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Why Setting Wait Time Expectations Is Key to a Good Customer Experience

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How Wait Time Expectations Enhance the Customer Experience Using truthful, historical data regarding customer flow to set wait expectations works to elevate the customer experience in several ways. This effort transforms previously wasted downtime into productive interactions with your brand.

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Diners Believe Customer Experience Is Declining Due to Labor Shortages

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With these shortages, friction points are increasing in the dining experience with longer wait times to receive food (33 percent), diminished customer experience due to overstressed staff (32 percent), and longer wait times just to place an order (17 percent) being among the top three pain points.

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The Power of Consistency in Guest Satisfaction

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Recent reports of possible portion-size discrepancies at Chipotle are a cautionary tale for brands, highlighting a few critical issues in the restaurant industry: consistently meeting customer expectations and the swift power of social media. What are some things brands can do to improve guest satisfaction?

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

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Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2025. Similarly, AI-driven thermostats will optimize indoor climates, enhancing the comfort of both staff and customers while balancing energy usage.

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Revolutionizing Dining: The Future of AI in the Restaurant Industry

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When people think of the way AI is currently used in quick service restaurants – such as fast-food chains – they might think of AI-powered voice bots utilized at drive-thrus or AI tools to forecast inventory needs based on demand. Restaurant owners agree, as nearly half of hospitality operators in the U.S.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Restaurants Going Digital Require Technology That Always Works

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What’s new on the menu for today’s innovative restaurants? Thanks to the labor shortage and increased profit pressure, savvy restaurants are going digital to provide the best customer experience and to keep up with the hefty competition. Internet of Things (IoT) technology.

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AI, VR, Holographs and More in QSRs

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To answer that and more, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to an expert–Daniel Hawes, Vice President of Product Design at Givex, whose work marries the worlds of technology, design, and academic research. What do you anticipate the restaurant of the future will look like with respect to AI?