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Customer Experience in the Restaurant Industry: Reflections and Predictions through an AI Lens

Modern Restaurant Management

2024 was a year of experimentation with AI, with restaurants testing it on customer-facing interactions, like AI drive-thru ordering, with varying degrees of success. The 700+-store chain had a challenge with the amount of time it took to schedule an interview for a new applicant once the candidate had submitted their application online.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

Loyalty is a huge factor now as guests desire rewards and perks for sticking with a favorite small business, and repeat customers are keeping many restaurants going. Today, driving positive customer feedback via online channels is now equally as important as having a great location. Customer habits have also shifted after the pandemic.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

Steady Online Ordering Brings Food Waste, Donations to the Forefront of Priorities Ordering food online increases restaurant sales, but it also can potentially increase wasted food if proactive measures aren’t taken – for both the business and consumers at home.

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7 Proven Ways To Increase Online Order Volume For Your Restaurant

ChowNow

Increasing your restaurants online order volume doesnt have to feel like an impossible task. In this guide, well walk through seven practical ways to boost your restaurants online order volume. The fewer clicks it takes to place an order, the better. Thats where local SEO and direct online ordering come in.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

"As awful as it was, the pandemic pushed restaurants to completely rethink their operations in order to survive, and some of the changes they made during the pandemic have continued to be beneficial to those restaurants and industry at large." The pandemic made speed, accuracy, and seamless ordering non-negotiable.

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How To Use Restaurant Customer Data To Improve Your Business And Grow Sales

ChowNow

Every online order, email sign up, and reward program interaction generates valuable insightsbut if that data just sits there, youre missing a major opportunity. Think about it: What if you could automatically send a special offer to a customer who hasnt ordered in a while? Restaurants collect a ton of customer data.

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How to Find the Target Market for Your Restaurant

ChowNow

Climate & Seasonality: Does the weather impact what people order or when they dine out? Online Ordering Behavior: Are they more likely to dine in, take out, or order for delivery? Online Ordering Trends: See who prefers delivery vs. pick-up, and which menu items are most popular online.

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