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Is Contactless Forever?

Modern Restaurant Management

A good mobile experience. 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.

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MRM Research Roundup: 2022 Restaurant Trends

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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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Connectivity Puts the ‘Connect’ in Customer ‘Connections’

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But whether it’s mobile apps, kiosks, tablet-wielding employees, or AI and ML tools, they all rely on QSRs having a sound network infrastructure in place. Enabling Flexible Ordering. Flexible ordering has become an expectation for restaurant customers – from fine dining to quick service.

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Why Your Website Is Slowing Down Business During COVID-19

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The Power of Mobile-First Design. It's no secret that millions upon millions of people own smartphones, tablets and other types of mobile devices these days. Therefore, you need to make sure that your menus are easily readable on any mobile device a customer happens to be using. Represent the Kids.

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MRM Research Roundup: QSR Update and What Feeds Us

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To accurately assess the underlying trends of restaurant performance, RMS compared 2021 sales and traffic to pre-pandemic 2019 data. percent over 2019, and average check increased by a remarkable 22.9 In short, consumers are ordering more food, and for larger parties. percent compared to 2019. .”

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It’s Time to Measure Up: Creating and Executing a Menu for Success With Location-Based Marketing

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As consumer options and demand shifted, businesses were forced to adapt and prioritize new technologies and alternate ordering experiences that would allow them to deliver on customer expectations. Adopting a digital-first environment quickly became a priority and mobile technology is playing an integral role.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-May 2021 Edition

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Throughout subsequent waves of the pandemic, the reports explored the growth of off-premise strategies including the spike in mobile apps and, more recently, captured softening safety concerns among consumers when they began favoring shorter wait times over safety protocols. Order accuracy and speed top list of what consumers want.

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