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Why Digital Forms and Contactless Kiosks Are on the Post-Pandemic Menu

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That said, it’s increasingly clear that the “new normal” won’t look like 2019. Even before the pandemic, it was a best practice to sanitize menus because they are so frequently handled. Restaurants are using digital forms to give customers a safer way to order food and make reservations online.

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Four Tactics Restaurant Managers Can Implement Now to Improve Employee Engagement

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But instead of relying on their memory, consider creating short, instructional videos – on food safety, sanitation, inventory, etc. Ordering inventory, completing daily checklists, implementing safety procedures, managing reservations – the list of tedious and time-consuming tasks for restaurant owners and managers goes on and on.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-September 2020 Edition

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60 percent respondent frequent sanitizing of surfaces. A final piece of advice for restaurants is to invest in a user-friendly reservation system. This further highlights the need for restaurants to pay close attention to details in the end-to-end dining experience: from the reservation, to the meal, to the service.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-August 2020 Edition

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New guest expectations are incredibly crucial for operators to consider, as Americans interested in dining out will only keep their reservations at a new restaurant if certain measures are met, including: More than half want six-foot social distancing and employees wearing face masks enforced (53 percent and 52 percent, respectively).

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-Year 2020 Edition

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During the peak of the pandemic, the number of diners seated across Yelp Reservations and Waitlist dropped essentially to zero. This report’s results are based on surveys conducted over a 12-month period from April 2019 to March 2020—the month when the first U.S. In 2019, 15.7 percent to 77.9. For more, click here.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

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My prediction is you’ll see a split here between a mobile-ordering track versus an old-school approach with cash only bar / restaurants popping up with cult followings, that can abandon reservations all together. As 2020 plays out, food companies will start investing in more tech to enhance sanitation and sterilization efforts.

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Restaurant Experts’ 2021 Outlook, Part One

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Prior to serving guests in all FOODWORKS locations, chefs and staff of each featured restaurant must participate in food safety, sanitation and hospitality training programs designed in consultation with some of the nation’s leading health and safety experts. In 2021 we expect to see significant growth in connected TV ads.