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Catering and Event Planning Trends for 2020

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What will inspire event themes and design in 2020? What menu inspiration will chefs use as they create new and fine tune traditional favorites? Wellness is a still a top trend in catered events for 2020. Photos courtesy of Cameron Mitchell Premier Events. These will be a sought after offering on events as well.

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Seven Questions Restaurants Should be Asking About Insurance Coverage

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How Will my Coverage Apply to Off-Site Events? Some other coverages that would be beneficial are spoilage coverage, outdoor property, and contamination coverage. If We Have an Opportunity for Curbside Dining, is that Space Considered our Premises? Food service businesses, such as caterers, face additional risks.

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No Reservations About Putting Restaurants First

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"Pre-pandemic, only fine dining establishments typically used tools like prepayments or deposits. Additionally, in partnership with Resy, we support policies and legislation to protect restaurants and diners against reservation scalping by creating a more transparent and equitable dining landscape.

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Picture This: Use Mural Art to Up-Level Your Marketing Strategy

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A Zagat dining trends survey says 75 percent of respondents have selected a restaurant based on food photos. Murals are incredibly expressive, so they’re a great platform to convey the personality of any type of restaurant, whether it’s fine art for fine dining or vibrant graffiti-style art for a more edgy vibe.

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State of the Industry and More Restaurant Research

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" Pandemic Pivots Become Permanent The temporary "pivots" developed during the pandemic — expanded delivery services, outdoor dining options, to-go alcohol offerings, and investments in technology — are the foundation of the industry's "new normal."

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2021 Restaurant Insurance Outlook

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“The prospects for fine dining and sit-down restaurants are going to remain strained for all of 2021,” said Doug Groves, founder at Program Insurance Group, in College Station, Tex. “States continue to extend the dates for the closure of indoor dining and expanding closures into outdoor dining as well.”

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-May 2020 Edition

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In New York, California and Illinois, even as the on-premise space remains closed (for in-outlet dining/drinking), sales velocity continues to improve week-over-week, as both the market and consumers continue to adapt to the new trading style. Consumer demand is strong in states that have started reopening to dine-in.

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