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Why Do Fast-Casual Restaurants Get a Pass on Appropriation?

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But such is the world of giant quick-service and fast-casual business : Find interesting, “trendy,” flavorful ideas from any culture, dilute them into their most mass-marketable forms, and reap monetary gain without acknowledging the sources. To light the way , a new wave of fast casuals is actively changing the status quo.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Limited-service restaurants (those in quick service and fast casual) had a sharp acceleration in their guest check growth, as consumers likely shifted to larger off-premise orders to feed multiple people at home. Fine dining and upscale casual were the worst performing segments during March based on same-store sales growth.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-February 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the National Restaurant Association's State of the Indusrty Report, food industry pressures, foodservice opportunities, influencer marketing, foot traffic analysis and the dining-out dollar. percent between 2015 and 2018, compared with a 2.5

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

Modern Restaurant Management

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 percent year-over-year, compared to 0.4

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

A new report from NELSON Worldwide that takes a look at the immediate future of dining and fast-casual restaurants. The report titled, The Great Restaurant Restart, includes lessons learned from the past year and how they can influence the industry’s future. The Great Restaurant Restart. pounds to 2.1 billion.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-January 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Coupled with the fact that December of 2018 was strong in terms of same-store sales thus presenting a challenging comparison, December of 2019 was projected to be weak regardless of holiday shifts.” percent in 2018). percentage points compared with the growth recorded for 2018. percent, a drop of 1.2

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-September 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced consumer sentiment and behavior as it relates to dining and quick service restaurants in a way we have never seen before; and with that, ThoughtWorks interviewed a diverse group of consumers in the U.S. Read the full report to learn more. The Future of Quick Service Restaurants. Contactless Everything.

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