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2025 Cybersecurity Outlook for Restaurants 

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2025 and beyond, restaurant executives should be on the lookout for increasing point-of-sale (POS) systems attacks, AI-powered social engineering tactics, and greater supply chain cyber vulnerabilities. Today’s point-of-sale systems have been outfitted with modern features, namely cashless payment systems.

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Blurring the Lines Between QSR and Retail

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You can also walk into a trendy clothing retailer and find t-shirts from QSRs with both vintage and current logos. Modernizing customer experiences and maintaining satisfaction are top priorities for retail and restaurant owners. Retailers have always guided customers to products, and navigation is fundamental to good store design.

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A Matcha Shortage Hits TikTok’s Favorite Brands

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In the US, matcha sales have reportedly reached in excess of $10 billion over the past 25 years. On a recent trip to Uji, he spoke to representatives from Marukyu Koyamaen , a major matcha supplier with both a cafe and retail presence. They did roughly six months of sales in a little less than a month,” Mangan says.

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

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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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MRM Research Roundup: Year-End 2020 Edition

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This edition of MRM Research Roundup features top trends for 2020, how 2020 changed food and the year's top wines. Top Restaurant Trends. BentoBox released its comprehensive 2020 Restaurant Trend Report. spent per order, on average, across restaurant websites.

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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. The restaurant industry took the brunt of the pandemic’s economic and societal impact and is now being asked to respond to the permanently changed consumer landscape.

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

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"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." Landlord/Tenant Disputes : in my practice, I have seen a huge increase in lease disputes.