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Microclimates in Dining: Tailoring Spaces for Every Generation

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Nowhere is this more evident than in the consideration of generational differences, which play a large role in shaping dining experiences. From cozy nooks to bustling social hubs, microclimates offer a spectrum of dining experiences aimed at resonating with various demographics.

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Restaurants Pivot to the new ‘Post-COVID’ Consumer Behavior Patterns

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Brick and mortar stores will need to elevate their dining experience to be more appealing and more flexible to the changing attitudes and perceptions of the American public. Companies like CMX Cinemas, who depend on their dine-in theater option filed for bankruptcy within the early stages of the pandemic. The Store Experience.

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Restaurant Delivery: The Old Way vs The New Way

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Here’s the scene of a restaurant using third-party delivery… Dine-in customers walk into the smell of delicious food, but the atmosphere feels more like a busy train station than a place to eat. It compromises the in-house dining experience because it was always added as an afterthought. gets Bryan G.’s

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MRM Research Roundup: Top F&B Trends to Watch

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Dash From the Past: A Decade Delivered In 2013, things started off small, with a simple idea. Today, we’re looking back on the decade to see how much our tastes have changed since 2013 and what’s stayed consistent — our passion for chicken sandwiches, for one. Since 2013, more than 600 million (!)

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The Cost of B-ing Good

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B Corp Restaurants As of early 2024, almost 150 restaurants around the world have achieved the certification, from fine-dining independents to fast-casual chains, with hotels, breweries and food delivery companies also dotting the list. I have been fortunate to work with Sleepy Bee Cafe since its founding in 2013.

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Beyond Dining in the Dark: What It’s Actually Like to Eat Out When You’re Blind

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Listen to this article In 1999, the first “dining in the dark” restaurant opened in Zurich, Switzerland. Blindekuh was founded by a blind pastor to generate empathy for blind people, and dining in the dark restaurants have provided reliable jobs for the chronically underemployed blind workforce. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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Coffee as Ecommerce (Podcast)

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Coffee shops were among the dining concepts hard hit by the pandemic. Stone opened the coffee shop in 2013. In this episode of The Main Course host Barbara Castiglia learns from Nick Stone, Founder and CEO of Bluestone Lane Coffee, about how the brand adapted and pivoted. “It’s incremental gains every single day.

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