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Long Live Digital Dining: How Consumers’ Appetite for Mobile Apps and Online Ordering Will Continue

Modern Restaurant Management

Mobile orders were expected to drive $38 billion in restaurant revenue in 2020. What’s more, digital consultancy Mobiquity in June 2020 reported a 36 percent year-over-year increase in the number of restaurant mobile app reviewers who said it was their first time using such an app. Dining/fast food/take out.

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Is Contactless Forever?

Modern Restaurant Management

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought endless changes to the restaurant industry, but perhaps the most significant has been the rise of the contactless dining experience. With customers opting for alternatives to dine-in, restaurants adapted to build solutions to offer takeout, delivery and curbside pickup options.

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Contactless Dining: Exploring the Intersection of Hospitality and Technology

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We were greeted by the manager of the restaurant and shared with him the concept of contactless dining, an experience where dine-in guests can view menus, order, and pay directly from their mobile phones. contactless payment, mobile ordering, text on arrival for seating).”

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Restaurants Pivot to the new ‘Post-COVID’ Consumer Behavior Patterns

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It’s not enough just to recover, retail and specifically restaurants and the food industry are compelled to pivot, adapt and create a model that will endure. Expect to see more self-ordering kiosks already present at Taco Bell, Panera and McDonalds. In lieu of available labor, companies are turning more to automation.

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The New Normal: How Technology Can Help Streamline Restaurant Operations

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As a precaution, dining areas were closed and at one point, even eating al fresco was prohibited in certain areas. Dining room procedures. Food safety and restaurant cleanliness. Similarly, restaurant visitors expect their food to be of a consistent quality every time they visit. Kitchen operations.

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How Integrated Technologies Will Shape the Future of QSRs

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This success is based on a pivot to seamless mobile experiences and tech-driven data amid an ever-changing set of variables from regulation to consumer behaviors. The entire restaurant industry has been hit particularly hard as consumers have drastically reduced their spending on dining out in every format.

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Unique Ways Restaurants Can Use QR Codes to Drive Sales

Modern Restaurant Management

When restaurants got the green light to reopen their dining rooms, they implemented a host of safety procedures to prevent the spread of germs. To go contactless, customers scanned a small black and white square called a QR code on their mobile device to see a digital copy of the menu. QR codes are nothing new. At least 63.6