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The Top 30 BBQ Spots in Florida Ranked

Restaurant Clicks

It’s also pet-friendly, which makes it a popular stop for people out for a casual day. 24 – Smoke BBQ Restaurant & Catering Source: Smoke BBQ Restaurant & Catering Smoke BBQ Restaurant & Catering in Fort Lauderdale is known for its slow-smoked meats, casual atmosphere, and steady quality.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Church’s Goes Hybrid and Curry Up Incentives Now

Modern Restaurant Management

Founded in 2006, Just Salad is the fast-casual restaurant industry’s leading proponent of zero-waste practices. The healthy fast casual restaurant is actively seeking Franchisees for nationwide expansion after elevating its design and enhancing the customer experience.

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MRM Research Roundup: Catering, Kiosks, Tipping and Dry January

Modern Restaurant Management

State of Digital Qu announced the results of its fifth annual survey of quick service (QSR) and fast casual (FC) restaurant brands. Digital ordering is still larger at fast casuals versus QSR. Half of fast casuals achieved 26-50 percent digital sales, while nearly half of QSRs had 11-25 percent digital sales.

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40 Iconic Restaurants That No Longer Exist

RGU

In 1971, the building where fast food was born was demolished and turned into an unofficial museum for the chain by restaurateur Albert Okura. ​1968: Minnie Pearl's Fried Chicken ​ Minnie Pearl's Fried Chicken was a fast food franchise started in 1966 as a competitor for the nationwide sensation Kentucky Fried Chicken.

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5 of the Most Influential US Restaurateurs

Lavu

For popularizing casual dining and showing us the possibilities of lettuce. . His work with Chili’s created a space for the casual dining concept that T.G.I. He helped create casual dining, and if you counted the people from Brinker who now head up restaurant companies, you would be astounded.”. Friday’s first tapped into. “He

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Americans Can’t Kick the Fried Chicken Bucket

EATER

It was also familiar, a modicum of casual comfort as the omicron wave crested in Los Angeles. Other fast-food brands, like cult-favorite Filipino fried chicken chain Jollibee , have since adopted the chicken bucket. It was a meal that could feed a family of 10 for less than $125.

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The Complicated Legacy of ‘Super Size Me’

EATER

The audience is clued in on the joke; the plot centers around Spurlock raising chickens for his new farm-to-table fast-food restaurant, Holy Chicken. I remember seeing Super Size Me in a crowded theater when it premiered in 2004 at the Angelika Film Center in downtown Manhattan.