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‘Great Partners Build Great Brands’

Modern Restaurant Management

After successfully opening a second location in Kernersville, NC, and planning for a third one, the fast-casual gourmet slider brand has started franchising and plans to grow strategically in the Southeast region. What are some key trends you expect to affect the franchise landscape this year and in years ahead?

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How to Consolidate Your Gift Card Program to Promote Cross-Brand Loyalty

Modern Restaurant Management

As multi-brand operators seek new ways to reach their customers, gift card programs are one way to engage multiple customer bases at once. One initiative that makes this process easy is consolidating individual brands’ gift card programs into one single program. Incorporate a Loyalty Program.

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Shaping the Future of QSR

Modern Restaurant Management

In a recent report shared by TouchBistro on the State of the Restaurant Industry for 2025, data provides key insights into a year marked by both significant hurdles and notable resilience for the restaurant franchising industry and quick-service restaurant (QSR) operators.

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How Does a Single-Location Independent Operator Restaurant Compete with Chain Franchises?

Modern Restaurant Management

Even in the best of times, it’s mostly been an uphill battle for single location restaurants to compete with chain franchises. Text and online ordering and self-service kiosks enabled with contactless payments became mainstays in franchises. Promotion and Loyalty Programs. Play to Your Strengths.

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How Restaurant Franchises Are Growing Through Rising Inflation

Modern Restaurant Management

Yet restaurant franchise organizations continued to see strong franchisee interest post-pandemic, and investors anticipate that these brands will perform well even during a recession or under an inflationary environment. Franchise organizations targeting continued growth emphasize creating and benefitting from long-term value creation.

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Social Marketing: Insights from Meta’s Restaurant Summit

Modern Restaurant Management

On October 1st in Chicago, Meta’s Restaurant Summit brought together more than 100 marketers from some of the most recognizable franchises in the industry for a buffet of diverse programming, discussion, and exploration into the world of restaurants. The proof is, well, in the pudding.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2025. When consumers order more food online, it’s clearly good for business – but it can also make it harder for businesses to manage inventory.

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