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Restaurant Experts’ 2021 Outlook, Part Two

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With fewer front-line staff available for customer interactions we’re bound to see digital signage utilized to communicate instructions and order status as well. With safety being top of mind, venues will start offering optional safety packages at an additional fee – think PPE, deep cleaning and sanitizing stations.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2020 Edition

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With travel and larger gatherings constrained due to the pandemic, gift cards are a popular choice. Texas and Florida perform similarly when benchmarked against performance a year ago, with velocity in outlets that are operational being down only -19 percent December 5 2020 v December 7 2019 across both states.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-June 2020 Edition

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According to the latest report from Tripadvisor , which outlinines the road to recovery for the travel and dining industry, restaurants are showing the first signs of recovery, leading the way for hospitality businesses. On the Road to Recovery. Traffic to restaurants in other markets, including the U.S.,

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-Year 2020 Edition

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Reach3 is taking an ongoing look at consumer sentiment about restaurants and food retailing to determine how Americans really feel about issues such as sanitization, social distancing and the potential for exposure to infection and how they might be a barrier to visitation as restaurants reopen. Of those: Service was unorganized: 49 percent.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-September 2020 Edition

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Overwhelming top response was fear of catching/spreading COVID-19, followed by a corresponding reduction in travel. 60 percent respondent frequent sanitizing of surfaces. Only about seven percent of respondents said they anticipate rarely or never eating out. Primary reasons for dining out less. Most Important safety initiatives.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-April 2020-COVID-19 Effects Edition

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It is critical that QSRs engage with each segment differently and recalibrate their business decisions and marketing communication strategies – and fast,” said Rajesh Midha, Chief Strategy Officer of Bottle Rocket. Even more, when the decision to close dine-in came, the blow was felt swiftly. Visits went from 24.1

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Easter Eat-In, Potbelly Pantry and #ThePlateFund

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” "The bar for someone trying to open a restaurant is now impossibly high, especially for minority owned businesses,” said Onwuachi, James Beard 2019 Rising Star and a founding member of the Independent Restaurant Coalition. so that your food travels safely. Tripadvisor's Plan to Help Restaurants.