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Who’s Paying for the Great Delivery Wars?

EATER

Not only was it convenient, it was also an ethical imperative: If you wanted to see your favorite restaurant survive, you needed to order out. Seamless was founded in 1999, Grubhub in 2004, Postmates in 2011, and DoorDash in 2012. Overall, most restaurants find themselves paying as much as 30% per order in fees.

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The Zuni Cafe’s Famous Roast Chicken Recipe, Now Without a Smoke-Filled Kitchen

EATER

I had my first Zuni Cafe chicken on a visit to the Bay Area in 2004, when an old college friend suggested I meet her and her new boyfriend at the restaurant. We ordered a bunch of starters to keep us busy while we waited the hour for our chicken to be blasted in Zunis famed wood-fire oven. Then we sat down to eat.

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‘Drops of God’ Is a Rare Wine Drama Worth Watching

EATER

Which is why I’m thrilled that I’m not Camille Leger (played by Fleur Geffrier), the protagonist of Apple TV+’s new series Drops of God , who’s tasked with identifying a single bottle of wine’s origin and vintage in order to inherit her estranged father’s multimillion-dollar wine collection. Two things stand in Camille’s way.

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Operating Efficiency of Domino’s Pizza Tantamount to Google

Restaurant Engine

Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) went public in 2004, and it has delivered a superior return to its shareholders, better even than Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL). I think it was 2004. ” Indeed, Google opened for trading at $100 per share on August 19, 2004. Domino’s Initial Public Offering occurred on July 13, 2004.

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Coffee News Recap, 13 Jun: Gesha scores 98 points at 2025 BoP, potential IPO for Pret A Manger & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

The pioneering farm first broke records in 2004, when it sold one of its Geshas for US $21/lb, making it the world’s most expensive coffee at the time. The new concept features a modular 60m² footprint with six-week fit-outs, integrated digital ordering kiosks, a localised food counter, and reduced back-of-house requirements.

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SpotOn Named #1 Restaurant POS System in G2’s Winter Report Highlighting User Satisfaction and Growing Market Presence

SpotOn

Spell Restaurant Group (Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama) : A family-operated restaurant group known for its diverse concepts and commitment to excellence since 2004. reCaptcha v3 Integration: Enhancing fraud prevention on Digital Ordering platforms.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news about an influx of catering orders, the topic of tipping, the rise of kiosks and affordable Michelin restaurants. Of that increase, 30 percent came through Catering Online Ordering, which launched in Q3 2023. On average, catering orders ticket sizes in Q4 2023 were $160.

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