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YEA: Restaurants Showing Resiliency with New Openings

Modern Restaurant Management

New restaurant and food businesses are opening at pre-pandemic levels, with the number of new openings increasingly more in line with 2018 and 2019 volumes, according to third quarter data for the Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report. "And more closures are likely, depending on how long this operating environment continues."

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Must Be Something in the Sunshine

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Because of this, most of our restaurants are outfitted with outdoor patio seating so guests can enjoy their meal, and the fresh air, with their family and friends.” There were more than $50 billion in sales in Florida restaurants in 2018, according to National Restaurant Association facts, with close to 1.1

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MRM Franchise Feed: Frictionless QDOBA and Crisp & Greens Goes National

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QDOBA Mexican Eats® introduced new restaurant formats, top photo, that feature buildouts including mobile-order drive-thrus, walk-up windows, mobile-order pick-up lockers, dedicated curbside pick-up areas, ghost kitchens, and concepts with updated outdoor seating. designed with high-rent urban areas in mind. Holsom by Yogurtland.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Randy’s Donuts Plans Rise and Burger King Makes Sustainable Commitment

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Randy’s Donuts began franchising internationally in 2018 with development deals for 20 stores in South Korea, five stores in portions of Saudi Arabia and nine stores in the Philippines. Randy’s has already received approval for one store in LAX Terminal 7 pending the full re-opening of the airport hospitality facilities.

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MRM Research Roundup: Labor Struggles, Holiday Habits, and Food Truck Trends

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percent in 2018. Fast-Casual Fast Growth Rising prices in recent years have evidently been good for someone: Fast-casual restaurants. ” That report finds that, through the first half of 2024, fast-casual restaurants saw visit growth of 3.2 The fast-casual burger chain increased prices by 2.5

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The Next Era of American Fine Dining Is Here, Care of West Africa

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He opened the buzzy 15-seat Brooklyn restaurant, one of Eater’s Best New Restaurants of 2022 , after winning the city over with a dinner series called Iya Eba in the late summer of 2020. “I Teranga’s more casual format — and that it took three years to open in the U.S.

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An Eater’s Guide to Whistler, British Columbia

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And while Vail Resorts poured millions into upgrading the chairs, vaunted local restaurateurs are working equally hard to make their own seats just as attractive. In 2018, Toptable took over and refreshed this nearly 30-year-old restaurant. Where to eat. It’s no secret, though, so waits get very long, starting before they open.