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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Personalized Promotions Must Line the Loyalty Path

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While there was a brief dip in consumer awareness of menu price increases in late 2024, the spring of 2025 has seen a moderate rise, affecting dining habits and consumer perceptions of value. ” Restaurants should focus on tech that adds real value, not just innovation for innovation’s sake, Fink noted.

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

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From salted egg yolks and chili crunch fusions to mushroom-infused teas and freeze-dried fruit powder garnishes, Kimpton’s in-house experts share the standout ingredients, menu items and techniques that will come to the table in 2025. That’s where the NEXT Flavor Report comes in.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

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So much data is generated at every point within a restaurant, whether fast casual or fine dining. Foot traffic or heat mapping, menu item engagement, or consumer demographics by time of day. For us, menu innovation is more than adding dishes—it’s about offering something guests can’t find anywhere else.

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Fast-Casual Academia, Climatarian Menu and Ice Auction

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” The majority of SALIDO's employees joined NAB following the acquisition to continue innovating the Restaurant OS. From screen to plate, the menu is expected to feature signature dishes and recipes that have been prepared on the show. ” DIY Meal Kits Made Easy.

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Raw and Ready: Growing a Healthy Fast Casual

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The owner of Delicious Raw, a healthy fast casual concept launched in 2013, is looking to grow the brand and create a one-stop-shop for healthy consumables for a broad audience. The quality and availability are really high – but it is seasonal. The quality of our expansion is everything.

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

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percent menu-price inflation rate. With households increasingly treating dining out as a luxury, every menu item and service interaction becomes a potential make-or-break moment. Red Robin climbs 3 percent to 78 thanks in large part to its focus on menu and food. At the same time, U.S. chain sales grew just 3.1

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How this entrepreneur's bagel runs became a business

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The pandemic was in full swing, and we got really busy, like 300-400 DMs whenever we dropped a menu,” he said. So are the roughly 15 schmears, which change seasonally. There are a few sweet treats on the menu, and there’s a whole coffee program. The families became fast friends. We’d sell out. She reached out.