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MRM Research Roundup: Year-End 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Top Restaurant Trends. BentoBox released its comprehensive 2020 Restaurant Trend Report. Key findings from the report include: Direct online ordering booms as restaurants recognize the need to bypass third-party marketplaces : Average monthly online order volume grew 250x since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with $59.18

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How to Open a Coffee Shop: The Ultimate Guide

7 Shifts

See why 500,000+ restaurant pros choose 7shifts for scheduling and team management. Recommended Reading: 15 Restaurant Metrics to Know and How To Use Them. It can be difficult to get an investor in the hospitality business, as it's an industry with a relatively low rate of returns. Shopping malls. Neighborhood shops.

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Coffee News Recap, 9 Dec: Jibbi Little wins 2022 World AeroPress Championship, EU agrees to ban coffee and other imports linked to deforestation & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

EU agrees on law which prevents sales and imports of coffee and other commodities linked to deforestation. According to Reuters, the new law requires companies to demonstrate that products in their supply chains are not contributing to deforestation before they import coffee, palm oil, soy, and other commodities into the EU.

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Vaccine Flair Could Be the ‘It’ Accessory in Restaurants This Summer

EATER

Restaurants, which were among the first targets of local shutdowns and where countless workers have lost livelihoods and lives in this pandemic, have been the locus of our anxieties from the beginning. Some restaurant operators , workers, and diners are opting into the latter category by relying on a small vaccine pin.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features news that consumers plan to put restaurants at the top of their shopping lists, the latest stats for on premise and why the restaurant of the future is here now. Nearly half (48 percent) of respondents also said they are likely to buy gift cards from a local independent restaurant.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Franchising for Heroes and Shaq-a-Roni for Charity

Modern Restaurant Management

MRM's Franchise Feed provides the latest news in restaurant and MUFSO franchising. Apple American Group LLC (AAG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Flynn Restaurant Group LP (FRG), was named the 2021 Abe Gustin Franchisee of the Year by Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar. AAG Named Franchisee of the Year.

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The Need to Know Guide on Restaurant Expansion for Restaurants

MBB Hospitality

Is your restaurant doing well and you feel like you are ready to expand your business, but not sure how? Check out this Need to Know Guide on Restaurant Expansion for Restaurants. First things first, any plans for expansion should be thought through and put into your business plan even before you open your restaurant.