Tight margins have always been a hot-button issue for the restaurant industry. But with the coronavirus outbreak, feeding the bottom line has become especially challenging, and while delivery has been a boon to many operations, third-party delivery fees continue to drain profits.
Topics: Technology, Quick Service Restaurant, Delivery, Sales & Profitability, Delivery App, Operations
Delivery has always been desirable, if only for its sheer convenience. And now, as the pandemic persists with a far-ranging impact on the industry, it carries the enhanced appeal of combining convenience with safety.
Topics: Trends, Takeout, Delivery, Restaurant, Foodservice Industry, Social Responsibility, Sales & Profitability
It's become a key fact of foodservice today: The pandemic has hastened the pivot to off-premises business for restaurants across America. Forty-two percent of restaurant operators surveyed by Rewards Network, a restaurant rewards platform provider, have added delivery, and 31% plan to continue to invest in it—a clear indication that the service is here to stay.1
Topics: Trends, Takeout, Delivery, Foodservice Industry, Sales & Profitability, Delivery App, Operations
Leave it to a pandemic to build up the market’s appetite for foodservice. At one point, eating out at a restaurant ranked as the most looked-forward-to post-quarantine activity, according to the market research firm Technomic.1 But as infection rates rise, it should come as no surprise that consumer confidence in returning to pre-pandemic activities is falling.
Topics: Restaurant Operations, Trends, Takeout, Casual Dining Restaurant, Delivery, Restaurant, Social Responsibility, Operations, Drive-Thru
The rollback of dining room reopenings due to the resurgence of COVID-19 in many states has been capturing a lot of attention. But equally compelling is the rise of off-premises models as mainstays, regardless of whether or not dine-in service is available.
Topics: Trends, Takeout, Delivery, Foodservice Industry, Sales & Profitability, Operations, Drive-Thru
See how you can leverage 2020’s top trends to help tailor your menu for today’s evolving tastes.
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