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Expanding the Definition of Value

Modern Restaurant Management

The majority of operators say increasing traffic on-site and getting diners back in their seats will be more important to their restaurant's success in 2025. Restaurants aim to attract more in-person diners. This is especially important to 90 percent of fine dining operators and 87 percent of casual dining operators.

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Restaurant Guests in the Driver’s Seat

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High-definition digital menu displays are a must, allowing you to showcase mouth-watering images of your offerings and update content in real time. Customers definitely don't want to see long lines and excessive wait times in the drive-thru lane. Guests also want to be engaged and well-informed throughout the ordering process.

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Streamlining Restaurant Renovations with 3D Modeling and Design Technology

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Allowing designers to adjust everything, from seating and kitchen workflows to lighting and décor. For customers, 3D design tools allow the creation of warm and interactive dining spaces since restaurant operators can try different seating arrangements. Indeed, 3D modeling can help enhance this flexibility in today's design.

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Keith Lee Knows Opening His Own Restaurant Will Be Tough

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A former MMA fighter who now commands more than 17 million followers on TikTok, Lee is known for his laid-back restaurant reviews, generally delivered from the front seat of his car, in which he evaluates the food from mom-and-pop restaurants of all kinds. It comes with the territory. Im not necessarily in the mix or in the influencer scene.

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Cashless Consumer Creates Need for Secure Connectivity

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Many people don’t realize POS systems are IoT, but if it's connected to a network, it's the definition of IoT. Mobile POS connects users to their customers via the cellular network, whether they are at an outdoor table or seated inside. Mobile POS. Self-Service Sales Kiosks.

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For Restaurants in 2025, Change Is the Only Constant

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Its definitely been nice to see that dream become a reality. How many of those restaurants pivoted to takeout or created outdoor seating? We have savings goals that are definitely more aggressive than they were pre-COVID, and we are much more strategic in our spending and budgeting than we ever have been in the past, she says.

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Expected Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Restaurants

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Not to mention that after practicing social distancing for over a year, not everyone will be thrilled to go back to tight seating arrangements indoors. Such restaurants will definitely thrive from risk averse diners who prefer to feel safe at all costs. Online Ordering Will Continue to Thrive.

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