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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

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This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the great gift of a restaurant gift card, learning about event professionals, top QSR traffic and digital ordering strategies. While restaurant sales were lower for November of 2018, November of 2019 did not include the same holiday headwinds.

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From 2019 to 2020: Tech-xtualizing the Three Major Challenges Restaurants Face

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From infamous chicken sandwich wars to on-trend plant-based burgers and acai bowls, it’s safe to say that 2019 was a trademark year for restaurants. With all of 2019’s success, restaurant operators are also facing challenges that can be addressed with the help of technology in the New Year. trillion in sales by 2030.

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Smartfood Popcorn Doesn’t Hit Like It Used To

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And in 2019, the Smartfood logo changed to feature a sleeker, minimal corn cob and a rounder font. Relying on a corporation to provide your favorite food means you have no control over it. The other problem with relying on a corporation for your favorite food is if it were to change, how would you know?

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Expanding the Definition of Value

Modern Restaurant Management

Rising labor and food costs, along with the ongoing struggle to recruit and retain employees, remain among the top concerns for both fullservice and limited-service operators. "The Half of all restaurant operators report that off-premises sales now account for a larger proportion of their revenue compared with 2019.

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Is Contactless Forever?

Modern Restaurant Management

Creating a contactless ordering experience for guests at your restaurant is important in order for your business to stay competitive and profitable. Restaurants have endless third-party ordering app options, but those do come with a price, approximately five-twenty percent of each sale. in the online food delivery sector.

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MRM Research Roundup: 2022 Restaurant Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

Early in the pandemic, 72 percent of operators invested in delivery and mobile/online ordering to boost revenue during mandated stay-at-home orders according to TD's 2020 survey, and it appears the popularity of these offerings is here to stay. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

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How AI Will Save the Restaurant Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

Within a decade, it could be possible for an individual to approach a drive-through in an autonomous vehicle, order through an AI-powered voice ordering assistant, and eat food that was prepared by robots. Voice Ordering. But this technology has even more applications than just ordering on guests' personal devices.