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

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Adapt to Growing Price Fatigue Since the pandemic, controlling food costs has been a major challenge for restaurant operators. When prices for staple ingredients like chicken rose dramatically in 2023, restaurant operators were forced to increase their prices. Full-service menu prices climbed 4.5

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The Secrets to Successful Catering

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Devote a Section of Your Website to Catering I find that, usually, customers would rather interact with a well-designed and functional website than have to try to get someone on the phone to discuss catering. The website should allow them to enter the type of event they want catered, date, location and number of expected guests.

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TWENTY COMMON MISTAKES INDEPENDENT RESTAURATEURS MAKE

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Again, turn to the National Restaurant Association for guidance. [] PRICING YOUR MENU BY COMPARISON. More often than not – the success of your restaurant begins with effective menu planning, proper pricing, and consistent execution. Every business requires controls in pricing, consistency, quality, and cash handling.

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Survey Says: Restaurateurs Are Making Expansion Plans

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To delve more into the results, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Matt Zibell, VP Technology at TouchBistro. I think I was most surprised by the fact that 72 percent of FSR operators said they had a dedicated website – I thought this would be higher. What results did you find surprising and why?

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What Consumers Want? A B2C Checklist

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How do you manage your restaurant in a modern and efficient way? Make sure your website is mobile-friendly, provide online reservations, and think about building a user-friendly mobile app. Conduct market research to verify that your pricing corresponds to perceived value.

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

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2023 brought new challenges to the table for the restaurant industry, from rising food prices due to inflation to continued disruptions in the supply chain. But, according to the same report, about 40 percent of consumers agree that with rising grocery store prices, it’s not necessarily cheaper to eat at home.

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Menu Engineering: The Science of Optimizing Your Menu to Maximize Profit

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Menu Pricing and 2. A few common tricks to boost popularity of high-profit items are to: Make these items more prominent on your menu, on social media, or on your website. Consider marginally lowering the price on these items to increase popularity without decreasing overall profitability. What to do?

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