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Restaurant Workforce Research: Reflecting on 2024 and Optimizing for 2025

Modern Restaurant Management

After millions left the industry in 2020, restaurants responded by increasing wages and leaning into incentives to attract employees back. To help restaurant operators better understand what employees want and need, close to 1,000 restaurant managers were surveyed regarding compensation, technology use, retention tactics, and more.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

A Dilemma of “Super Size” Proportions Amid rising food prices and shifting consumer preferences, the restaurant industry is facing a dilemma of “super size” proportions. percent menu-price inflation rate. Customers can become more critical of the quality of products and services when prices increase.

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5 Things to Consider Before Opening a Restaurant in 2025

The Rail

Modern successful restaurants create their branding to support community and purpose, usually related to local collaborations, sustainability, or cultural celebration. From local shortages to changing transportation prices, ingredient procurement presents further logistical challenges in 2025.

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Does Chipotle have a structural problem? Probably not

Restaurant Business

Social media erupted over portion sizes last year, which had a side effect of creating stress for employees as customers videoed their orders being put together. At Chipotle, this makes the brand a great value because customers can load their burritos with calories for the same price. Check out this table.

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MRM Research Roundup: Diner Resiliency, Automation Technology, and Egg Prices

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features dining trends, hiring trends, tech trends, brunch trends, alcohol trends, and egg prices. Forty-five percent of those who said they were dining out less this year because restaurant prices are too high. million people. . "The

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

Modern Restaurant Management

And customers questioned the value they got for their money at all three chains in written reviews, citing high prices, watery drinks and dissatisfying customer service. The median price they would pay for a medium cup of coffee was $4. Within QSRs, fast-casual restaurants led the way, growing transactions by 2 percent in March.

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How to Manage Restaurant Staff Effectively: 5 Game-Changing Tips

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You can have an award-winning menu, the best chef, and the freshest locally sourced food; however, if you don’t manage your employees effectively, your restaurant cannot succeed. Improving your management skills can lead to excellent customer service, increased sales and better employee productivity.