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On the Road to Relief: Restaurant Trends and Opportunities to Watch

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Restaurant operators have faced stiff headwinds since 2020, with a near-constant swirl of inflation, supply chain and labor challenges. But if last year was any indicator, restaurant operators are on the road to relief in 2024. Here’s how restaurant operators can evolve with them. Full-service menu prices climbed 4.5

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Survey Says: Restaurateurs Are Making Expansion Plans

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Despite challenges including inventory costs, commission fees and staff turnover, many restaurant owners are expressing optimism about moving forward, according to TouchBistro’s 2024 State of Restaurants Report. Ninety-four percent of operators are planning some form of expansion and more than half of the 600 U.S

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Five Ways to Enhance and Improve the Takeout and Delivery Customer Experience

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Here are five ways to enhance your restaurant’s takeout and delivery operations to improve customer experience and open the door to more profit. Create or enhance your website and make sure you offer an “order online” option that is easy to find. Manages orders at peak hours so the kitchen isn’t overwhelmed.

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Evolving Technology for Restaurant Operations

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In early March at Oracle's Food & Beverage conference held prior to the COVID-19 outbreak shutdown, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine discussed the company's plans for products and services designed to help Mom and Pop restaurants with Chris Adams, VP of Strategy for Oracle F+B about their future plans in the above video.

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Restaurant Marketing Has Evolved: Unlock the Preferences of the Modern Customer

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This creates an opportunity for restaurants to bite into market share by enticing a budget-sensitive customer base with incentives like coupons and loyalty programs. Some of the most valuable insights for restaurants are found in general operations data, customer data and website data.

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8 Ways to Navigate The Restaurant Staff Shortage

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This statistic is based on a survey of restaurant operators conducted in January 2023. One key factor is that during the pandemic, many restaurants had to shut down or operate at reduced capacity, leading to layoffs and job insecurity. The restaurant labor shortage has had significant impacts on restaurant operations.

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Competition’s Coming: Key Technology Changes Can Help You Win

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Inventory stock changed significantly. By improving customer loyalty and increasing revenue through the smart use of technology from the public-facing part of the business all the way to the back-of-house prep, sourcing, and staffing. In the best of circumstances, they should be linked to inventory and automated kitchens.