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Why Starbucks Doesn’t Hit Like It Used To

EATER

chain to put matcha on the menu in 2006, introducing its verdant flavor profile to countless new drinkers. Starbucks didn’t invent the popular “Medicine Ball” tea or sweet “Pink Drink, ” both of which have become staples of the menu — their customers did, and they organically went viral on social media.

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How Martha Moments Creator Andrew Ritchie Built a Martha Stewart Community

EATER

What started as a blog in 2006 expanded its social media presence a decade later. Lille Allen Going all the way back to the days of SaveMartha.com , Ritchie has just wanted to have a space to appreciate Martha’s magic If you’re a Martha Stewart superfan, there’s a good chance you might know who Andrew Ritchie is.

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MRM Research Roundup: Cautious Optimism, Beyond the Burn, and the Taylor Swift Economy

Modern Restaurant Management

Though takeout is popular, dining out has its own allure, especially for social occasions. Socializing with friends (48 percent) and enjoying higher-quality food than they can prepare at home (47 percent) also rank highly. What Drives Americans to Dine Out? However, we found that they have one more thing in common: brunch!

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‘This Is the War Version’: How Gazans Are Observing Ramadan This Year

EATER

Such scenes of Palestinian resourcefulness while cooking traditional dishes have been broadcast all over social media feeds over these past 17 months. Still, my family in Gaza City endures, and they manage as best they can. By that, she meant no yeast or spices and baked in a makeshift wood-fired clay oven with uneven heating.

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The difficult operating environment hits once-untouchable Chipotle

Restaurant Business

coli outbreak and the resulting social media furor, Chipotle has been immune to these sorts of questions. The company went public in 2006 and rolled straight through the Great Recession as if it didn’t happen at all. With just one report, the fast-casual burrito chain lost its sense of invincibility.

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Where Did That Viral Carrot Salad Really Come From?

EATER

As Zaslavskys carrot salad videos gained popularity, other health- and wellness-conscious social media creators, as well as home cooks, began to upload their own renditions of the salad, opting to call it the viral carrot salad or even Danielle s carrot salad.

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5 Steps to do Social Media Right

Goliath Consulting

With more than 79% of the US population now using Facebook, