MRM Research Roundup: End-of-November 2018 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's "According to a recent study/survey …" column has been rebranded as MRM Research Roundup. 

This time, we feature factors shaping the restaurant of the future, feelings about payment processing, holiday party feedback, top nightlife influencers, 2019 trends, 3ES and most popular songs at Waffle House. 

Spontaneity, Robots and Veganism Twenty percent of millennials go out less to restaurants now due to food delivery, shifting £1bn a year to delivery services 

Over half of millennials (52 percent) would dine in a restaurant where aspects of service are automated 

Millennials predict vegan restaurants will be in the most demand in the next two years 

Results from a new survey, sponsored by Planday, the workforce collaboration software company, reveal three key drivers that millennials indicate will shape the restaurant sector of tomorrow.

Driver 1: Millennials are more spontaneous and are shifting around £1 billion in spend…