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Expanding the Definition of Value

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These preferences illustrate the growing importance of innovative, hospitality-driven dining, where restaurants are not just places to eat, but spaces for entertainment, education, and community-building. This is especially important to 90 percent of fine dining operators and 87 percent of casual dining operators.

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Garage Doors Drafted for Entertainment Complex

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The unique indoor/outdoor entertainment complex features a sprawling setting with pickleball courts, a variety of yard games, a restaurant and sports bar. The casual dining restaurant was designed with an open-air concept — except when the weather turns bad. Yes, garage doors. That's where the garage doors come in.

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Moves Modern Restaurants Are Making in 2024

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We’ve seen this trend take off at many quick-serve or fast-casual chains, where displays and screens provide entertainment value for patrons as they wait for their meals or decide if they are staying for dessert. Experiences like these are here to stay as the lines between physical and digital media continually blur.

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‘ForkFight’ – Go Behind the Curtain of Dallas’ Fast Casual Food Scene

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Mark Brezinski has been heralded as "the father of Dallas’ fast casual food scene" He has opened more than 50 restaurants in the DFW area including Pei Wei Asian Diner, Bengal Coast, Velvet Taco and his newest venture Bizzy Burger Merchants. What impact do you feel you’ve had on Dallas’ food scene?

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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

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Building on the company’s 2022 tour, this year’s research included six markets – Tampa, FL; Los Angeles, CA; Austin, TX; Portland, OR; Denver, CO; and New York City, NY – spanning 45 diverse casual dining, polished casual, fine dining, and cocktail bars.

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What Families Want from Kid-Friendly Restaurants

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The fast casual restaurant segment has seen tremendous success and growth in recent years. CREST®, while overall restaurant traffic was down four percent in 2022 compared to 2019, fast casual traffic was up nine percent. Why should fast casuals work on improving with young families? According to Circana, Inc./CREST®,

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Consumer Data Analytics Reveal Dining Patterns to Attract Customers 

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For casual dining habits at restaurants like Olive Garden: 56 percent said they ate at casual restaurants frequently or occasionally. 29 percent said they rarely ate at casual restaurants. More likely to occasionally eat at casual restaurants. When we asked about fast food: 29 percent said they eat fast food frequently.