Chipotle vs. Panera: How QSRs adapt to generational differences in dining behaviors with unique strategies

Restaurants have adapted to massive shifts in consumer behavior in recent years, but those changes also include generational differences. Across all the top…

The Unified Commerce Platform Explained: Next Generation Software Architecture for Restaurants

Multi-unit restaurants desperately need unified ordering and fulfillment systems to drive speed, convenience, and personalized experience. A modern commerce…

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Near Restaurant Report Unveils How Consumer Behavior Has Shifted Post-Pandemic/ How Restaurants Can Evolve

The New World of Consumer Behavior: Restaurants 2022 report highlights significant shifts in consumer behavior from the onset of the pandemic to today…

Dine-in not regaining popularity, take-out gains steam

July 20, 2022

Despite the fact all restaurants are completely open for dine-in, after two years of closures and restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of…

Survey: Consumers spending 40% of food budget on restaurants

July 18, 2022

Consumers are still dining out despite rising costs and inflation, spending 40% of individual or family food budgets on restaurants each month. That's the…

Study finds convenience stores on par with QSRs

June 28, 2022

Are convenience stores the new QSRs? According to a study by Bluedot, a customer arrival platform, data from a deport indicates that consumers are putting…

Study: Dining at home will remain heightened through 2024

June 28, 2022

More people are eating at home due to rising costs. Dining at home peaked during the pandemic but has since normalized — but are still above the pre-pandemic…

QSR market to increase by $119.2B

June 28, 2022

The QSR market will increase by $119.2 billion from 2020 to 2025 with an accelerated CAGR of 3.55%, according to a recent market study by Technavio. The QSR…

Report: Consumers still dining out despite inflation

June 20, 2022

Diners are still flocking to fast food chains despite inflation, according to a Yahoo Finance report.

Webinar deep dives into restaurant recovery data

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

The restaurant industry is slowly recovering. R.J. Hottovy of Placer deep-dives into the statistics and offers a glimpse into the mechanisms behind the…

Study finds food inflation greater at home than restaurants

June 15, 2022

Consumers who purchase food for home have generally experienced higher price increases relative to what they pay for meals at QSRs and fast-casual restaurants…

Fast food market to grow by $87.27B by 2025

June 1, 2022

The fast food market will observe an incremental growth of $87.27 billion between 2020 and 2025, according to a Technavio report that revealed the market…

Meal prices on the rise, customers tipping more

May 31, 2022

Despite inflation increasing the price of orders, Americans are tipping more and the average price of an order increased by 7%.

Using data to examine return of restaurant business

May 26, 2022

The restaurant industry has been hit hard by multiple challenges this year, including rising costs, supply chain issues and labor problems. Slowly but surely…

Report: digital orders make up one-third of restaurant sales

May 5, 2022

A new report from Patronix Systems Inc., a digital guests experience platform, found that digital orders have risen to one-third of total restaurant and…

Koala Creates a Cross-Selling Powerhouse for Restaurant Brands With the Introduction of Machine Learning

New algorithm enhances average check size and cross-sell conversions.

Mobile orders on rise, long pickup wait times lead to frustration

February 24, 2022

Mobile orders continue to rise and customers generally approve of restaurants' apps but longer wait times for mobile pickups and orders not ready at pickup are…

Restaurant gift card sales up in 2021, still down over 2019

February 8, 2022

Restaurant gift card sales were up 22% in 2021, compared to 2020, but still down 13% than 2019, according to Paytronix's Restaurant Gift Gard Sales Report 2022.

Consumer spending, restaurant visits rose in 2021

February 2, 2022

Consumer spending at restaurants grew by 16% in 2021 compared to a year ago when spending declined by 12% and was 2% above the pre-pandemic year ending…

Foodservice industry to hit $4.1T by 2026

January 24, 2022

The global food service industry is projected to reach a size of $4.1 trillion by 2026, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 5.4%, according to a press…