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. 
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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
 
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