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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-May 2021 Edition

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In addition to the emergence of indoor dining, it explores rising competition between fast food and fast casual restaurant brands with COVID restrictions loosening. In addition to the emergence of indoor dining, it explores rising competition between fast food and fast casual restaurant brands with COVID restrictions loosening.

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MRM Research Roundup: Holiday Edition

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“They’ve had to basically adapt and change their entire business model,” says Yang Yang, an associate professor in the School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM) at Temple University. Pandemic and Restaurant Demand. There’s just not the same amount of volume in takeout as there is in in-person dining.”

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

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We've reached a point where we're recognizing the value and limits of these technologies. And while automation and robotics can help streamline some elements of operations, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there's a newfound appreciation for human connection and dining experiences.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-April 2020-COVID-19 Effects Edition

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Other businesses have seen a surge of consumer interest, including chicken-wing joints (+84 percent), pizzerias (+71 percent) and fast-food restaurants (+55 percent). The answers are an entry point for understanding consumers’ needs as brands start to reopen, notes RMS CEO John Oakes. Yelp Economic Average.

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MRM People & Places: Game On at Walk-On’s and Gingerbread Houses for Humanity

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SOBEWFF®, which benefits the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University (FIU), has raised more than $30 million for the School to date. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com.

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Ghost Kitchen Franchise and Pandemic Resources

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In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature sobering statistics from Yelp, a ghost kitchen franchise model, franchise explosions expected and falling for for an improved PSL. Yelp Sees COVID Effect. YEA reflects data from millions of local businesses and tens of millions of users on Yelp’s platform measuring U.S. “As U.S.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-January 2020 Super Bowl Edition

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points relative to 2016, widened from a gap of 1.3 points in 2018. points year-over-year, driven down by a weak holiday shopping period. The weakest business categories varied by type and price point, and included stores selling mobile phones, shoes, and appliances. Yelponomics. calculated? According to researchers?,

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