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Restaurants Pivot to the new ‘Post-COVID’ Consumer Behavior Patterns

Modern Restaurant Management

One hotel in upstate New York increased salaries of kitchen staff to $20 from $12.50 Expect to see more self-ordering kiosks already present at Taco Bell, Panera and McDonalds. Ongoing public health and safety concerns push down demand for the indoor restaurant experience. Food Trucks Factor in the New Normal.

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Is the ‘Future of Food’ the Future We Want?

EATER

The conference room at the Bellagio hotel swelled with the horns of “Ride of the Valkyries.” They asked seemingly easy questions: Why shouldn’t you be able to order not just food, but flowers, toiletries, and shoes? Why should geography determine what restaurants you can order from? What a bold future.

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AI Flips into White Castle and Resetting America

Modern Restaurant Management

White Castle launched a planned pilot with Miso Robotics – creators of the first autonomous grilling and frying kitchen assistant, Flippy – to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and robotics in the restaurant industry. QSR Automations added contactless features within ConnectSmart Kitchen and DineTime.

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PPP Part Two and More News Restaurants Need to Know Now

Modern Restaurant Management

Where take-out and delivery orders previously made up 15% of their business, they have had to quickly morph their business model to accommodate 100 percent of business via take-out and delivery, in the midst of an economic downturn. PayByPhone will support the global nonprofit organization World Central Kitchen's COVID-19 relief response.

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Robotics in the Food Industry

Goliath Consulting

4 Food robots are even being used on campuses, apartments, and hotels for food delivery. Moley is known as the “world’s first robotic kitchen” that has the ability to cook over thousands of recipes, plate the dishes, and clean after it’s done. The machine can now scan its employees’ hands to ensure food safety.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-May 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Throughout subsequent waves of the pandemic, the reports explored the growth of off-premise strategies including the spike in mobile apps and, more recently, captured softening safety concerns among consumers when they began favoring shorter wait times over safety protocols. Safety and sanitation is a priority.

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The State of New York Restaurants in 2020

7 Shifts

Every restaurant has been forced to adapt their operations in order to survive and ultimately grow for the future. A restaurant is not just the restaurant owner, a restaurant is the kitchen staff, waitstaff, the whole industry around restaurants. We’re focusing on our guests’ safety, health and well-being.

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