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2025 Cybersecurity Outlook for Restaurants 

Modern Restaurant Management

QR codes, for their part, can be exploited through phishing schemes, where hackers create fake codes to direct users to malicious websites. Without greater cybersecurity education and deepfake awareness training , it will be increasingly difficult for on-the-ground employees to tell fraud from fact—and they’ll need to.

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Make or Break: Managing the Media’s Role in Food Recalls

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In a recall crisis, the media can be your greatest ally or your worst enemy – it all comes down to how you manage the message. The timely and accurate messaging provided to the media allowed for effective coverage that raised awareness about the situation, educated consumers, and helped minimize public health risks.

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Restaurant Market Research: Ultimate Guide to Market Analysis

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Collect data on the age, income, family size, and education level of people in your area. Tools to use for market research Surveys, social media, your website, and direct interaction with diners can help you gather data on customer preferences and dining habits. With the 4.5%

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Driving Recovery and Revenue with Digital Marketing Strategies

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Some of these strategies include: Optimizing the Website. Optimizing restaurant websites is an important part of driving sales in any business climate but is critical in the pandemic environment. Optimized websites have a clean, uncluttered, navigable design and, most importantly, are Google-friendly. Keep them updated.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

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Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2025. When consumers order more food online, it’s clearly good for business – but it can also make it harder for businesses to manage inventory.

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Don’t Let Your Restaurant Become a Victim of Cybercrime

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In an age of online ordering, customers demanding Wi-Fi, and the need for websites to dazzle just as much as the food, countering cybercrime has to be a factor in the day-to-day work of restaurant management. Education Is Key. Recent data breaches in the restaurant industry targeted customer data through POS systems.

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What’s MORE Important? A Thriving, Equitable Restaurant Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

To learn more about MORE, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to co-founder Liz Murray. She is also the Chief Operating Officer for The Marlow Collective and previously managed People Operations for Union Square Hospitality Group. What are key industry/challenges that are top of the list to address?