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

Modern Restaurant Management

This suggests that restaurant executives have moved past getting leadership buy-in for AI investments and are focused on more practical considerations such as picking the right applications and finding the people to support them. Treating these touchpoints as disconnected strategies creates costly blind spots. Within U.S.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Two

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Investing in teamwork, internal training, and career development—such as structured in-house wine education—creates a sense of belonging and shared growth. Beyond logistics, the biggest transformation has been in leadership.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

On a positive note, people developed a deeper appreciation for social connection and the experience of dining out, making for more guests joining us in our restaurants. Corporate leadership approached this issue with the same urgency. PIRG Education Fund.

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Coffee News Recap, 6 Jun: Arabica futures contracts to be priced in tonnes, 2025 WAC will be held in Seoul & other stories

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Berkeley, California, US) Mon, 2 Jun – Starbucks seeks two US Global Coffee Creators for year-long social media campaign. This facility supports Midwestern roasters with education, certification, and reduced transit times. The Seattle-based company has opened its first U.S.

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MRM Research Roundup: To-Go Trends, State of the Plate, and Black Market Reservations

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Over one-third (36 percent) visited a coffee shop in the past year to treat or reward themselves, while 23 percent did so to socialize and 15 percent to use the wifi or get work done. They then sell the reservations on unauthorized online resale sites and social media.

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How Digital Can Help Brands Create Personalized Experiences for Guests

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With new leadership and Bounteous as a growth partner, Blaze evolved their digital strategy, started communicating using their brand story and segmenting based on customer behaviors and brand interactions. In recent years, social media has played a major part in Wawa’s digital growth strategy.

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Six Important Steps Restaurants Should Take to Build a Strong Food Safety Culture

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Luckily, there are proven ways to help build a solid, positive food safety culture, including boosting trust, improving communication, educating employees, and relying on tech tools, including Artificial Intelligence. Six important ways to create and maintain a strong food safety culture include: 1.