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MRM Research Roundup: Catering, Kiosks, Tipping and Dry January

Modern Restaurant Management

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news about an influx of catering orders, the topic of tipping, the rise of kiosks and affordable Michelin restaurants. Among the highlights: On or Off Prem Same-store catering transactions increased +71 percent in Q4 2023 compared to Q4 2022. Their Edomae style menu is a 2.5-hour

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Five Ways to Increase Sales at Your Restaurant this Valentine’s Day

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In fact, before COVID in 2016, both single people and couples spent a total of 35 million dollars on Valentine’s day experiences. To ensure that you’re catering to all types of customers, offer take-home meals and/or cocktails kits if possible. Offer Holiday Meal Kits and Cocktail Kits.

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Settlements reached in a 2016 Chicago E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak

Bill Marler

On June 28, 2016, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) received five reports of Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia Coli (STEC)1 through routine surveillance. Catering is also available. Catering and other delivery orders are prepared in the same kitchen and by the same staff as dine-in orders at both locations.

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Five PR Ideas You Can Implement in Your Restaurant This Year

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In 2016, a Dunkin’ restaurant in South Florida created a contest to help one lucky customer pop the question to their significant other. Idea #3: Help a Local Couple Pop the Question. The prize included a $3,000 voucher for an engagement ring, the restaurant’s help in planning the surprise, and, of course, congratulatory donuts.

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The World’s Largest and Deadliest Listeria Outbreak is turning 4 in March

Bill Marler

Due to the lack of surveillance data, the baseline number of listeriosis cases was estimated from counts of listeriosis cases in 2016. It is known that in 2015 and 2016, clusters of listeriosis occurred in South Africa. Because there were only 3 cases in the 2016 outbreak, researchers needed to estimate the baseline number of cases.

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AI Food Intelligence and Now Serving Democracy

Modern Restaurant Management

And, on Election Day, Nando’s will provide free catered meals to poll workers in Nando’s USA communities, as a thank-you to our dedicated poll-working volunteers. billion dollars in 2016 and experienced a staggering 300 percent surge to a $4.65 Before the coronavirus affected the way U.S. billion valuation in 2017.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-May 2021 Edition

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Cultivated meat companies received more than $360 million* in investments in 2020, which is six times the amount raised in 2019 and 72 percent of the amount raised in the industry’s history (2016–2020).