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‘Marketing Doesn’t Stop at Getting Customers in the Door’

Modern Restaurant Management

Omnichannel communications and value-oriented customer expectations are two elements challenging restaurant owners and operators, according to a survey from Klaviyo. Brand websites and web browsing are 533 percent more popular than online marketplaces for restaurant discovery.

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Being Short Staffed Is No Excuse for Poor Customer Service

Modern Restaurant Management

And now, as the pandemic subsides, and customers return to restaurants in growing numbers, owners and managers are dealing with another crisis: being short staffed. But being short staffed, even though it’s a legitimate excuse, is not justification for poor customer service. Your customers do not want to hear it.

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2025 Cybersecurity Outlook for Restaurants 

Modern Restaurant Management

With cashless transactions and delivery services becoming the norm, diners are enjoying faster, more streamlined dining journeys. QR codes, for their part, can be exploited through phishing schemes, where hackers create fake codes to direct users to malicious websites. The restaurant experience has quickly become a digital landscape.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

Even though local and state orders prohibiting or severely restricting restaurants’ ability to serve customers and generate and revenue, standard business liability policies did not provide coverage, and many policies had a pandemic exclusion. – Pooja S. The pandemic made speed, accuracy, and seamless ordering non-negotiable.

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Restaurant Market Research: Ultimate Guide to Market Analysis

7 Shifts

Just like a well-crafted mission statement will help guide your business decisions, identifying and understanding your target customers and competitors through restaurant market research will give your business a competitive edge. Do you want to find out which food items your customers love the most?

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Four Ways to Improve Your Customer Service as a Restaurant Owner

The Rail

A huge part of this experience is the customer service they receive at every contact point within the restaurant – and even after they’ve left. Here, we share practical and actionable ways to enhance your establishment’s customer service.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

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 2025. When consumers order more food online, it’s clearly good for business – but it can also make it harder for businesses to manage inventory.

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