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Three Simple Ways Restaurants Can Embrace IoT in 2022

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While there is plenty of technology out there to optimize your establishment, one food service trend is becoming a mainstay: Internet of Things. There are different IoT-based solutions on the market designed to decrease downtime, increase energy and operational efficiency and improve overall customer experience.

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2022 Reflections: The Year That Was for Restaurants

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The restaurant industry once again proved its resilience in 2022 as it dealt with ongoing obstacles like inflation, supply chain, labor shortages and more. Restaurant owners will end 2022 with a sigh of relief after another tough year. "Restaurant "Restaurant owners will end 2022 with a sigh of relief after another tough year.

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Hungry for Growth: The Restaurant Industry in 2022

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Some have even developed lucrative new business models that they will continue to apply and scale in 2022. According to the National Restaurant Association’s State of the Industry report, 68 percent of customers say they are more likely to purchase takeout or delivery of food than they were before the pandemic.

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Experts Weigh In: What Are Key Challenges Restaurants Will Face in 2022?

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Modern Restaurant Manaagement (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders to discuss the key challenges they believe restaurants will face in 2022. Restaurants will continue to grapple with labor shortages and supply chain disruptions throughout 2022. Supply chain : Supply chain issues will be a key challenge in 2022.

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Consumers Are Trading Down. Here’s How to Prevent Trade-Out

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In our April 2022 monthly industry impact report, QSR sales in the US are flat at 0.2 percent in Q1 2022 compared to the same quarter last year. And as we examine Q1 2022, we see that QSR performance continues to lag. In March 2022, traffic was down -8.5 percent in the first three months of 2022.

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IoT Can Help Bridge the Staffing Shortage Gap

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As if hiring struggles weren’t enough of a problem, retaining employees remains a challenge, with the quit rate in food service at approximately 5.4 – 6.2 percent in late 2022. minutes annually that could be better spent on the customer experience. The benefits extend to food safety as well.

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MRM Research Roundup: Top F&B Trends to Watch

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Top Eats, Drinks, and More No fork, no problem: In addition to fries defending its spot as the most ordered food of the year (and the past decade!), this year was all about finger foods, with many indulging in items best enjoyed without utensils, like mozzarella sticks, wings, pepperoni pizza, and chips & queso.