Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2024

At the same time, a rise in fast-food prices driven by inflation is reshaping consumer behavior, with many customers now treating fast food as a splurge rather than a convenience. The innovations introduced in 2024 set the stage for progress, but 2025 is the time to move from experimentation to optimization.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

2025 Cocktail/Beverage Trends Ingredients on the Rise Super Juice Acid correction is a technique that allows bartenders to sustainably mimic flavors not locally available, such as using acid-corrected local citruses in Roatán in the Caribbean to replace lemons in cocktails.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Revenue growth in 2024 was largely driven by menu price adjustments. Although concerns about customer sensitivity influenced pricing decisions, only 9 percent of restaurants did not change prices in 2024, down 19 percent from 2023, indicating a stronger shift towards strategic price increases.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

While working hard to bring customers back into the restaurant is very important for success, it has become more important to figure out the third-party equation in terms of pricing, commissions and fees, and value – which is ultimately the difference between success and failure.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2023

As the calendar turns towards 2024, the restaurant industry stands at a crossroads, with innovation and adaptation at the heart of its ongoing evolution. These factors contribute to a volatile supply chain, influencing everything from ingredient availability to menu pricing strategies.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2025

To identify the Fastest Growing Brands, the data science team ranked brands using a blended metric including net new business openings, consumer interest, and searches on Yelp in 2024 compared to 2023. For this report, we measured consumer interest in 2024 compared to 2023. What should brands take away from these results?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Pizza Ordering Predictions HungerRush released the results of a national dining survey on 2024 pizza ordering predictions for The Big Game (February 11) and National Pizza Day (February 9). Restaurateurs are not only investing in AI to address labor challenges – more established automation tools are also on the agenda in 2024.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Sustainable Solutions Growing in Importance Consumers in 2025 will be more conscious of “localisation” in terms of where they conduct their online purchases, and the conditions under which products are made, also considering the CO2 emissions related to intercontinental transport.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 20, 2024

Scaling and Attracting Investors To effectively scale a multi-unit restaurant business in 2024, courting investors is often necessary. Is growth coming only from price increases and therefore, higher AOV or is the restaurant doing a better job of upselling and generating more revenue from every transaction?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. We will rely heavily on the travel industry in 2024 to continue bringing us customers from local cities like Philadelphia, DC, Baltimore, New York, NJ, etc.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 10, 2024

But if last year was any indicator, restaurant operators are on the road to relief in 2024. In 2024, we expect these trends to shape the restaurant sector. Adapt to Growing Price Fatigue Since the pandemic, controlling food costs has been a major challenge for restaurant operators. Full-service menu prices climbed 4.5

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2024

Despite a general decline in dining frequency, families have shown resilience and an increased appetite for dining out, according to Revenue Management Solutions' Q1 Consumer Survey, “ Dining Dynamics in 2024: The Shifting Landscape of Consumer Tastes.” Strategies for Attracting Family Business Given a -2.1 Amp up your app.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

The research found that businesses worldwide – particularly restaurants – intend to experiment more in 2025, especially with customer retention programs like loyalty, as they face the triple challenge of sustained high inflation, shrinking consumer wallets and the need to raise prices across the board. percent during Q4.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Restaurant industry insiders offer their insights on F&B trends we can expect to see in 2024. Late Night Snacking : with the rise of trends like girl dinner this year, 2024 will be the year of late night snacking, with more consumers ordering delivery for food during late night hours.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 10, 2025

New innovations and a stable price likely contributed to ice teas recent jump from the seventh to the third most popular beverage , according to Bev50 2024 survey. According to Beverage Industrys State of the Industry Report, the iced tea category is not being negatively effective by inflation.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 20, 2024

It’s no secret that in recent years, consumers have increasingly prioritized eco-friendliness and sustainability in various parts of their lives. From the rise in popularity of electric cars to consumers’ obsession with reusable water bottles, it’s clear that consumers want more sustainability in their day-to-day lives.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The adoption of AI is more than a passing trend and represents a step towards creating a more efficient and sustainable future for the restaurant industry. 2024 AI Predictions As we enter the year 2024, the restaurant industry is on the brink of changes driven by AI that go beyond what is ordinary.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 2, 2024

Restaurant leaders representing nearly 3,700 QSR, fast casual, casual dining, and fine dining locations shared 2024’s top challenges and opportunities alongside plans for investment in back-of-house technology, increased sales, and team training, benefits, and support. More than 68 percent reported implementing sustainability practices.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 16, 2024

Personalization is key to successful loyalty programs, according to the 2024 Paytronix Loyalty Trends Report. "Top Personalization engines that enable individualized loyalty experiences are key to creating and sustaining win–win experiences. "Restaurants welcome reward, birthday reward, segmentation).

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 31, 2024

percent of diners noting that recent price increases have altered their spending habits, and 58.5 Online Ordering Trends DoorDash released its fourth annual 2024 Restaurant Online Ordering Trends Report. Pizza and Italian dining establishments see an almost equal split between chain and independent preference by consumers.

