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CHEFS – SIMPLE AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL

Culinary Cues

Approach the sandwich as a professional chef approaches the presentation of a fine dining meal just without the pretention and costly trimmings that fine dining requires. [] PIZZA: Ahhhone of Americas and the worlds top menu items. Find your own voice in a market that is filled with 74 thousand pizzerias in the U.S.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

2025 Dining Trends Embracing Newstalgia Chefs and mixologists will lean into ‘newstalgia’ by adding playful twists on classic dishes. ” The food and beverage industry is faced with this demand, yet there are very few pickle-flavored sauces actually available in today’s market. Move over “swicy.”

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Table for One – Elevating the Solo Dining Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

Solo dining – a time dedicated to eating a meal alone at a sit-down restaurant – is an opportunity for diners to practice self care over a meal, whether that be by relaxing and reflecting at the end of a long day or even by engaging the mind with a book or catching up on the news. Just the “cover count.”

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MRM Research Roundup: Experimentation, Valentine’s Vibe Shift, and Wine Cork Market

Modern Restaurant Management

Two-thirds of restaurant leaders believe AI or automation will improve their business in each of the 15 areas we asked about, the most popular of which are marketing and promotions (77 percent), inventory management (77 percent), payments (76 percent), menu optimization (76 percent), and staff management (75 percent).

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THE COMPETITION EFFECT

Culinary Cues

Untilan artisan bread baker enters the market and shows consumers just how good bread can be. The same can be true for the quality of purchased meats and fresh fish, an expanded wine list, broader selection of regional beers, an upgrade to quality coffee and tea, or even improving the sound system in dining rooms.

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

Restaurant Business

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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Three Ways Technology Can Help Restaurants Navigate the Challenges of Inflation

Modern Restaurant Management

But restaurants face a fine balance in increasing costs, as customers are also impacted by the realities of inflation. Recent surveys are showing the vast majority of Americans have been cutting back on dining out. It addresses customer needs while providing endless opportunities for marketing that meets the customer wherever they are.