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CHEFS – SIMPLE AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL

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Meticulously clean kitchens; pristine, starched chef whites; the very best equipment and ingredients from around the world. A growing number of chefs are shifting their attention to independent operations that focus on foods with wider appeal that need a commitment to excellence. Everybody loves food that you can hold in your hands.

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AI Food Intelligence and Now Serving Democracy

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While the company has products specifically designed for each vertical, such as appointments, eCommerce, online ordering and reservation management, its uniqueness lies in offering high-powered capabilities that every business needs. Tastewise, an AI-powered food intelligence solution, launched in the UK. ” Tastewise Data.

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What Egg Shortage? At the Gudetama Cafe, It’s Business As Usual.

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The Gudetama Cafe, in Buena Park, California, is modeled after Sanrios lazy egg character (Sanrio is also the creator of Hello Kitty and other Japanese mascots that include both animals and food). There was also a paper sign taped to the door, which made me panic: did the egg shortage mean that Id just wasted an hour driving to Orange County?

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Unique Ways Restaurants Can Use QR Codes to Drive Sales

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Restaurants across the country shelved their paper menus and turned to digital options to reduce touchpoints. To go contactless, customers scanned a small black and white square called a QR code on their mobile device to see a digital copy of the menu. At least 63.6 QR codes are a great way to collect data on customer experience.

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META BOFINGER’S RESTAURANT SECRET

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Typically, they were not fancy at all – plain wooden tables and leather booths, sometimes covered in Formica and rarely covered with tablecloths – the glassware was straight-sided and plain, the flatware inexpensive, and the China was heavy and typically white. Why do people line up for your food every day?”

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MRM Research Roundup: 2022 Restaurant Trends

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Early in the pandemic, 72 percent of operators invested in delivery and mobile/online ordering to boost revenue during mandated stay-at-home orders according to TD's 2020 survey, and it appears the popularity of these offerings is here to stay. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-Year 2024

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“Both full-service and fast food restaurant customers are skewing a bit more toward higher income levels and college graduates,” says Forrest Morgeson, Associate Professor of Marketing at Michigan State University and Director of Research Emeritus at the ACSI. Chains affected include McDonald’s (visits down ~2.5

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