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Global restaurant authority and TNI CEO, shaping 89 brands and 800+ hospitality projects.

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The Restaurant Choice Journey 2026

Aug 4, 2026

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9 min read

The Restaurant Choice Journey 2026

How Changing Consumer Behavior Is Redefining Restaurant Traffic, Loyalty and Growth

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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The Blue Shift

Jul 29, 2026

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14 min read

The Blue Shift

Why the most efficient protein on Earth is still the one we understand least

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill
The Catering Iceberg

Jul 22, 2026

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9 min read

The Catering Iceberg

The Billion-Dollar Channel Hiding Inside Ordinary RestaurantsWhile operators fight for foot traffic, the fastest-growing revenue in the industry doesn't need a table.

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill
When a Pendant Becomes a P&L Problem:

Jul 6, 2026

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7 min read

When a Pendant Becomes a P&L Problem:

Prada, Partnership Risk, and the Peace Dividend Business Keeps Leaving on the TableBy Robert Ancill, author of The Relevance Code

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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The 250-Year Mashup

Jul 4, 2026

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9 min read

The 250-Year Mashup

Birria ramen, West African spice on Southern comfort food, and why “American cuisine” was always a fusion experiment

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

Peptides

You Are What You Peptide

Jun 26, 2026

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8 min read

You Are What You Peptide

The molecule reshaping human biology is about to reshape the American Restaurant IndustryBy Robert Ancill | TNI Restaurant Consultants / The Next Idea Group

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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Loved is not the same as Chosen

Jun 13, 2026

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14 min read

Loved is not the same as Chosen

Cracker Barrel, Relevance, and the Limits of Going Back

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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The Little Boy, the Giraffe, and the Power Pyramid

May 19, 2026

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7 min read

The Little Boy, the Giraffe, and the Power Pyramid

Why Hospitality’s Greatest Competitive Advantage Is No Longer Control, But Frontline Emotional Authority

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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The Billionaire Father, the BBQ, and The Relevance Code

May 6, 2026

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6 min read

The Billionaire Father, the BBQ, and The Relevance Code

The science of return

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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The Problem Isn’t Demand. It’s Fit.

Apr 29, 2026

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8 min read

The Problem Isn’t Demand. It’s Fit.

A framework for understanding hesitation, relevance, and the hidden shift in consumer behavior.

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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The Fiber Economy

Apr 22, 2026

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10 min read

The Fiber Economy

How satiety, metabolic health, and GLP-1 are reshaping restaurant demand, and redefining value per bite

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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Algorithmic Affinity: Winning Loyalty in the Age of Intelligent Choice

Apr 16, 2026

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8 min read

Algorithmic Affinity: Winning Loyalty in the Age of Intelligent Choice

AI, Algorithms, and Human Connection Are Rewriting Who Owns the Guest Relationship

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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Panera Bread, “Salad Stuffers,” and the Misinterpretation of Innovation

Apr 11, 2026

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8 min read

Panera Bread, “Salad Stuffers,” and the Misinterpretation of Innovation

There is a point in every brand’s evolution where activity begins to resemble progress, and the line between what is operationally effective and what is strategically meaningful starts to blur.

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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The U.S. Cocktail Market Is Quietly Rewriting the Rules of Hospitality

Apr 7, 2026

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7 min read

The U.S. Cocktail Market Is Quietly Rewriting the Rules of Hospitality

Where the next wave of margin, differentiation, and growth will be created

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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The End of Passive Relevance

Apr 3, 2026

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9 min read

The End of Passive Relevance

Why the brands that hesitate now won’t get a second chance

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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The Relevance Alignment Architecture

Apr 2, 2026

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7 min read

The Relevance Alignment Architecture

A Structured Approach to Realigning Brands with Modern Consumer Behavior

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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Your Customers Already Left

Apr 1, 2026

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8 min read

Your Customers Already Left

You just haven’t seen it in the data yet

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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What Outperforming Brands Understand

Mar 31, 2026

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9 min read

What Outperforming Brands Understand

How Alignment, Not Activity, Is Defining Performance Today

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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The New Rules of Restaurant Relevance

Mar 30, 2026

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9 min read

The New Rules of Restaurant Relevance

Why performance no longer guarantees relevance, and what defines it now

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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The Cost of Excellence

Mar 25, 2026

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8 min read

The Cost of Excellence

From NOMA to Los Angeles, fine dining’s greatest illusion isn’t perfection, it’s what it chooses not to show.

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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The Manager Is Leaving the Café

Mar 21, 2026

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7 min read

The Manager Is Leaving the Café

Why the smartest operators are redesigning coffee shops, restaurants, and hotel cafés to run without one

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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The Table as Common Ground

Mar 9, 2026

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8 min read

The Table as Common Ground

How Restaurants and Food Education Can Help Heal the World

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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The Rebrand That Shook the Front Porch

Mar 6, 2026

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8 min read

The Rebrand That Shook the Front Porch

The real problem at Cracker Barrel may not be the rebrand; but the changing economics of casual dining.

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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Guest Satisfaction Is Our Priority

Feb 26, 2026

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8 min read

Guest Satisfaction Is Our Priority

But Do You Mean It?

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

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The Price of Confidence

Feb 17, 2026

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6 min read

The Price of Confidence

What Albert Roux Taught Me About Pricing Power, Brand Authority and Long-Term Hospitality Value

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill
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