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Spinoffs of the TikTok-famous Dubai Chocolate Bar surge on chain restaurant menus

Restaurant Business

TikTok influencer Maria Vehera posted a video enjoying one of the Middle Eastern confections over a year ago that eventually garnered 125 million views. She plays up the ASMR appeal of the different textures—crunchy, creamy and silky—as she bites into the bar.

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Restaurant Industry in Review: Trends from June 2025

Black Box Intelligence

Further, even higher-income diners appear to be trading down some of their usual fine dining occasions, influenced by rising prices and declining guest sentiment. Above all, higher prices also raise expectations. Guests expect the experience to justify the cost. And if it doesn’t, they’re less likely to return.

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Restaurant Industry in Review: Trends from February 2025

Black Box Intelligence

From Fine Dining leading the pack, but also likely being a statistical mirage— to weather continuously influencing performance… It can be easy to get lost in data. For Deeper Analysis Quarterly SOTI Webinars Our Out of the Box Monthly Updates provide high level trend analysis. Comp Sales -5.7%

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-February 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the National Restaurant Association's State of the Indusrty Report, food industry pressures, foodservice opportunities, influencer marketing, foot traffic analysis and the dining-out dollar. State of Influencer Marketing.

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Be Nimble, Be Quick: What Consumers Want in 2021

Modern Restaurant Management

“As dine-in returns, we believe that it won’t replace delivery/pickup,” said our Chief Strategy Officer Joel Davis during a recent Revenue Stream webinar. 78 percent never or rarely change their order based on the suggestions made by the drive-thru operator, yet 61 percent are influenced by menu boards.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-April 2020-COVID-19 Effects Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Visible hygiene practices and minimal contact are now the top two factors that most influence consumers. ” To learn more about third-party delivery and review the seven food delivery trends uncovered in this study, download the report: Take control of third-party delivery to protect your brand or watch the on-demand webinar.

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How 4 Restaurant Managers Hire, Train, and Retain

7 Shifts

As part of our Serving What's Next webinar series, four restaurant managers shared their approach to hiring, training, and retaining. This is especially true for store managers, as their influence on the team is much larger. The pandemic pushed a lot of people out of the industry.

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