MRM Research Roundup: End-of-August 2019 Edition

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news about the importance of teamwork, kid-friendly restaurants, best beer cities and what cafes have the fastest wifi. 

Summer Restaurant TrafficU.S. consumers visited restaurants this July at the same pace they did last July and consumer spending was up three percent compared to year ago, reports The NPD Group. Total U.S. traffic volume for commercial restaurants in the year ending June was 61 billion visits.

Industry bright spots this summer include quick service restaurant traffic gains and continued visit growth to fast casual restaurants, although increases are not as strong as in previous years, according to NPD’s ongoing foodservice market research. Digital orders, which include internet/mobile app and text message orders for carry out and delivery, are growing rapidly but still represent a small amount of traffic share. On premise dining is also realizing visit gains this…