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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part One

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Escoffier is aiding restaurant owners and managers by preparing qualified candidates ready for engaged employment. Loyalty is a huge factor now as guests desire rewards and perks for sticking with a favorite small business, and repeat customers are keeping many restaurants going. Customer habits have also shifted after the pandemic.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

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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. This capability can prove invaluable for refining pricing strategies, optimising ingredient and waste management, and planning forthcoming shifts, among other benefits.

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Elevate Your Restaurant Brand: Convert Value into Loyalty

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Value pricing will eventually become a less effective tactic for restaurant brands with the market becoming oversaturated with discounted options. To do so, they must evaluate how value can be derived outside of price point. For example, we’re seeing the value trend call for a wider need within the QSR industry for cash kiosks.

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The State of Full Service Restaurants

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Seventy-four percent of full service restaurants (FSRs) managed to maintain or increase their sales during the pandemic; however, profit margins in 2021 declined to 10 percent, compared to 12 percent in 2019, according to third annual State of Full Service Restaurants Report released by TouchBistro.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Two

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. – Sophia Goldberg, Founder and CEO, Ansa The big lesson I learned is that I've had to continue to adapt my pricing, because people are still watching their spending. That's why we instituted lower-priced lunch specials and made other adjustments. Technology continues to transform restaurant operations.

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Inflation Takes a Bite at the Restaurant Industry; How Can Operators Cope?

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Additionally, menu prices at casual dining establishments rose by an average of 9 percent year over year from 2021. The decreased patronage along with inflation increases running costs, which means increased menu prices. Some implemented loyalty programs to promote recurring customers. Keep Managing Costs.

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86 Your Brand Issues: How to Build Cohesive, Memorable Brands that Resonate with Guests

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For a deeper dive into brand messaging, strategy, and authenticity, creating unified guest experiences, and the orchestration of physical and experiential touchpoints, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to The Plaid Penguin’s Founder and Sir Idea Man Joe Haubenhofer. Don’t just rely on organic social media.