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What Restaurants Need to Know About RTD Adult Beverage Trends

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In 2019, The Insight Partners, a research firm, estimated that the global RTD alcoholic beverage market would reach $40 million in 2027 from $26 million in 2018. So, where is the RTD alcoholic beverage market headed in 2021? Here are the five major trends shaping the RTD alcoholic beverage market next year. v took off.

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Actually, Candy Corn Is Great

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By the turn of the century, the Goelitz Confectionery Company (now known as the Jelly Belly Candy Company) had begun producing the confections on a larger scale, marketing it as “ Chicken Feed ” in rooster-adorned packaging. The corn-kernel shape and poultry-centric positioning was no accident. to become associated with Halloween.

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How AI Will Save the Restaurant Industry

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As self-driving cars increasingly take over the market, other industries will have to adapt. Restaurants will likely increase their marketing presence in areas such as the screens in autonomous vehicles. Automated Marketing and Remarketing. Autonomous Vehicles and Drive-Thrus. Automation and Robotics in the Kitchen.

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Before I Even Had a Fiance, I Knew I’d Bake My Own Wedding Cake

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I sent a photographer whose work I love an Instagram DM asking for her suggestions for someone who might want the gig, and to my great surprise, she offered to do it herself for a wildly under-market rate. Id never been one to dream of flowers, fluffy white dresses, or bridesmaids.

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

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Ghost restaurants that capitalize on online delivery are a $45 billion market, much higher than the $41 billion previously estimated. They were gaining in popularity prior to the pandemic, with the Census Bureau estimating 5,970 food trucks in 2018, “nearly double the 3,281 in 2013.”

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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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Why Multi-Unit Operators Should Invest in Brands with Flexible Real Estate Options

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My team quickly learned that diversifying our portfolio with different real estate models was a critical part of adapting to the ever-evolving market. I first entered the foodservice industry in 2013, owning and operating Steak and Shake locations in Auburn, Alabama, before transitioning my business to Captain D’s in 2018.