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Restaurant Experts’ 2021 Outlook, Part Two

Modern Restaurant Management

Innovative and inviting outdoor seating is going to be crucial in order for restaurants to survive. Also, innovative and inviting outdoor seating is going to be crucial in order for restaurants to survive. They're going out to eat more often than the older generations, especially right now, and they expect more across the board.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-May 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

A whopping 88 percent will dine inside fast casual and fast food restaurants, but there are high expectations for safety protocols including sanitized tables (70 percent), staff wearing masks (69 percent) and/or gloves (51 percent), and limited seating (52 percent). Franchise Operations Index. Drive-thrus wanted. Mobile Apps.

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A Guide To Average Restaurant Revenue And Profit

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You could create a promotion where guests of your new business are given discounts on their first visit only or offer a loyalty program to regular customers, this will encourage them to come back again for more. To get a monthly average, you would multiply that figure by 30. Again, all of this was pre-COVID.

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MRM Research Roundup: Holiday Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

“They’ve had to basically adapt and change their entire business model,” says Yang Yang, an associate professor in the School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM) at Temple University. Asia Center for Tourism and Hospitality Research, the road to recovery could still be a long one.

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Tyga Bites and Sushi with an Attitude

Modern Restaurant Management

TouchBistro acquired Boston-based TableUp, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions for the restaurant industry. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. TouchBistro Acquires TableUp.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-September 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

32 percent of survey takers chose outdoor seating availability as a factor in their dining-out comfort level. Restaurants that aren't already offering some kind of loyalty program should consider creating one, especially as consumers' grip on their wallets have tightened. The importance of making guests feel comfortable.

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MRM Research Roundup: Coronavirus Stats and More

Modern Restaurant Management

65 percent use a paper towel when touching door handles, faucets or toilet flushers, 44 percent operate the toilet flusher with their foot, 42 percent use a seat liner or cover, 29 percent hover above the toilet seat, 29 percent use their butt to open and close doors and 27 percent use their elbow to operate towel dispensers.