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OCTOBER 28, 2024

Birthday discounts, exclusive offers for repeat customers, or “VIP” events for loyal patrons are great ways to encourage people to return to your restaurant. For fast-food restaurants, the average paid CAC is $27, while the average organic CAC is around $9. You can also offer special promotions to keep customers engaged.

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APRIL 29, 2021

“We are seeing sign-on bonuses at fast food and fast casual locations, something never seen before in the industry. Fast casual will continue to push out full-service brands because they can assemble food in front of you and get food to the customer more quickly.

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APRIL 9, 2024

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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MARCH 18, 2024

Among the findings: Casual experiential dining appeals on many fronts to consumers of varying ages in different parts of the country looking for affordable culinary experiences. Chef driven fast casual restaurants feed consumers’ desires for high quality menu items delivered quickly and on the go.

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MAY 5, 2021

Casual Dining velocity has grown by 158 percent over the same period, suggesting many of the Casual Dining business models were able to maintain sales to some degree through pandemic restrictions. In fact, 30 percent of recent casual dining visitors think there is an opportunity to improve the quality of the beverage offer.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

” I Heart Fries, which currently has two locations in Miami and Deerfield Beach, FL, has been hosting events to raise awares of the brand including DATE NIGHT WITH DYL and a six-week Holiday Dance Competition, where dance teams compete to be the official dance team of I Heart Fries commercials and personal appearances.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 23, 2025

Here are the most effective ways to accomplish this: Stay active on social media: Share updates about your menu, highlight special events, or give followers a behind-the-scenes look at your restaurants operations. For more ideas, check out our restaurant event ideas guide. or Is there anything we can do better?

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MAY 1, 2020

Other businesses have seen a surge of consumer interest, including chicken-wing joints (+84 percent), pizzerias (+71 percent) and fast-food restaurants (+55 percent). dine out more often to fulfill basic needs and gravitate toward drive-thru and take-away options associated with QSR and fast casual. In the U.K.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The industry is evolving fast, and simply relying on word-of-mouth or foot traffic isnt going to cut it. A casual brunch spot in a college town will attract a different crowd than a high-end steakhouse in a business district. Make It User-Friendly : A good restaurant website should be easy to navigate, mobile-friendly, and fast.

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ChowNow

MARCH 21, 2025

Meanwhile, a fine-dining steakhouse targeting business professionals will prioritize a refined menu, premium pricing, and marketing efforts that focus on corporate events and high-end experiences. Lifestyle Choices: Do they prefer fast, casual meals or long, social dining experiences? Whats Their Menu Like?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

Even before current events arose, online ordering capabilities and digital touchpoints were becoming nearly ubiquitous. Take the casual-dining chain, TGI Fridays, for example. The best thing to do is find online ordering software that is easy to set up, fast to get started with and doesn’t cost a lot of money.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

On Menu Ingredients We predict the rise of “bougie” ingredients like caviar, lobster and truffle popping up at restaurants at more affordable prices and in more casual settings like fast casuals and QSRs. General liability claims are not likely to fade any time soon, either.

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OCTOBER 12, 2022

Recently, Thanx customer Velvet Taco, the Dallas-based fast-casual restaurant serving globally inspired tacos, has done just that with the launch of their Hidden Backdoor M enu. The fast-food giant brought back the Mexican Pizza in May 2022 as a Limited Time Offer. Exclusivity can apply to more than just menu items.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

Restaurateurs may very well look to expand beyond the typical pop up, food truck, festival or off-premises event to more interesting, intimate venues like social influencer kitchens, dining rooms and gardens. Fast casual will continue to shine as it has since the pandemic generating the highest asking prices in the marketplace.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In the short term, it’s QSR that will experience labor improvement, then fast-casual. Restaurants will become increasingly casual. Restaurants will now need to juggle multiple alternative revenue paths: CPG development, dark kitchens, pop ups, events and more. Suzannah Gerber of Haven Foods.

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MAY 3, 2024

Adults 18+ specific questions about non-alcoholic beverages to help inform restaurants, retailers, event planners, and food and beverage firms with business strategies. In Causeway Solutions’ April 2024 survey, we asked more than 800 U.S. Survey Question: How often do you dine at the following establishments?

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AUGUST 17, 2020

A consumer's brand loyalty was also impacted during recent events, with 33 percent of overall respondents citing an increase in loyalty to the brands they frequented during stay-at-home-orders. Quick service and fast casual segments continue outperforming full-service restaurants by a very wide margin.

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MARCH 26, 2021

Flynn now owns and operates a combined total of 2,355 quick-service, fast casual and casual dining restaurants, generating $3.5 We are optimistic the Fuzzy’s brand will resonate with those in the area looking for affordable, approachable, fast casual dining,” said Pittsley.

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AUGUST 31, 2020

Despite COVID-19 and the dramatic impact on the QSR/Fast Casual restaurant space, Clean Juice experienced something slightly different and more in line with what was happening in the organic food industry as a whole – a surge in interest and growth. People gather around food, more specifically, the food you prepare and offer.

