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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. With lower overhead, streamlined staffing, and limited menus, QSR models offer flexibility to guests and operational efficiency for staff. Quirky Combos : This year, we also saw some unique combinations!

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Recession, Resilience and the Eventual Restaurant Industry Recovery

Modern Restaurant Management

But a few short weeks would change everything, from in-person dining to supply chain access to consumer standards regarding health, safety, and sustainability. But restaurants are an important part of a landlord’s retail ecosystem, and their interests are often aligned.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-June 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features recovery data, POS performance and shifting habits of diners. On the Road to Recovery. New Zealand was the first to record a strong trend towards recovery, in correlation to its success in containing the spread of the virus to date.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-September 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The only sustainable way to address the pain points is to rebalance digital and staffing resources by utilizing mobile strategies to alleviate stress in customer facing interactions while complementing those processes that are labor intensive,” said Judy Chan, Bluedot’s Chief Marketing Officer. Sales Momentum Reversal.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-May 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Data findings in the series have offered insight into customer expectations to support restaurant brands as they navigate through the health crisis and continue to move forward through the recovery. These closures presented the surviving brands with the opportunity to acquire new guests. Download the report here.

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Leading Restaurant Consultant Raymond Santamaria Advises UK Restaurants to Focus on Guest Experience and Operational Efficiency

The Restaurant Times

With a career in F&B, hospitality & retail spanning more than 25 years, Raymond Santamaria founded Santamaria London, a strategic growth consulting firm in January this year. It is important to let the guests enjoy the experience, so among other things, the food presentation has to be amazing. The teams also have to be trained.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-November 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Among the highlights: Online Ordering sales of pizza (+9 percent), burgers (+10 percent), and fried chicken (+5 percent) were up from last year, but the largest trend in online ordering was sandwiches and wraps as guests give up on slapping bread together at home and restaurants pivot to menu items that travel well. Mobile ordering trends.

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