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MRM Franchise Feed: Frictionless QDOBA and Crisp & Greens Goes National

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Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. The new formats come on the heels of a major multi-unit franchise development strategy announced last month that is set to grow the brand to 2,000 units.

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For Restaurant Owners, Cybersecurity is a People Problem 

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However, thanks to the explosion of online ordering, owner/operators are left managing massive data sets — without any experience in doing so. The same can be said for their employees, who oftentimes aren’t properly trained in managing data threats. Equally devastating are failures to properly configure online servers.

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

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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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Local SEO vs SEO – What’s Best for Your Restaurant Brand?

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To boil it down even more, if Google can quickly find a credible and useful website, that website will appear higher up in search results. Generally speaking, the higher the rank, the more likely a consumer is to click on a website. with locations also listed on your website for a local visibility boost.

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Practical Restaurant Marketing Inspiration in 2022

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The modern restaurant has a lot of competition, including other local restaurants, franchises, and the biggest of national chains. Having a website, learning even a little about search engine optimization (SEO), and filling out your Google My Business (GMB) template should all be something you already have in place. That needs to go.

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Strategy A La Carte: The Dish on Digital Marketing Trends for Restaurant Brands 

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And there are a few reasons that having a thorough, structured digital marketing strategy is imperative to the overall success of your restaurant or franchise. Prioritize Building and Managing Your Website There’s a new trend where restaurants are opening locations without creating a website.

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Five Tips to Minimize Super-Sized Labor Costs

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One smart idea is investing in software that can schedule employees’ working hours, manage HR processes, prepare payroll, analyze labor data, and monitor employee attendance. Self-service kiosks can maximize the number of on-premise orders while mobile apps or websites allow customers to place orders directly without staff intervention.