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Long Live Digital Dining: How Consumers’ Appetite for Mobile Apps and Online Ordering Will Continue

Modern Restaurant Management

Mobile orders were expected to drive $38 billion in restaurant revenue in 2020. What’s more, digital consultancy Mobiquity in June 2020 reported a 36 percent year-over-year increase in the number of restaurant mobile app reviewers who said it was their first time using such an app. Dining/fast food/take out.

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Menu Prices Are Rising, But Loyalty Programs Can Help Restaurants Stay Ahead

Modern Restaurant Management

It’s an unsavory fact: food is getting more expensive. In October, the USDA reported year-to-date averages, noting that food-at-home (grocery store) prices have increased 2.5 percent and food-away-from-home (restaurant) prices have increased 3.6 If current projections from the U.S. Rewards for Loyalty.

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Moves Modern Restaurants Are Making in 2024

Modern Restaurant Management

While consumers might seek culinary experiences they can’t have at home, they have vastly different expectations for how they engage – whether via phone, app ordering, third-party take-out, or dining in, they want the same seamless interactions they’ve come to expect in all areas of their lives.

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What Consumers Want? A B2C Checklist

Modern Restaurant Management

Using technology to facilitate contactless payments, online ordering, and quick table rotation can increase consumers’ satisfaction and loyalty. Also, consider providing curbside, takeout, or delivery services in addition to flexible and quick ordering and delivery alternatives, including online, phone, or in-app ordering.

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Improving Restaurant Inventory Management to Beat Rising Food Prices

Restaurant365

Restaurant inventory management plays a key role in overcoming rising food prices. Logistics challenges and labor shortages have fueled rising food prices at the wholesale level. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the November Producer Price Index, a measure of wholesale prices, up 9.6%

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How Online Ordering Platforms Are Changing The Food Industry

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Online food ordering has seen exponential growth over the last few years and continues to expand. If you want to increase your sales, an online ordering system for restaurants is crucial. Bring in new customers who regularly want the convenience of take-out food and drink. FOMO – Fear of missing out is real.

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Mobile Ordering’s Role in Customer Retention

Modern Restaurant Management

The past two years have brought unprecedented changes across the restaurant industry, from new concerns related to social distancing and cleanliness to the acceleration of pre-pandemic trends such as the rise of mobile ordering and third-party delivery services. Set the Bar. Stay Connected. What does this mean for restaurants today?