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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2025. In 2025, restaurants need to have a plan in place that ensures they are effectively managing inventory and redirecting unused, still edible food to donations.

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Digital marketing remains restaurants' top tech priority

Restaurant Business

Nearly half of operators say theyre likely to invest in things like loyalty programs this year, in part because theyre not happy with their existing tools, according to a new report from Restaurant Business and Nations Restaurant News.

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Value Is the New Battleground for Loyalty

Modern Restaurant Management

A third of diners said their favorite restaurant changed in the past 12 months, with “better food” (46 percent) and “better value” (40 percent) cited as the leading reasons, according to Tillster’s 2025 Phygital Index Report. Technology that once felt futuristic is quickly becoming standard.

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MRM Research Roundup: Holiday Spending, Franchise Optimism, and Pickle Energy

Modern Restaurant Management

This final edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup for 2024 features news of operator challenges and priorities, delivery trends, wages and hourly worker considerations. Those priorities include increased marketing and sales efforts alongside new benefits and programs to attract and retain staff.

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Are We at a Culinary Crossroads?

Modern Restaurant Management

"The future of restaurant design will be complex and dynamic, shaped by generational preferences, shifting family structures, and broader ecological and economic trends," said Carlotta Dove, Director of Consumer Experience IA Retail, who co-authored the report with Mike Riggs, Managing Director IA Retail. "Emerging

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Survey Says: Restaurateurs Are Making Expansion Plans

Modern Restaurant Management

Will 2024 be a comeback year for restaurants? 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. What results did you find surprising and why?

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. As the trend of digital nomadism continues to rise in the future, catering to this growing demographic becomes increasingly important.

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