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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

This trend reflects the growing popularity of drive-thru and fast-casual dining, coupled with the demand for digital technologies such as QSR digital signage and QR codes. During peak seasons, considering outsourcing certain services becomes a practical solution to ensure seamless operations. The first gusto!

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-September 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

According to the data, consumers deleted restaurant apps if menu items were missing or if there was limited ability to customize orders. Missing menu items are a deal breaker. Gaps in menu choices and ability to customize disappoint consumers. Gaps in menu choices and ability to customize disappoint consumers.

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What Trends Are You Seeing and What Can We Expect to See More of in 2022?

Modern Restaurant Management

Our restaurant of the future is designed to benefit guests, employees and franchisees, with a new external design and a reimagined kitchen that will make it easier for us to serve hot, delicious food quickly for frictionless guest experiences, and we expect to see a lot more of that next year. Clinton Anderson, CEO, Fourth Enterprises.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Limited-service restaurants (those in quick service and fast casual) had a sharp acceleration in their guest check growth, as consumers likely shifted to larger off-premise orders to feed multiple people at home. Fine dining and upscale casual were the worst performing segments during March based on same-store sales growth.

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5 Tips to Take Your Restaurant to the Next Level

Restaurant Engine

Tip #1: Treat Your Employees Well While this may not be the first thing that pops into your mind, it is one of the most important things you can do to level up your restaurant. According to the Harvard Business Review (and many others), engaged, happy employees are the secret to your success. Have employee events.

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Summer Slowdown Continues as Record-High Inflation Keeps Consumers Questioning Spend

Black Box Intelligence

Restaurants are experiencing strong headwinds as the industry hits peak Summer season. Upscale Casual also saw a steep decline compared to May 2022. While Fast Casual also saw a small decline in year-over-year sales growth, the segment managed to take the lead as the best performing segment in same-store sales growth.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-July 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Pace of recovery for fast casual brands has slowed down considerably, although results continue to be much better than for full-service restaurants. Seasonal Favorites and Forecasts. Seasonal trends tend to impact eating habits, so we took a look at exactly what rose through the ranks this past winter and spring.

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