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Expanding the Definition of Value

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More than eight in ten restaurant operators expect 2025 sales to meet or exceed 2024 levels, but rising competition will require differentiation through experience, service, and innovation, according to The National Restaurant Association’s 2025 State of the Restaurant Industry report. Consumers have pent-up demand for restaurant meals.

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

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2025 Dining Trends Embracing Newstalgia Chefs and mixologists will lean into ‘newstalgia’ by adding playful twists on classic dishes. While swicy took the front seat this year, Rubix’s proprietary research found that 5 percent more Gen Z respondents reported having frequent sweet and salty cravings over sweet and spicy.

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Lessons from French Bistros: How Small Restaurants Deliver Big Experience

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Introduction: The Charm of French Bistro Culture At the heart of French bistro culture lies an effortless charm that transforms dining into something personal and profound. Unlike larger, formal dining establishments with starched linens and sprawling menus, bistros offer a relaxed intimacy that swaps stiff elegance for a warm, lived-in feel.

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Streamlining Restaurant Renovations with 3D Modeling and Design Technology

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Allowing designers to adjust everything, from seating and kitchen workflows to lighting and décor. How Design Technology Improves Space and Guest Experience Every square foot counts when redesigning a fast-casual eatery or a fine dining venue. They thought it reduced miscommunication and redesigning in the planning stage.

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Using Tech for Better Guest Engagement

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Restaurants will focus on creating story-driven dining experiences, harnessing technology and local partnerships to deepen emotional engagement with guests, according to the "2024 State of the Industry: Future of In-Restaurant Dining" report by Incisiv in collaboration with Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions.

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Coca-Cola Survey: What Restaurants Need Now to Survive (Infographic)

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Restaurant segments represented include fine dining, casual dine, fast casual, quick service restaurants and bars. Innovating During COVID-19. The survey group included 418 restaurant operators and 1,500 restaurant patrons who had visited a restaurant two or more times per month prior to COVID-19.

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As Your Restaurant Rolls with the Punches of COVID-19, Keep These Tips in Sight 

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The normalcy of customers coming in the doors for a night of dining or even a casual lunch feels like a vision of the distant past. As much as complete closures and stay-at-home orders have harmed the restaurant industry, reopening has come with fits and starts, presenting a new litany of obstacles for dining establishments to overcome.