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Restaurant Market Research: Ultimate Guide to Market Analysis

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Just like a well-crafted mission statement will help guide your business decisions, identifying and understanding your target customers and competitors through restaurant market research will give your business a competitive edge. Do you want to find out which food items your customers love the most?

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KITCHEN LIFE & CAREER

Culinary Cues

If you are serious about a kitchen career and have the focus to map out the best path, then listen up. These opportunities would be difficult to come by in free-standing restaurants. [] DEPARTMENTAL FOCUS In a larger hotel, resort, or club, business is robust enough to require departments with focus. So much to learn, so little time.

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Olive Garden sales surge on delivery and free take-home meals

Restaurant Business

Restaurants less so How the owner of Krystal and Logan's Roadhouse makes it work Financing Olive Garden sales surge on delivery and free take-home meals Same-store sales rose 6.9% Photo: Shutterstock Delivery and a take-home meal deal drove a lot more customers to Olive Garden this spring. and get a free chilled meal to take home.

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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

Modern Restaurant Management

From salted egg yolks and chili crunch fusions to mushroom-infused teas and freeze-dried fruit powder garnishes, Kimpton’s in-house experts share the standout ingredients, menu items and techniques that will come to the table in 2025. That’s where the NEXT Flavor Report comes in.

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Vibe Check: Elevating Experience for Better Guest Engagement

Modern Restaurant Management

Unique tableside services at a variety of restaurants are taking the experience factor to the next level. ” Photo by Carla Boecklin Kirchheimer feels guests are looking for unique experiences when they dine out, something that goes beyond just a meal. "They "They want something memorable, interactive, and shareable.

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Leveling the Playing Field: Technology Gives Small Restaurants Big-Brand Advantages

Modern Restaurant Management

With the rising costs of goods, consumers growing more conscious of spending habits, and private equity-backed brands popping up in communities large and small, mom-and-pops are in danger of adding to the failure statistics. Scalable solutions like self-service kiosks and predictive analytics are transforming the way small businesses operate.

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Tariffs & Turmoil: How Restaurant Operators Can Navigate Supply Chain Chaos and Rising Costs

Modern Restaurant Management

.' No wonder consumers are becoming more resistant to eating out.” consumers not only spurring inflation but lowering overall consumption and slowing the economy, cautioned Ben Johnston, Chief Operating Officer of Kapitus, a small business lender and marketplace. "U.S.

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