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MRM Research Roundup: Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day 2024 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature pizza predictions, Valentine's Day menu trends and lots about loyalty. Consumers Love Loyal Eighty-five percent of consumers are joining loyalty programs, and restaurant merchants know they need to capitalize. According to the 21st Annual U.S.

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Expert Weighs in on Subway and Red Lobster News

Modern Restaurant Management

There are entities willing to invest in restaurant growth strategies, provided the restaurant has a sustainable value proposition and at the same time, there are acquirers who can rescue restaurants that have fallen on hard times. These new owners did not know the retail side and neglected to invest in it. What’s next for Subway?

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

Other advancements include: integrating data from various sources, including social media, reviews, and loyalty programs, to gain a holistic view of customer behaviour as well as as well as the implementation of real-time analytics for immediate insights into customer behaviour and preferences. Nothing is fraud proof.

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Adapting to Changing Consumer Food and Hospitality Needs Amidst Rising Cost of Living Pressures

Future Food

For retail centre management and F&B operators, this scenario presents a partnership opportunity to plan and implement strategies to adapt to new consumer F&B spending patterns and continue to drive visitation, overall spend and maintain or increase asset value. During the last year of the pandemic, costs grew faster than prices rose.

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Adapting to Changing Consumer Food and Hospitality Needs in Shopping Centres Amidst Rising Cost of Living Pressures

Future Food

Highlighting the Challenge While not all cost of living pressures affect the consumer segments in the same way, the current range and depth of cost pressures across the Australian economy has started to make an impact on F&B spend, eating out and sustainability of F&B businesses. Quay Quarter F&B revitalisation.

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2023 Outlook: Trends and Challenges Restaurants Will See, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

From grocery to retail; offering an opportunity for consumers to linger or pop in to pick up a meal not only adds revenue opportunities but also foot traffic and consumer preference data. Loyalty will continue to get more personal and less transactional. Gamification will play a larger role in driving brand loyalty.

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2023 Reflections: The Year That Was in Restaurants, Part Two

Modern Restaurant Management

With growing awareness of climate change and sustainability, some restaurants were seen as lagging in adopting eco-friendly practices and minimising their carbon footprint. Co-founder, Carbonate Looking back at 2023, I witnessed a significant shift in how restaurants approach loyalty programs.

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