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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

consumers to better understand their feelings about planning events in 2021. 2021 will bring a restaurant renaissance unlike any we’ve seen before, with more consumers dining out and planning events than in years past. More than one in three (34 percent) said that they will be planning their event with 1-3 months’ notice.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Jeremiah’s Opens 50th During 25th Anniversary, Wahlburgers Wild and Robotic Pizza

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Chicken Salad Chick had a successful first half of 2021, opening 17 new locations, including market debuts in South Florida; Roanoke, Virginia; and Indianapolis, Indiana. Chicken Salad Chick also welcomed four new franchise owners to the Chick network and gained a generous lead on the brand’s projected 40 openings for 2021.

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MRM Franchise Feed: flip’d and the Juicey Awards

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" Digital sales at Noodles & Company grew 110 percent in Q1 2021, accounting for 62 percent of sales, and the launch of this ghost kitchen further supports guests' changing behaviors even as consumers return to dining in-restaurant. Noodles & Company's Humboldt Park ghost kitchen is located at 3220 W. .