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For Restaurant Owners, Cybersecurity is a People Problem 

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If you’re like me, chances are you’ve probably ordered food online or through an app at least once in the last couple of weeks. We’re not alone — market research company Frost & Sullivan projects that online/mobile ordering will be a $200 billion dollar industry by 2025.

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The Positives and Pitfalls of Third-Party Ordering 

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In 2018, Grubhub reported $5.1 DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats are among the most popular third-party ordering (“TPO”) platform services on the market, which tout online ordering and delivery solutions to restaurant owners across the country. TPO commission is a factor that must be considered carefully.

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Why Restaurants Should Lean Into Loyalty Programs As a Way to Increase Direct Sales

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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting restaurant shutdowns, online ordering has become the go-to method for many customers. By using loyalty programs as a way to encourage customers to order directly. So how can restaurants avoid these fees? What’s more, loyal customers spend more.

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How the Restaurant Industry Can Harness Technology to Improve Accessibility and Inclusion

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Technological advances are helping pave a path towards a more widely accessible food service landscape – both in-person and online. For example, voice-activated AI makes ordering food as simple as having a conversation, and can allow physically disabled patrons to do so with greater ease. Embracing Innovation.

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

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Expect to see more self-ordering kiosks already present at Taco Bell, Panera and McDonalds. Ghost restaurants that capitalize on online delivery are a $45 billion market, much higher than the $41 billion previously estimated. In lieu of available labor, companies are turning more to automation.

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Managing Diner Expectations this Holiday Season

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Yelp Kiosk, which was originally introduced in 2018 for restaurants that didn’t have the budget to hire a dedicated host, has seen a spike in adoption this year as restaurants around the country leveraged the solution as a defacto host. .” Proactive communication and transparency is essential to managing the diner experience.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-February 2021 Edition

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Although mandated dine-in restrictions have held back all restaurant segments, particularly full service, consumer demand for restaurant meals and the ability to serve the demand with a host of off-premises services, like digital ordering, delivery, drive-thru, and carry-out, are the silver linings that enable the industry to persevere.

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