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“Customer Success in restaurants continues to evolve and fragment.”
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“Customer Success in restaurants continues to evolve and fragment.”

A panel of restaurant leaders says the business is fragmenting. Nothing is. The two Guests they describe are the oldest distinction in the business — one is buying dinner, the other is buying food — and the choice between them...
October 28, 2026
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