Monday Minute - December 27, 2021

In our final Monday Minute podcast of the year, Meredith and Carl discussed their forecast for 2022 based on their readings from a plethora of industry insiders and executives shaping the change ahead. Here’s their take on the changes that affect the key 10 stakeholder groups within the industry. Article References: Restaurant Industry Outlook For 2022: Five Trends To Watch 7 Restaurant Back-of-the-house Predictions for 2022 - Better tech integration - Clocking enforcement - Increased focus on wellness - More reliance on mobile - Training, resources, updates, - Adoption of restaurant technologies - A shift in staffing to meet customer demands - Ghost Kitchens 7 Restaurant Experts Predict 2022 Trends | QSR magazine 2022 Predictions: A Look at What Awaits Hospitality Tech Next Year (and Beyond) | Modern Restaurant Management | The Business of Eating & Restaurant Management News - Tim McLaughlin (CEO and Founder of GoTab) - Restaurants will invest in bridging e-commerce and real commerce - Marketplaces will become expensive for consumers and operators - Hybrid services models will become the norm - More consumer payment method turf wars| - Breakfast becomes even more essential 2022 Predictions For The Restaurant Industry Include Sustained Off-Premise Business, Increased Menu Innovation - DTC to continue to outpace all other distribution channels - Everyone seems to be taking part in this phenomenon, even farmers! 73% of consumers recently bought groceries online. Biggest Dining Trends off 2022, According to Chefs | Food & Wine - Restaurants will be open fewer days of the week -Menu prices will continue to rise - As Menu's continue to shrink - Restaurant operators will diversify their business models - Tips will be pooled - Cancellation policies will be stricter - Hyper local goes more hyper local - Cody Cheetham, executive chef of Tavernetta in Denver says "Supporting the local food movement will not only be a trend, but a necessity due to the disruption of the supply chain." - More chef collabs - Local Food delivery services - High end Fine dining is back - Food will be personal and unapologetic - Comfort food is sticking around - Live-fire cooking will get even hotter (open fire cooking) - Alcohol free cocktails will keep booming as will fermented drinks - Outdoor dining here to stay - Seeds will be used more and more to replaces nuts. - Potato Milk is coming Predictions For The Food & Beverage Industry For 2022 And Beyond Food and restaurant trends for 2022 include robots, sustainability | SmartBrief - Robots in restaurants - Streamlined menus - Booze free beverages - Plant based foods and sustainable packaging - Heritage cooking - Baum & Whiteman as a top trend. Otherwise known as ancestral eats. Searches on Filipino authentic recipes are up 35%. South African up 150%. What to expect from emerging restaurant concepts in 2022 | Nation's Restaurant News - Smaller eating spaces designed with style - Robots are coming - on the streets (CoCo, nuro, Fly ) - Cuisine Variety - Social media apps are blending - Increase in digital channels - Improvements in packaging - Restaurant model changing - Drop in high-end dining Monday Minute is now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.