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MARCH 3, 2025

We were entering the saturated fast-casual burger space and knew we needed to make an impact. Host events, support local causes, and create moments where loyal guests feel part of something bigger than just a restaurant. One example is Harriet’s Hamburgers in Charlotte, NC, top photo.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

" At the same time, planning these events takes time and creativity, and the end product—if organizers are not careful—isn’t always stellar. According to the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Art , fast-casual eateries and fine-dining restaurants average between 10 and 40 employees.

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MARCH 18, 2021

Honeygrow, the Philadelphia-based fast casual restaurant, for instance, engages customers only through image-rich digital kiosks, collapsing menu, ordering, and check-out into a single experience. To work fast, work in parallel to define what we’ll do and how we’ll do it. Diner Preference. Patrons standing back?

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JUNE 15, 2021

Meanwhile, sales at cafes, fast-food restaurants, coffee shops, and casual-dining establishments fell by 27 percent. Suppliers have trouble finding enough personnel, and fast food restaurants’ “chicken sandwich wars” have pushed demand even higher. What are causing these disruptions in the US food supply chain?

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JANUARY 26, 2023

Other supply chain related events, which spanned from restaurant equipment (creating issues for restaurant development and timing) to the Avian flu/eggflation issues, also negatively impacted the industry. Growth won’t be as fast as one would have hoped, and supply chain continues to be a challenge.

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MAY 28, 2021

Clean Juice®, honored its franchise partners during its annual Juicey Awards event. Founders Landon and Kat Eckles kicked off the event by welcoming all franchise partners and home office team members and outlining another record-setting performance in 2020 in which they served more than 2.2 Clean Juice Celebrates Franchisees.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

This trend reflects the growing popularity of drive-thru and fast-casual dining, coupled with the demand for digital technologies such as QSR digital signage and QR codes. Many industries, such as rideshare services, gas stations, event tickets and more, utilize dynamic pricing due to supply and demand.

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

In the restaurant industry, several food safety and operational issues are consistent issues across restaurants, no matter if they are fine dining, casual dining, fast casual, or quick service restaurants. Measuring success in these areas may help drive KPI success.

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Foodable

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In this session from Fast Casual Global , host Paul Barron sits down with Samuel D. Fast Casual really changed the way the American consumer ate and looked at food. Please reach out to our virtual events team to create your own today! Virtual Platform and check out our upcoming events!

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MAY 7, 2021

Despite the lagging global pandemic, the organic fast-casual brand is surging forward with record-breaking sales, franchise development growth, and new guest acquisition and satisfaction. ’ We’re one of the only restaurants serving filet mignon and lobster at fast food prices.”

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Fast food, fast casual and sit-down restaurant apps have seen the biggest jump since last April. Orders from fast food apps increased 38 percent, fast casual apps increased 71 percent, and sit down restaurants increased 88 percent. 86 percent have ordered directlyfrom a restaurant app in the last six months.

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JANUARY 31, 2025

Fast-casual visits overall were down 3.8 Strong consumer interest in prepared foods, commissary and beverage options has led convenience stores, often referred to as c-stores, to compete much more aggressively with quick service restaurants and fast-food chains. In December, QSR restaurants overall saw visits decline 2.9

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7 Shifts

JUNE 1, 2022

With so many different events on the horizon, you'll need to plan accordingly. Here are some of the most noteworthy restaurant conferences and events to attend, as well as some information to help you decide which ones are the best for improving your restaurant business. Ideal Attendee: Restaurant Group Owners and Executives.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Ike’s Love & Sandwiches is ranked #12 on Fast Casual’s Movers and Shakers 2021 list. Ike’s appointed industry veteran Adam Rinella as Vice President of Development to help the booming fast casual brand reach even more markets. Rinella is skilled in bringing restaurant ideas into reality.

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MAY 5, 2022

Piya has no confirmed locations, but it will have a private omakase dining room and a fast-casual area where NFT holders can access exclusive events. Bee, the celebrity chef who opened Miami’s Oishi Thai restaurant back in 2005 is preparing to launch Miami’s first NFT restaurant. Camboflare.

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7 Shifts

JULY 12, 2024

Quick-service restaurants Quick-service restaurants (QSR) , also known as fast-food restaurants, offer quick, convenient dining options. Competition is fierce in the fast-food industry, with major chains dominating the market, such as McDonald’s, Burger King, and Taco Bell. They have limited items that are easy to prepare.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 13, 2021

Since opening, Canyons has served over a million fresh burgers, salads, shakes, and more to families, youth sports teams, church groups, dating couples, and corporate events. The subject generally covers events, promotions, or anything that should be kept in mind heading in for a shift. To the future and franchising ??

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

That means celebrating events like Diwali, The Festival of Lights, with a lighting ceremony with Township Committee members and gifts for friends + guests, in addition to donating literally hundreds of meals to first responders. When you give back to the community, the community takes care of you. GJ Hart, CEO of Torchy’s Tacos.

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