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The State of Full Service Restaurants

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Seventy-four percent of full service restaurants (FSRs) managed to maintain or increase their sales during the pandemic; however, profit margins in 2021 declined to 10 percent, compared to 12 percent in 2019, according to third annual State of Full Service Restaurants Report released by TouchBistro.

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Seven Restaurant Trends That Will Define 2022

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Menu variety plays a substantial role in every dining experience. Though many of the market forces that shaped the restaurant industry in 2021 were closely linked to disruption from the pandemic's onset in 2020, 2022 brings new challenges — and opportunities. Simplified Menus. Simplified Menus. Serving smaller portion sizes.

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OpenTable: Dining Trends for 2019 (Infographic)

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OpenTable released a retrospective look back at this year’s most popular dining trends. From trending reviews to dining behavior across the country, this year’s diners are looking to have their cake and eat it too. On OpenTable’s plate in 2019, diners moved towards more health-conscious dining preferences.

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Adapting Post-COVID: What’s Changing For Restaurants?

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Shifting Delivery and Dine-In Experiences. Today, that means restaurants have transformed their dining rooms into safe, no-touch pickup zones, with some even offering drive thru or curbside pickup for the first time. We will also see a rise in use of virtual waitlist and reservation platforms across restaurants. and abroad.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Four Easy-to-Implement Strategies to Weather COVID-19’s Impact

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In 2019, labor costs averaged 31.6 The National Restaurant Association also highlighted other technologies restaurant operators can adopt to resume business and provide a safe dining experience. Data from OpenTable projected that one in four restaurants won’t reopen after the pandemic. Revamping the Menu.

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Is 6 the New 8?

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A blurring of work and personal schedules is among the factors driving a shift toward earlier dining times at fine dining restaurants, according to a new report from Placer.ai. Other factors include the continuing work-from-home trend and the increasing population of younger families in urban residential locations.

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Native American Museum Cafes Preserve Tradition, Embrace Innovation

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Yet some people are unfamiliar with what even makes up Indigenous food because of the historical erasure of Indigenous culinary traditions, the limited availability of Native ingredients, and the lack of widespread Indigenous representation in mainstream dining. My garden is where it all starts,” Oden explains.