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EATER

MARCH 11, 2025

Jaya Saxena, correspondent Outages and supply chain challenges mean higher prices The early days of the pandemic were marked by unexpected price hikes (a run on flour and yeast) and unpredictably empty shelves (the great bucatini shortage of 2020 ). food prices have risen by 23.6 percent from 2020 to 2024. Sound familiar?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2021

For example, a CBS MoneyWatch article from June of this year cited several well-known fast-casual brands' move to boost prices as much as 4 percent to help offset higher labor and other costs. More recent price increases have nearly doubled this number. For example, Aloha Poke’s concept does not require staff to man a 30 ft.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Technomic’s revised predictions for 2024 revealed a challenging road ahead for the restaurant industry, which has been plagued by rising prices and shifting consumer behavior since the onset of the pandemic. percent rise in prices means that sales growth may barely keep up with inflation. percent sales increase by 1.5

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2023

With growing awareness of climate change and sustainability, some restaurants were seen as lagging in adopting eco-friendly practices and minimising their carbon footprint. And by the time Q4 is reported in January 2024, it will likely be down. As of midyear, platform menu pricing was 19 percent above first-party menu pricing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2024

Sustainability: A Menu with a Dash of Environmental Conscience Sustainability is the new expectation as modern diners are growing increasingly ecologically conscious. Using eco-friendly procedures in your restaurant’s operations will demonstrate your dedication to sustainability.

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7 Shifts

JULY 25, 2024

Profitability remains a challenge for many restaurants, especially with prices for ingredients and labor going up. With an expected annual growth rate of 4.57% from 2024 to 2029, meal kits provide an opportunity to increase revenue and reach more customers. In fact, only 27% of restaurant owners expect to be more profitable this year.

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EATER

DECEMBER 17, 2024

These are the food trends that Eater staff were most grateful for in 2024, from small aesthetic pleasures to larger nostalgic comforts. Bettina Makalintal, senior reporter Zombie restaurants In 2024, beloved restaurants around the country resurrected after years of being either closed or dormant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

They drive the demand for clean labels, responsibly sourced ingredients and sustainability. According to a National Restaurant Association Show presentation, Gen Z consumers care more about authenticity, convenience and aesthetics than price value. Gen Z demands transparency and ethical practices in the food industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In 2023, we saw sellers increasing throughput utilizing the “experience creates consumption” strategy and we predict an increase in draft program profitability in 2024 as more on-premise professionals embrace the needs of the highly coveted craft beverage loyalists.

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Black Box Intelligence

JANUARY 16, 2025

Comp Traffic Best Region: New England Best Segment: Family Dining Best Cuisine: Breakfast Worst Region: NY-NJ Worst Segment: Fast Casual Worst Cuisine: Sandwich The December 2024 Restaurant Industry Trends + A Year in Review 2024 saw many ups and downs. This combined average growth rate is stronger than any other month in 2024.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This finding from Expert Market’s 2024 F&B Industry Report sheds light on a clear culinary gap within the industry's workforce. This insight seems unsurprising, considering that data from April 2024 revealed 43 percent of small business owners in the US were unable to pay their full rent on time.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Platt, who is in charge of sustainability initiatives at Andina, did the only thing he could: He and his staff took salmon off Andina’s menu. With all the challenges restaurants have faced in the past five years — COVID, inflation, price gouging — the impact of climate change on their supply chains has often been overlooked.

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Black Box Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The Value EquationHow Restaurants Can Deliver More Without Cutting Prices A Deep Dive Into What Value Means for Consumers and How Restaurants Can Compete Why Value Matters More Than Ever Value is more important than ever for restaurant guests in 2025. Yet, that doesnt mean theyre just looking for the lowest prices.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2023

Despite potential price increases, food service businesses can still generate creative strategies to bolster foot traffic and drive sales. As the future of data-driven customer experiences evolves, brands must adapt to changes like Google's plan to remove third-party cookies by 2024.

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The Rail

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As 2023 fades and 2024 emerges, we have seen the writing on the wall and offer you three trends worth considering for your annual planning. We believe these are opportunities for you to be ahead of a trend that will benefit your business over the course of 2024. Let’s look into our crystal ball for 2024.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

Key findings illustrating the industry's economic conditions include: Growth will continue : The foodservice industry is forecast to reach $997 billion in sales in 2023, driven in part by higher menu prices. Consumer spending at foodservice outlets was up 4 percent due to higher prices, reports The NPD Group*.

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Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 18, 2025

The Rest 2024 Q4 How to Unlock Guest Sentiment Like the Top Restaurant Brands The best restaurant brands dont just achieve successthey sustain it. The Rest 2024 Q4 , one thing is clear: The brands with the highest average star ratings (ASR) on Google continue to set the standard for guest experience. As we analyze Best v.

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