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Q1 2022 Legal Update

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Recent opinions in favor of insurance companies include a March 16, 2022 unpublished Ninth Circuit pane opinion in Steven Baker v. The AG alleged that Grubhub’s listing of restaurants without their consent and charging higher prices for food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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2022 Reflections: The Year That Was for Restaurants

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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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Surgical Pricing Strategies: How QSRs Can Navigate Inflation

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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 Cocktail Trends (Infographic)

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Bacardi Limited released its third annual Bacardi Cocktail Trends Report , looking ahead at the key trends impacting the business of cocktails in 2022. “As 2022 brings new perspective, people are coming together with a strong desire to ‘Make Moments Matter. . Consumption reconsidered. and half in the U.K.

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Price Matters: Inflation Wearing on Consumer Dining Behavior

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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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MRM Research Roundup: 2022 Restaurant Trends

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To keep up with changing consumer preferences, operators noted that their top areas of investment in 2022 include mobile ordering (54 percent); delivery services (47 percent); technology such as new POS digital signage or other in-store tech (45 percent); and alternative payment methods (37 percent). "Consumers Fast is not fast enough.

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Practical Restaurant Marketing Inspiration in 2022

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If you’re looking for ways to up your restaurant marketing game, here are the practical steps you should be taking in 2022. Whether you’re eat-in only or you’re offering deliveries, you're not going to get far in 2022 without a well-designed website. Get the Basics Right. Learn Some Basic SEO.

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