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2025 Restaurant Outlook: A Recipe for Success with Risk Management

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By mid-2024, 82 percent of food and beverage operators were still actively recruiting, with chefs and cooks comprising 30 percent of open roles. Economic shifts including inflation-driven cost increases in food, utilities and supplies; regulatory changes and climate-related disruptions will continue to challenge restaurant operators.

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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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How Restaurants Can Combat Inflation with the Top-Down and Bottom-Up Method to Profitability

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Menu engineering is a top-down approach to increasing revenue while Actual versus Theoretical (AvT) – tracking the difference between theoretical food costs and actual food costs – is a bottom-up approach to controlling costs. Prioritize Accurate Recipe Costing. Theoretical (AvT) Variances to Control Food Costs.

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Why (and How) to Apply Business Intelligence and Data Analytics to Restaurant Technology

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At a time when most food and beverage leaders wouldn’t consider launching a new concept without a deep dive into the data, most lack even basic information about technology maintenance that could drive cost-saving, satisfaction-enhancing change. Downtime is no recipe for success.

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Consumer Habits Are Changing — What’s Next for Restaurant Tech?

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The food industry has been historically slow to integrate technology and digital solutions. Customers expect efficient and convenient payments, and restaurants must adapt to meet those demands Tap-to-pay, tableside QR codes, tablets — you name it — help the food service industry embrace flexible and intelligent payment systems.

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F&B Trends for 2021

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Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant and food and beverage industry experts for their insights on what trends will be on the radar for restaurant owner and operators in 2021. This comprehensive annual report identifies key influences in restaurants, hotels, food, beverage, and hospitality marketing.

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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.