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The Food Service Industry’s Digital Transformation Journey Heading into 2025

Modern Restaurant Management

The modern restaurant industry has always moved fast, but the pace continues to accelerate. At the same time, QSRs and fast casual establishments are turning to technology to improve operations and customer interactions as they continue to increase output. Take fast casual and drive-thru for example.

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Restaurant Workforce Research: Reflecting on 2024 and Optimizing for 2025

Modern Restaurant Management

Here’s a look at some of the key findings so you can reflect on 2024 and prepare for maximum growth in 2025. There may be many reasons for this, including the fact that QSRs' fast, casual, and affordable nature may appeal to younger generations and individuals whose eating habits have changed post-pandemic.

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2025 Restaurant Payment Trends and Predictions

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2025, the restaurant industry will continue to adapt to these payment innovations, with a focus on eliminating cash transactions and prioritizing seamless, digital payment methods. 2025 presents a unique opportunity for the restaurant industry to fully embrace payment technologies that have previously remained on the periphery.

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Dynamic Pricing in Fast Food: Profit-Driver or Diner Turnoff?

Modern Restaurant Management

Although dynamic pricing is a staple in industries like travel and hospitality, its application in fast food is uncharted territory. If you visit a casual dining pizza chain near your office, you expect fast service and a good pizza at a consistent and affordable price.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

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 2025. So much data is generated at every point within a restaurant, whether fast casual or fine dining. Data, Data, Data. As of 2024, over half of U.S.

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2025 Food and Hospitality Trends Reshaping the Australian landscape

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This trend is not just in fine dining, but though positioning levels – bars/pubs, clubs, smart casual, fast casual, cafés, QSR and right down to impulse. URBNSURF’s opening in Sydney this year merges surfing with dining at RAFI and casual options at Sandy’s, making it a hotspot for both surfers and food enthusiasts.

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Need to Reach New Customers? Step Outside the Box

Modern Restaurant Management

Who among us hasn’t ordered food through a convenient mobile application, with menu choices ranging from not just quick-serve or fast-casual restaurants, but convenience stores as well? Wendy’s , for example, recently announced it would scale back plans of opening 700 ghost kitchens to between 100-150 by the end of 2025.