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

Modern Restaurant Management

Transformative Techniques Bartenders are experimenting with the foundations of a cocktail by using techniques like sous vide for prep and serving, forced carbonation for effervescence and clarified citrus to augment beverages before they even reach the mixing stage.

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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. He saw an opportunity to create a platform that better served restaurants. The hospitality industry has expanded well beyond traditional dining models over the past decade.

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How to Find the Target Market for Your Restaurant

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Every successful restaurant has one thing in common: they know exactly who they are serving. Key customer factors that influence dining preferences, from demographics to behavior. These are the people most likely to dine with you based on factors like their age, income, dining preferences, and lifestyle.

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Olive Garden sales surge on delivery and free take-home meals

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at the Italian casual-dining chain as its investments in affordability and Uber delivery paid off. 20, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Consumers are finding value in casual-dining brands like Olive Garden. Same-store sales at the Italian casual-dining chain spiked 6.9% By Joe Guszkowski on Jun.

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Seven Questions Restaurants Should be Asking About Insurance Coverage

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You also need to be aware that if your agent can’t elaborate on the specific types of coverage you could need, you may be better served by an agent with restaurant industry knowledge. How Will my Coverage Apply to Off-Site Events? If We Have an Opportunity for Curbside Dining, is that Space Considered our Premises?

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

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With households increasingly treating dining out as a luxury, every menu item and service interaction becomes a potential make-or-break moment. Additionally, customer satisfaction with full-service restaurants varies significantly depending on the type of purchase experience (dine in, carry out, or delivery). At the same time, U.S.

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Your Guide To Restaurant Email Marketing In 2025

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Types of Emails Restaurants Can Send Different emails serve different purposes, and mixing up your content keeps your audience interested. Newsletter A regular email newsletter keeps your restaurant top-of-mind by sharing exciting updates, upcoming events, and behind-the-scenes content. Ask your existing customers. can go a long way.