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How Restaurant Tech Will Differentiate Brands Post-Pandemic

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There are many choices in OS and compute form factors, but one way restaurant operators can do this successfully –and lower the cost of deployment and maintenance for doing so – is by establishing a unified architecture; one engine under the hood that can be used for multiple form factors. Build Data-First Architectures.

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Brand Identity: Standing Out in a Crowded Market

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For restaurants, it’s a chance to cement your culinary philosophy into a system of thinking that informs kitchen techniques, front of house behavior, interior design, social media presence and more. Can front of house joke with guests? We refer to this friction as tension. How do we sound?

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Four Reasons to Consider a Virtual Kitchen Now

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The virtual kitchen model is different from brick-and-mortar restaurants in that there are no front of house costs – no GM, no decor, no facade, nothing to remodel or build out. City permitting guidance. Marketing assistance including advertising, public relations, social media, and events (once it’s safe).

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MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

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Ashley Kirkland, NCIDQ, Director of Interior Architecture, GrizForm Design Architects. Specifically, technology and digitization has been coming to the front of house. Ashley Kirkland, NCIDQ, Director of Interior Architecture, GrizForm Design Architects.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

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We've already seen how technology has transformed front-of-house operations with the rise of apps like UberEats and DoorDash, as well as advanced point-of-sale systems. Now, this revolution is extending to the back-of-house. Technology, like e-commerce platforms, is changing the way distributors and restaurants interact.

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Designing a Next-Gen Teaching Facility

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For example, the host stand was custom-built to allow for multiple people to operate the front of house simultaneously and the 3,000-bottle wine cellar rises two stories high and serves as the backdrop for the school’s wine appreciation class. The facility opened in 2022. How is the project multi-functional?

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2023 Outlook: Trends and Challenges Restaurants Will See, Part Two

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With consumer expectations at an all-time high, award winning architecture and design firm, CRTKL, is working with 7-Eleven to re-imagine its stores and to attract consumers. You can also incentivize your front-of-house staff to encourage customers they see having a great time to capture a short video of their experience and share it.”

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