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2022: A Year of Transition for Restaurants

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More than half of restaurant operators said it would be a year or more before businesses conditions return to normal with food, labor, and occupancy costs are expected to remain elevated, and continue to impact restaurant profit margins in 2022, according to the National Restaurant Association's 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry report.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-October 2020 Edition

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The Manifest surveyed 501 people about their food delivery and restaurant habits during COVID-19 and found that two-thirds of people ate in-person at a restaurant in July 2020. Nearly two-thirds of people (65 percent) ordered food delivery in July 2020 as food options remain in-demand, but restaurant profit margins decrease with delivery.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Enhancing Operational Visibility in Ghost Kitchens

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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, a new trend in the food service industry has risen in popularity—ghost kitchens. These restaurants, which exclusively deliver food, typically use online ordering and a cashless transaction system that allows for little physical interaction between the customer and facilitator. Temperature monitoring.

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2023 Reflections: The Year That Was in Restaurants, Part Two

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While these tools have so far proven revolutionary as time-savers, the months ahead will reward innovation-minded restaurant leaders willing to go beyond these entry-level AI uses and find new ways to leverage it for improved customer engagement, back-end data processing and more. This will continue with those in the middle getting squeezed.

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MRM Plant-Based: Good Food Scorecard and Healthier Hospital Food

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Good Food Restaurant Scorecard. Despite skyrocketing demand for plant-based food across the U.S., 42 of the country’s favorite fast food and restaurant chains still don’t offer a plant-based entrée, according to a report released today by The Good Food Institute (GFI).

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

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Over the next decade, a generation passionate about health and wellness will demand restaurants be transparent about food from farm to table. Guests will expect to know every aspect of sourcing and meal preparation, which will disrupt traditional back-of-house systems with technology that connects the farm to the food.

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Ultimate Grubhub, Red Lobster Catering and Parts in Town

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"Students enjoy the convenience of self-ordering opportunities, and we've seen demand for our food service operations increase since installation across our campus. I have staff preparing food instead of taking orders and my customers love the kiosks and transparency. ” Beverages Better with ICE.

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