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

Modern Restaurant Management

Steady Online Ordering Brings Food Waste, Donations to the Forefront of Priorities Ordering food online increases restaurant sales, but it also can potentially increase wasted food if proactive measures aren’t taken – for both the business and consumers at home.

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For Restaurants, Investing in Loyalty Is an Investment in the Future

Modern Restaurant Management

By now, loyalty programs have shifted from a “nice-to-have” to a “need-to-have” for restaurants looking to retain customers and drive revenue amid record inflation figures and increased prices. In fact, research from Accenture found that more than 90 percent of companies have some sort of loyalty program.

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MRM Research Roundup: Experimentation, Valentine’s Vibe Shift, and Wine Cork Market

Modern Restaurant Management

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.

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How To Cut Restaurant Operating Costs Without Compromising Quality

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In the restaurant business, operating costs are the day-to-day expenses required to keep your doors open and your kitchen firingeverything from rent to payroll to the packaging your to-go orders go out in. If youre pushing out more orders, getting more ingredients, and staffing more servers, these costs will reflect that.

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Why ‘Homegating’ is Here to Stay

Modern Restaurant Management

We saw “homegating” become a trend in 2020 and have concluded that because of the innovations being introduced in the space, it will continue for years to come as consumers are now accustomed to enjoying direct-to-consumer food and beverage options. In fact, The Distilled Spirits Council reported that U.S. sales rose 7.7

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Restaurant KPIs Every Operator Should Track (With Easy-to-Use Formulas)

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Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) Cost of Goods Sold tells you how much it actually costs to make the food and beverage sales you sell. This includes kitchen ingredients, beverages, and packagingbasically, all of your raw materials. If youre only going to track a handful of key performance indicators, start with these.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-April 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we have news on understanding customer loyalty, beverage insights, restaurant supply loyalty, the influence of discounts, the state of payments and the evolution of gift cards. Customer satisfaction has traditionally been the main driver of loyalty. " Beverage Insights.

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