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How to Make Your Guests Feel Safe and Get them Back in the Door

Modern Restaurant Management

While many find hope for the industry as the country re-opens, the road to recovery is a very long and uncertain one. While the operational and financial impact of social distancing must be top of mind, nearly as important as what you do will be how you communicate these changes to your guests. Safety and Trust. Anticipation.

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MRM Research Roundup: Top F&B Trends to Watch

Modern Restaurant Management

Some customers have the gift of foresight, using DoubleDash to add on recovery (or hair of the dog) essentials from nearby stores. Diners prefer walk-ins to reservations : Diners were more spontaneous and made more plans to meet up and walk into restaurants. Nearly three-quarters (71 percent) of all reservations were made on mobile.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-October 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the impact of cold weather on restaurant viability, why franchises need to be nimbler and the pandemic's effect on guest expectations. This is encouraging for restaurants, especially as only about 8 percent of respondents said that guests will be very unwilling. Restaurant Adaptation.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-September 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The importance of making guests feel comfortable. The importance of making guests feel comfortable. 73 percent said social distanced tables. Incentivize guests to choose your restaurant. A final piece of advice for restaurants is to invest in a user-friendly reservation system. Most Important safety initiatives.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-August 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

restaurant recovery is underway, but it will take time for it to return to pre-pandemic levels fully,” said David Portalatin, NPD food industry advisor and author of Eating Patterns in America. The restaurant industry has made progress restaffing, but job recovery for the industry is lagging the overall economy. “The U.S.

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The 5 Biggest Restaurant Food Trends to Watch in 2021

Goliath Consulting

With the industry’s recovery expected to be sluggish, some even estimating that the full recovery could take years (1), there’s little doubt that this trend of off-premise dining will continue to grow in 2021. Consumer behavior has also shifted, many preferring contactless options and off-premise dining than dining in.

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For Restaurant Owners, Instagram Hacks Create Major Headaches

EATER

Then she reached out to Emily Schultz, a social media manager at the restaurant tech company BentoBox (and a follower of @bayousaintcake). As she waited for those folks to accelerate the recovery process, she worried: Pretty much all of her cake sales come from customers who see her new menu drops on Instagram.