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Fall 2021: Consumer Price Perceptions, Technology & Delivery

Fall 2021: Consumer Price Perceptions, Technology & Delivery

In this second part of our Fall series, RMS asked over 900 US consumers about their current price perceptions of restaurants and grocery stores, their behaviors when ordering delivery, and how technology influences their overall restaurant experience.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Restaurant Consumers

The Impact of COVID-19 on Restaurant Consumers

2020 has been called the “year of irrevocable inflection” for the restaurant industry. We agree and have expanded our data collection to support our clients and the industry as they manage rapid change. Most pointedly, we’ve checked the pulse of consumers with...
Restaurant Consumer Trends in Dining 2021

Restaurant Consumer Trends in Dining 2021

2021 Forecast: Cloudy with a strong chance of in-home dining Product developers and differential calculus buffs have a term: forcing function. The term refers to a function in an equation or system that forces conscious attention upon something. In calculus, it...
Inching Through the Pandemic, the Path Forward is Paved With Delivery

How to Improve Restaurant Margins With Better Delivery Pricing

Delivery is on everyone’s mind right now. Restaurants traditionally oriented towards dine-in, have made significant moves to implement delivery options. As restaurants expand this contactless channel, they face a complex environment with higher costs to serve....
Industry Notes: How restaurants can survive

Industry Notes: How restaurants can survive

These days are truly like none other. When Waffle House, notorious for its record of staying open during natural disasters, closes nearly one-fifth of its restaurants, you know it’s not good. But that’s precisely what’s happened amid the coronavirus pandemic. So what...
Building carry-out and delivery sales

Building carry-out and delivery sales

It is understandable that there is a sense of panic in the restaurant industry. However, you can do things now to mitigate the effect on your restaurant(s). Our partner, Norton Creative, a restaurant marketing and design agency, has shared a number of initiatives that...
Industry Notes: How restaurants can survive

How to manage operations in this delivery-only time

For most restaurants, there have always been three ways to serve guests and make money: dine-in, takeout and delivery. Now that government authorities, in an effort to help flatten the coronavirus curve, have required all dining rooms to close, you’re left with only...
1, 15, 20, 65, 70, 25, 2 and another 1.

1, 15, 20, 65, 70, 25, 2 and another 1.

No, this isn’t the algorithm for our newest pricing study. And these aren’t the winning lottery numbers. Instead, these numbers represent an instructive snapshot of the restaurant industry, courtesy of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association’s Marketing and...
5 things to consider when choosing a delivery partner

5 things to consider when choosing a delivery partner

With consumers seeking convenience, it is no secret that the delivery trend is here to stay. The strong drive towards on-demand delivery has led many third-party providers including UberEATS, Deliveroo and Just Eat to enter the market. With a vast number of delivery...

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