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

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Benefit expectations vary by restaurant type: For example, respondents from casual dining restaurants hope to achieve a significantly greater benefit in enhancing customer experience (60 percent) compared to those in the quick service, fast casual and café segments (48 percent). Regionally, differences arose.

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MRM Research Roundup: Destination Dining, Voice Commerce, and the Force of Fast Food

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Tech’s impact on tipping: 56 percent of all respondents would reportedly not tip an AI system, while 22 percent would either tip or at least consider tipping, depending on the service. Fast Food and QSR Value The United States Fast Food & Quick Service Restaurant Market size was valued at US$ 248.8

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The Cost of B-ing Good

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Read any article enumerating the current or emerging trends in restaurants and retail and you will see ideas of health and wellness, environmental sustainability, and brand authenticity coming to the fore. During the pandemic, we implemented a whole-house tip pool and instituted an internal $15 minimum wage.

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MRM Research Roundup: Diner Resiliency, Automation Technology, and Egg Prices

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Tipping Culture With rising cost of goods, it is no surprise that average check sizes are up again. While diners are spending noticeably more, more than half (61 percent) of diners say there has been no change in their tipping habits this year. That is five percent less than the average tip from Boomers (18 percent).

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Fast-Casual Academia, Climatarian Menu and Ice Auction

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The Hospitality Recovery Coalition includes DISCUS, the American Distilled Spirits Alliance (ADSA), the Council of State Restaurant Associations (CSRA), the National Restaurant Association and TIPs. TIPs offers training for individuals on the responsible sale, service and consumption of alcohol. NAB Acquires SALIDO.

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MRM Research Roundup: Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day 2024 Edition

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Other highlights include: Check Size Up, Tips Down: Guests are willing to treat themselves to menu items like steaks, caviar, truffles and tasting menus, resulting in an average 14 percent increase in their bill. However, when it comes to tipping, it seems Cupid missed the memo, and there's a 1.5 percent dip in overall gratuities.

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2023 Outlook: Trends and Challenges Restaurants Will See, Part One

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From grocery to retail; offering an opportunity for consumers to linger or pop in to pick up a meal not only adds revenue opportunities but also foot traffic and consumer preference data. – Neal Cohen, CMO / Co-Founder of Tip Top Proper Cocktails. Where a Brunello or Barola may retail for $50, an Etna is closer to $15.

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