At all tables or just outdoor seating? There's no one-size-fits-all answer to this question.