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Merch with a Mission: Creating Brand Ambassadors

Modern Restaurant Management

"Merchandise is more than just a revenue stream — it’s a way to deepen the connection with your customers and expand your brand’s reach." Merchandise became a natural extension of this vision, offering customers a way to carry the brand with them and become ambassadors for the experience.

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Restaurant Innovation That Goes Beyond Menu Items

Modern Restaurant Management

We hear frequently how innovation is a mainstay for business survival and growth. Innovation helps restaurants stay competitive and those involved in operations and sourcing need to always be looking for the next thing that grabs attention, differentiates, and brings value to their patrons. Innovation Through Service.

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From Ghost Kitchens to Living Kitchens: A New Vision for Food Service’s Next Great Space

Modern Restaurant Management

If your cooks are mostly fulfilling off-site orders, you can do away with niceties like a slick front of house, visual merchandising, and a location with hungry walk-ins. Growth for most, after all, isn’t walking through the front door, it’s coming in online.

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The Enduring Appeal of Signature Staples at QSRs and Beyond

Modern Restaurant Management

Finding a delicate balance between tradition and innovation is often the key to success for QSRs and other establishments. Looking Ahead: Innovation Meets Tradition While many customers come back for a brand’s staples, many also look forward to new menu offerings. Engage with your target audience for feedback.

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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. This shift will position cultivated meat as a long-term venture with the potential for far-reaching positive impacts on future generations.

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Could Surge Pricing Actually Make Fast Food Better?

EATER

The company has not yet announced further details on exactly how dynamic pricing will impact consumers, though it hopes that the new menu boards will “drive immediate benefits to order accuracy, improve crew experience and sales growth from upselling and consistent merchandising execution,” Tanner said on an earnings call. restaurants.”

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Innovative Technology Highlights Valuable Solutions for Restaurant Security

The Rail

For restaurant owners aiming to update their security measures, technology plays a key role — from the value of integrated systems to innovative technology that can help transform CCTV efforts. It’s worth mentioning that AI-powered cameras can prove to be especially useful for restaurants that also sell merchandise.