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Unique Ways Restaurants Can Use QR Codes to Drive Sales

Modern Restaurant Management

To go contactless, customers scanned a small black and white square called a QR code on their mobile device to see a digital copy of the menu. They hit the mainstream back in 2002 when technological advancements enabled a QR-code reading feature to be added to mobile phones. QR codes are nothing new. The opportunities are endless.

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Experience Is the Best Teacher: Five Things My Father — and Hard Times — Have Taught Me About Leadership in the Restaurant Industry

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Many restaurants and businesses around us closed, but we fought our way through as inexperienced newcomers, learning a lot in the process by experimenting with our menu, reaching out to the community, and embracing the fact that we were one of the only open dining rooms around.

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OUR DAILY BREATH: THE COOKING PROFESSION WILL SURVIVE

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Chef Trotter introduced America to the Tasting Menu in his restaurant “Trotters” in Chicago. His menu that included 7- 15 courses changed every night for those 25 years. [] FERDINAND METZ. To many he still remains the chef of chefs in America. [] CHARLIE TROTTER. The answer will undoubtedly be: Lionel Poilane.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Bad Ass Gets Bigger and New Prototype for Bagel Boss

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.” Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza & Wings was founded in 2002 as a single restaurant concept in South Florida and has grown to 61 locations nationwide. Focused on menu items that go well beyond its famous burgers, Wayback Burgers is pleased to continue its partnership with Next Meats Co. Dickey's Offer Full Bar Menu.

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2022 Restaurant Insurance Update

Modern Restaurant Management

“Along with making changes to their menu offerings and business models, many restaurateurs are also reassessing their insurance needs.” ” According to Chavez, while some insurers have been quick to adjust their coverage options in response to the pandemic, others have been slower to keep pace.

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How Rotel Became an Essential Part of Any Queso

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By the 1920s, this type of chile con queso was a common menu item in Texas restaurants and home kitchens. In 2002, ConAgra Foods acquired the Rotel brand, and now, its reach is far beyond the Texas cities that first popularized the pantry item. However, according to food writer Robert F. According to financial news site 24/7 Wall St.,

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Vegan Caviar Service Is a New Signature of Luxury Dining

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The newly vegan (except for the secret meat room ) Eleven Madison Park added a vegan caviar service to its $335 tasting menu, serving tonburi seeds in a packed cylinder, with lettuce wraps in place of toast points, and vegan creme fraiche. Vegan caviar is the new luxury.