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Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse: May 25, 2022
Restaurant Traffic Erosion Persists Despite Stronger Year-Over-Year Sales Powered by Black Box Financial Intelligence™ Data through the week ending May 15, 2022 Restaurant sales...
Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse: May 18, 2022
Traffic Growth Tumbled as Guest Check Growth Accelerates Powered by Black Box Financial Intelligence™ Data through the week ending May 8, 2022 Restaurant year-over-year sales growth slowed down...
4 Current Restaurant Human Resources Trends
It’s no secret that restaurant hiring has become increasingly difficult. In almost every town and city it seems that there’s several restaurants with signs in front advertising that they are hiring....
Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse: May 11, 2022
Restaurant Guest Counts Declining Year Over Year Powered by Black Box Financial Intelligence™ Data through the week ending May 1, 2022 Restaurant sales and traffic growth improved for the second...
Black Box Intelligence™ Announces Acquisition of AreTheyHappy, a powerful Reputation Management suite
The acquisition adds class-leading AI and workflow automation to deliver customer insights and social management tools for Restaurant and Hospitality brands. May 10, Dallas,...
What are ‘restaurant choice’ drivers?
When choosing a restaurant, the usual suspects help determine a customer's ultimate decision: the proximity of the restaurant, the time available to dine (a quick bite to eat or a leisurely meal)...
How to Increase Guest Traffic to Your Restaurant
The restaurant industry experienced a huge hit during the pandemic. Sales growth continues to fluctuate as deep staffing shortages continue to plague the industry. Thankfully, Black Box...
Restaurant Food and Service Sentiment Improving As Traffic Woes Continue
Restaurant Guest Satisfaction Snapshot™ – March, 2022 Top 5 Restaurant Brands Financial metrics are “same-store” metrics & reported on a 1-year comparison unless otherwise noted The...
Best Practices for Driving Alcohol Sales
The restaurant industry continues to evolve in the post-pandemic world. While this transformation carries many challenges, it also brings a lot of opportunities. Beverages play an essential role for...
Using Guest Intelligence to Improve Your Restaurant Steps of Service
If you own or run a restaurant, you’re familiar with restaurant steps of service. The steps of service outline the important points in a customer’s time in your establishment, and most often are the...
Restaurant Goals and KPIs to Track in 2022
The wake of the past few years has left the restaurant industry in a state of transformation. While mid-2021 revealed what was thought to be a light at the end of the tunnel, persistent labor...
Managers Are Part of the Staffing Shortage and Guests Are Noticing
The news is ripe with headlines about the staffing shortage and guests are feeling it when there are not enough employees to run restaurants. Hourly workers are at the center of this conversation,...
Increased Menu Prices Deter Guests As Rapid Check Growth Continues
Restaurant Guest Satisfaction Snapshot™ – February, 2022 Top 5 Restaurant Brands Financial metrics are “same-store” metrics & reported on a 2-year comparison unless otherwise noted Sales growth...
Restaurant Industry Growth Trends to Know in 2022
It’s been a rocky couple of years for the restaurant industry. While 2021 represented a shift back towards normalcy, we haven’t quite recovered as much as we’d like. If you’re heading into 2022 with...
Restaurant Acquisitions Are Booming. Here’s How Data Helps You Position Your Brand for Sale.
Despite operating challenges in the current environment, or perhaps because of them, 2021 was a big year for restaurant acquisitions. M&A activity was one of the biggest restaurant industry news...
Guest Check Growth Grows While Traffic Slows
Restaurant Guest Satisfaction Snapshot™ – January, 2022 Top 5 Restaurant Brands Financial metrics are “same-store” metrics & reported on a 2-year comparison unless otherwise noted A restaurant...
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