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QSR Brands Can Leverage Technology to Overcome a Recession

Modern Restaurant Management

According to the National Restaurant Association , 62 percent of operators say their restaurant needs more employees to support customer demand. Smart kitchen equipment, such as automated stove tops and automatic recycling oil fryers, make order fulfillment easier, faster, and more consistent.

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MRM Research Roundup: 2022 Restaurant Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features evolving guest relationships, views on restauarant tech, employee desires and wedding trends. While only 15 percent plan to reduce the number or size of their franchise locations, operators are making other adjustments to their real estate. ” What Restaurant Employees Want at Work.

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47 Scaling Restaurants In Scandinavia To Keep An Eye On (Because They Are Awesome)

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You may not have noticed, but some brilliant restaurant chains and franchises are shaking up the dining culture of the Nordic countries, both with new concepts and by revamping old ones. After opening 100 outlets in Sweden, MAX Burgers is planning to expand abroad through its well-established franchise model. Scandinavia. 14 Outlets.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Currying Up Favor and Committed Taco

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Curry Up Now also limits their disposal waste by using real plates, silverware and cloth napkins in-house and packaging all to-go orders in recyclable and compostable containers.

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Coffee News Recap, 16 Sep: Brazilian coffee export revenue up by 61.4% in 2022, EU votes in favour of anti-deforestation law & other stories

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Following the restoration of Saudi Arabia-Thailand relations, Café Amazon opened its first store in Riyadh’s InterHealth Hospital. Huhtamaki and Stora Enso to implement single-use cup recycling programme in Europe. The scheme aims to recycle around half a billion paper cups in the first two years. Thu, 15 Sep.

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Ultimate Grubhub, Red Lobster Catering and Parts in Town

Modern Restaurant Management

In addition to ordering ahead via Grubhub, in-store ordering kiosks allow restaurants to migrate employees away from the cash register and back to food prep lines and fulfilment areas, expediting and ensuring accuracy of orders and increasing throughput. Innovating to develop more eco-friendly stores, operations, manufacturing and delivery.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

Modern Restaurant Management

Third, the onslaught of opioid, vaping, and alcohol combinations have forced the restaurant industry to begin hiring completely different generations of rock star employees, in both the front and back of the house. Technology-enabled franchises are better positioned to continually evolve to meet guests’ changing expectations.