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The World of Hybrid Restaurants

Goliath Consulting

Hybrid restaurants provide food sections in which customers can sit down and enjoy a meal or a drink, and then they can make their way to the market section where they can buy “take-home and takeout and satisfies grab-and-go appetites.” 1 Some hybrid restaurants offer merchandise, cookbooks, and kitchen equipment as well.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Franchising for Heroes and Shaq-a-Roni for Charity

Modern Restaurant Management

Fast-Craft Restaurant Concept Set to Have 50 Locations Open by the End of 2022. Its concise, yet scalable menu, does not necessitate the need for large retail space, allowing for creative opportunities to grow and innovate into the future. The brand is selling territory fast and does not plan to slow down its rapid momentum.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

“It’s encouraging to see consumers continue to rally and support local businesses, with many planning to purchase merchandise, specialty items and gift cards as holiday gifts.” 22 percent of customers are looking to buy restaurant merchandise. 24 percent of people are interested in gifting signature sauces.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Krystal Refranchising and Pieology in China

Modern Restaurant Management

California-based pizza innovator Pieology, top photo, announced a major strategic alliance into China with Shanghai-based TZG Partners. There are many markets that haven’t even heard of us yet. ” The company began franchising in 2019, adding three new restaurants outside of its home-market of Oklahoma City.

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What is a Virtual Restaurant? And How to Start One

7 Shifts

Savvy restaurateurs have developed the virtual restaurant concept alongside the exploding third party delivery app market to capture incremental revenue increases. When this happens week over week, little mistakes add up fast. billion in gross merchandise volume by 2022. Don’t wait to get a handle on your actual labor costs.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

People will increasingly choose innovative products not only because they align with their values, but because they taste and perform better or otherwise meet personal preferences or needs. The data collected will help create future strategies to identify customer preferences influencing a company's sales and marketing strategies.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Bad Ass Gets Bigger and New Prototype for Bagel Boss

Modern Restaurant Management

We strongly believe that our significant experience in the QSR space, our strong digital focus, our ability to innovate, as well as our proven execution capabilities, will enable Subway to become a dominant player in the region.” ” Creating Multi-Brand Platform of Premium Casual Restaurant Concepts. million. .”

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