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Secure Safer Off-Premise Dining

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As restaurants continue to enter this period of recovery, they will have to tackle a new slate of challenges. The campaign began in 2018 to raise awareness about the positive effects of taking a lunch break on workers’ wellbeing. That is why Tork commissioned new research as part of its annual Take Back the Lunch Break Campaign.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-August 2021 Edition

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restaurant recovery is underway, but it will take time for it to return to pre-pandemic levels fully,” said David Portalatin, NPD food industry advisor and author of Eating Patterns in America. The restaurant industry has made progress restaffing, but job recovery for the industry is lagging the overall economy. “The U.S.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-February 2021 Edition

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Recovery won’t happen overnight, but the industry will recover with lessons learned and new ways of thinking already in place.” On average, guests in Kansas City spent 11 percent more per order than guests in Tampa Bay. The number of gift cards sold during this period was significantly lower than in 2018 and 2019.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2021 Edition

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In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news of the expected pent-up demand from guests, the Great Restaurant Restart and delivery trends. Additional key findings from the survey include: Over a third (38 percent) of respondents plan to have between 1-20 guests, with 32 percent planning to have under 50. TableSafe, Inc.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-May 2021 Edition

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Guest Intent Shows Positive Trend. While the recovery has not been universal or consistent – due to geographical, economic, and household differences – there are a number of key overarching trends. In fact, 67 percent of all SMBs fear that inflation will hurt their recovery. Online sales grew 19.9 percent and 95.6

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Tyga Bites and Sushi with an Attitude

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Its proprietary guest engagement solution, which is used by more than 600 restaurants throughout the U.S. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. We are very pleased to welcome them to our TouchBistro family.”

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#LifeOrDeathRecipe Challenge and ‘A Woman’s Place’

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In 2018 she became the first solo woman to win Grand Cochon, a national whole hog cook-off. As part of the effort, KitchenAid is partnering with JBF to create more possibilities in the kitchen for culinary professionals as they face a difficult recovery.

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