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Why consumers' views on value are changing

A Deeper Dive: This week’s episode of the restaurant finance podcast features Jen Meyers, growth strategy leader for the restaurant practice at Alvarez & Marsal, talking about consumer views on restaurants.

How do consumers view value these days?

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast A Deeper Dive features Jen Meyers, growth strategy leader for the restaurant practice with the consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal.

The firm recently completed an extensive survey of consumers on a broad range of topics on restaurants and we wanted to chat with Jennifer about the results and what they mean.

We talk about the value equation and how consumers’ views of value has changed over the years from cheap food to value for the money. We talk about what drives consumers out of restaurants.

We also talk about a lot of other topics, including the growing snacking occasion, consumers’ views on health along with nostalgia marketing.

We’re talking about the consumer on A Deeper Dive so please check it out. 

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