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

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Cultivating Global Connections The rising popularity of food tourism is fueling consumer curiosity to experience authentic flavors from across the globe, with travelers taking to TikTok and Instagram to showcase their culinary adventures.

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

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. – Jackie Abril-Carlile, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Culinary Instructo r and Executive chef and general manager at North Mountain Brewing Everything Has Changed At the onset of COVID, most fast casual restaurants went from primarily dine-in business to mostly takeout and delivery models.

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Where Safety Meets Satisfaction — Tips For COVID-Era Restaurateurs to Elevate Their Customer Offerings

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If possible, restaurants should consider expanding into casual and comfortable outdoor seating arrangements that can feature a more pre-pandemic feel. Restaurants can continue to foster the aura of personal service and exclusivity by using online booking services and offering phone reservations.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-April 2021 Edition

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

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Restaurants sought to create smooth and convenient transactions while offering the same quality of food by leveraging different packing techniques to ensure it traveled well and the presentation was on point. Before 2020, most fine dining and elevated casual restaurants relied on traditional sit-down service inside the restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Design Trends Shaping the Industry

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Designers are exploring new areas for pickup that come across as a “decorative element” in the space, while also providing an efficient pathway for those traveling through in a hurry. Didn’t make reservations but would love to sit down and enjoy a meal at a local restaurant on your lunch break? Looking to socialize?

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Mastering the Art of French Dining

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Part of the reason you’re traveling to France is, presumably, to tap into that gastronomic reverence. Make reservations. For restaurants that accept reservations, reserve. Even a casual corner bistro can easily book up. How far in advance you’ll want to reserve depends on the restaurant. at 20 o’clock.)