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2025: The Year of Contradictions in the Restaurant Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

Instant Gratification and Sustainability Consumers today are deeply immersed in a culture of instant gratification, where anything that disrupts immediacy can feel like an inconvenience. Technology plays a key role in this, as smartphones serve as an endless stream of information, entertainment and social connection.

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Restaurant Experts Talk Sustainability Tips and Trends

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Sustainability continues to be a pressing issue for restaurants and the world. One of the penultimate responsibilities as a professional chef is learning to work sustainably. One of the penultimate responsibilities as a professional chef is learning to work sustainably. Lisa Dahl, Chef and Restaurateur, Dahl Restaurant Group.

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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

Modern Restaurant Management

2025 Cocktail/Beverage Trends Ingredients on the Rise Super Juice Acid correction is a technique that allows bartenders to sustainably mimic flavors not locally available, such as using acid-corrected local citruses in Roatán in the Caribbean to replace lemons in cocktails.

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Restaurants Should Seek Out Partnerships and Collaborations with Other Industries

Modern Restaurant Management

Consumers are online watching cooking videos, sommeliers, and educational videos to entertain themselves in some form. For example, restaurateurs should be looking for ways to bring together culture, dining and education for those that have eternal style and are hungry for entertainment. Let’s talk about partner dining concepts.

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What Consumers Want? A B2C Checklist

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Sustainability: A Menu with a Dash of Environmental Conscience Sustainability is the new expectation as modern diners are growing increasingly ecologically conscious. Using eco-friendly procedures in your restaurant’s operations will demonstrate your dedication to sustainability.

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Challenges of Implementing Entertainment Options in Bars

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Great food and drinks are the obvious components, but in previous posts we’ve looked at a variety of entertainment and recreation options that bars and restaurants can explore to boost not only patron experience, but their bottom line. It is not surprising that entertainment options are a crucial aspect of bars' success.

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Why Changing Perceptions Mean Now Is the Time to Launch a British Hospitality Business

Modern Restaurant Management

It’s impacted almost every part of our lives, from how we work and shop to how we travel and entertain ourselves. Sustainable Tourism Is on the Up. Many are becoming increasingly aware of sustainability issues such as climate change and over-tourism, and this has brought about a rise in eco-tourism.