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Growing a Restaurant Strategically – The Keys Are Alignment, Timing and Control

Modern Restaurant Management

Sustainable restaurant expansion requires balancing excitement with patience and perspective. Sustainable restaurant expansion requires balancing excitement with patience and perspective. Investors generally push hard for influence or even majority board seats directing strategy and operations.

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Running a cafe with style, sustainability and kindness – a conversation with Tania Lodi

The Restaurant Times

Source: NorthSouthTravels.com. The design reinforces this belief through its relaxed ambiance, comfy seating, delicious food, and soothing music. Although great food holds precedence over anything else, you can’t enjoy your meal if the seating is uncomfortable or the restaurant ambiance is depressing.

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Restaurant Trends and Projections for 2024

The Restaurant Group

The Surge of Solo Dining: Embracing Current Restaurant Trends Restaurants are welcoming the solo diner market through their seating and spaces and good-for-one serving sizes. A Sweet Spot for Sustainability: Riding the Wave of Current Restaurant Trends.

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Catering and Event Planning Trends for 2020

Modern Restaurant Management

Soothing music, comfortable seating, teas, infused waters, screens with calming images are just some examples of how to add a destressing break during a meeting. The Greater Good, Sustainability and Local Sourcing. Sourcing and buying local is still a growing trend as well. Mental wellness. Experiential Interactions.

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Restaurant Virtual Brands: Economic Benefit or Passing Fad?

Squirrel Systems

As the concept gains traction, a critical question arises: Are virtual brands a sustainable economic benefit for operators or merely a fleeting trend? Without the need for a prime retail location, elaborate decor, and seating arrangements, the initial investment and ongoing expenses are much lower than traditional restaurants.

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MRM Research Roundup: Top F&B Trends to Watch

Modern Restaurant Management

Despite the industry being at its most stable since 2019, customers being more educated and engaged around the issues impacting the food system, and massive strides made in creating sustainable and equitable conditions for staff, rising costs are greatly impacting both operations and the public’s dining out frequency.

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Honoring the Legacy of a Historic Structure

Modern Restaurant Management

The team thoughtfully sourced woven window lights to honor the rich tradition of weaving found in local Native American culture. This is what ties our work with artisan pizza making: a focus on how the finer details reinforce Pagliacci’s commitment to making great, locally sourced pizza.