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YEA: Restaurants Showing Resiliency with New Openings

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New restaurant and food businesses are opening at pre-pandemic levels, with the number of new openings increasingly more in line with 2018 and 2019 volumes, according to third quarter data for the Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report. There were only 100 fewer new restaurant openings in September of this year, compared to September 2019.

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Beating the Labor Crunch: Outsourced Strategies Are Key

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Labor markets were tight in the years prior to the pandemic, with nearly a million restaurant and hospitality jobs going unfilled as recently as 2019 , when Forbes sounded the alarm that “the ultimate service industry is experiencing epic problems in finding people to work.”

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-July 2021 Edition

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The comparable week in 2020 (to July 25), while in recovery compared to the height of restrictions, was still lower than the same week in 2019. Across all states, value velocity remains strongly positive compared to last year, with all key states now ahead of 2019. Sales velocity is now +34 percent vs July 27, 2019. California.

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Spreading Southern Hospitality Through the Pandemic

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Off-premise dining now accounts for 60 percent of total sales in 2020 compared to 40 percent in 2019. Services provided as part of our off-premise dining experience now include online ordering (pickup or curbside), drive through, traditional call-in take-out, third-party delivery, and catering.

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Veganuary and Beyond: Capitalizing on Growing Plant-Based Trend

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According to Tripleseat customers throughout the US, there was an increase in guests requesting a variety of plant-based or meatless fixings 2019, with many new plant-based options being offered. ” How to cater to vegan customers without a vegan option on the menu: training is key.

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MRM Plant-Based: Good Food Scorecard and Healthier Hospital Food

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Del Taco was recognized for adding multiple Beyond Meat items to its menu in 2019 and for heavily advertising these offerings to meat-lovers, vegetarians, and vegans alike. Just a few months after Burger King’s successful Impossible Whopper launch in August 2019, the restaurant chain added the Impossible Whopper Jr. to its menu.

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Enhancing Guest-Centric Experiences with QR Code Technology and Time-Tested Human Connections

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billion smartphone users worldwide , nearly 86 percent of the global population, and there has been a 750 percent increase in QR Code downloads since 2019. AI is set to usher in a fresh era of hospitality, giving rise to hyper-personalized venues that cater to each visitor’s unique background and preferences. There are 6.92