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Ruby Tuesday

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The Great Consumer Filter

Oct 7, 2026

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12 min read

The Great Consumer Filter

Have We Reached Peak Trend, or Is “New” Getting Old?,

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

+61

The Same Customer, Four Different Appetites.

Sep 22, 2026

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11 min read

The Same Customer, Four Different Appetites.

Why Value, Quality, Nostalgia and Adventure Are Rewriting the Rules of Restaurant Demand

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

+62

The Next Big Restaurant Category May Already Be Here

Sep 9, 2026

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11 min read

The Next Big Restaurant Category May Already Be Here

The Story Behind Mediterranean Fast Casual Moving From Emerging Trend to Mainstream Growth

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

+59

The Labor Behind Labor Day

Sep 5, 2026

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9 min read

The Labor Behind Labor Day

What hospitality teaches us about dignity, judgment and the people behind the experience

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

+60

The Two-Dollar Bowl of Soup

Aug 26, 2026

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13 min read

The Two-Dollar Bowl of Soup

The best marketing trick in the world that never gets old

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

+60

APPETITE WITHOUT ATTENDANCE

Aug 19, 2026

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17 min read

APPETITE WITHOUT ATTENDANCE

The TNI 2026 Mid-Year Restaurant & Food Trends Report. Six months on: where demand is moving, where opportunity is emerging, and what operators should do next

Robert Ancill
Robert Ancill

restaurant marketing

+59

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

+60

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

restaurant marketing

+58

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

restaurant marketing

+58

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

+59

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

+58

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

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