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MRM Research Roundup: Holiday Spending, Franchise Optimism, and Pickle Energy

Modern Restaurant Management

Renewed Optmism Ahead for Franchise Landscape The last five years have provided significant challenges to the restaurant franchise industry. Franchise 2.0: Meeting these consumer expectations and employee needs is pushing restaurant franchises towards artificial intelligence and automation.

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Training at Scale: How to Grow Restaurant Teams Without Losing Brand Soul

Modern Restaurant Management

Whether it is a franchise partner opening their fifth location or a general manager introducing new hires, you want the training experience to feel like it belongs to their specific brand environment. Use tools like your point-of-sale (POS) or learning management system (LMS) to connect the dots between learning and results.

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‘Cookie-Cutter Marketing Doesn’t Work in this Industry.’

Modern Restaurant Management

Many restaurants didn’t even use smart POS systems consistently. Today, we can pull POS data, website analytics, social media insights, and CRM reports to make data-backed decisions and track ROI in real-time. for franchise concepts. Executing grand opening campaigns across the U.S. Lesson learned? Customization is key.

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Best Restaurant POS System: Why Lavu Is the Top Choice for Growing Restaurants

Lavu

Finding the best restaurant POS system isnt just about taking ordersits about unlocking smarter ways to run your business. From real-time inventory tracking to mobile ordering and multi-location management, the right POS helps restaurants grow faster and operate more efficiently. What POS does Gordon Ramsay Use?

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4 Ways Restaurant POS Software Can Support Your Business

Focus POS

Are you working with a flexible POS solution ? Your restaurant should not have to change the way you operate to accommodate your POS software. Not just your front-of-house process, but a good POS software solution will also help your kitchen run more smoothly as well. Your customers may want a contactless way to pay.

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Ensuring accurate restaurant franchise fee payments: Why franchisors and franchisees must reconcile totals to reflect actual sales

Rocket Fuel

What is a franchise fee and how do franchisors make money? The challenges in this situation stem from the nature of the franchise business model. Three of the most common franchise fees are royalties, advertising, and occasionally rent. Franchised brands face legal action Phantom sales are an even bigger issue for franchisors.

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Week in Review: Fast casual’s good year, Dave's gets sold, El Pollo Loco’s potential buyer and more

Restaurant Business

Premium Financing Franchising may put some restaurant chains at a disadvantage The Bottom Line: In the Applebee’s-Chili’s battle, it’s difficult to overlook the impact of the chains’ different business models on their ultimate results. Have consumers moved on?