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Agave prices fall as demand stabilises

Hospitality Magazine

As agave prices in Mexico continue to fall and demand for premium-and-above tequila moderates in the United States, alcohol market analysts IWSR says brand owners have an opportunity to improve product quality at lower price points.

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Surgical Pricing Strategies: How QSRs Can Navigate Inflation

Modern Restaurant Management

While it’s understandable to believe everything is back to normal – according to our QSR monthly trends, August 2023 traffic was down just half a percent compared to 2022 – the landscape has taken a seismic shift. percent) and trending downward since January 2022, when it was just 15.5 percent lower than 2019.

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2022 Reflections: The Year That Was for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

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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Q1 2022 Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

Recent opinions in favor of insurance companies include a March 16, 2022 unpublished Ninth Circuit pane opinion in Steven Baker v. The AG alleged that Grubhub’s listing of restaurants without their consent and charging higher prices for food than the restaurants charge on their own websites are deceptive and unfair trade practices.

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Price Matters: Inflation Wearing on Consumer Dining Behavior

Modern Restaurant Management

Revenue Management Solutions just released its Q1 2022 consumer sentiment survey, and it appears the industry’s concerns have moved beyond the pandemic. As we enter Q2 2022, it’s a different view. When asked why they were getting less value from a restaurant visit, 82 percent reported higher prices.

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Building the Value Equation as We Approach the Price Ceiling 

Modern Restaurant Management

Striking a balance between value and price. Is it possible to strike a balance between value and price to satisfy both parties? To answer that question, Revenue Management Solutions (RMS) examined two factors: the impact of price increases on QSR sales performance and consumers’ perception of value. Is it possible?

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Atholl Hotel reduces asking price

Hotel Owner

The Atholl Hotel in Aberdeen has reduced its asking price from £3.5m The hotel’s totalised net turnover for the year ended 30th November 2022 was £2.07m. down to £3.2m to “better reflect” the market. Co-owners Gordon Sinclair and Richard Nicoll first marketed the 34-bedroom property in June last year.

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