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For Restaurants in 2025, Change Is the Only Constant

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Masked chefs make pizza in a restaurant kitchen in 2022. No takeout, a small staff, an open kitchen so we can interact with the guests. An individual restaurant implementing a generous sick leave policy or trying to pay staff a living wage doesnt create a safety net for the whole business if they have to shut down for months.

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Five Reasons Restaurants Are Upgrading Tech in 2021

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The trends the industry had in 2019 toward improved tech stacks, better reporting, and streamlined operations can’t wait any longer, and restaurants are finding the budget to put toward technology again. Better Compliance with Health and Safety. Technology Consolidation.

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2021: A Year of Strategic Questions for Restaurants 

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Perhaps the biggest question on restaurateurs’ minds right now is: “Do I plan for the 2021 I was expecting, or can I just go back to 2019?” What's that mean for restaurant safety? The third wave of safety in restaurants is not going to be an operational issue. Ghost Kitchens and Living Kitchens.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

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While restaurant sales were lower for November of 2018, November of 2019 did not include the same holiday headwinds. Second, the shift of Thanksgiving into December of 2019 converts from tailwind to headwind this month. percent from 2018 to 2019, sales for the whole weekend only increased about four percent. First, at 2.1

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Secure Safer Off-Premise Dining

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According to NPD Group data, takeout and delivery orders have increased dramatically, with takeout jumping from 18 percent to 60 percent within the FSR segment from 2019 to 2020. The state of dining has transformed over the last year and a half and continues to rapidly evolve. In the U.S., 1-NPD Group/CREST®, October 2020.

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Restaurant Experts’ 2021 Outlook, Part Two

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A lot of retailers rushed to market in response to COVID-19 to provide mobile experiences that prioritized safety and contactless interactions. Chipotle recently announced its first digital-only restaurant called the Chipotle Digital Kitchen. Safety is paramount: Gone are the days of buffet style displays and bulk serving.

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Enjoy the Holiday Gifts of Efficiency and Savings

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You’re still at just 75 percent of your 2019 head count, and even increasing wages isn’t attracting the people you need. They were previously experiencing kitchen backups because they could only fit so many of their most popular entrees in their ovens at any one time … Or so they thought.

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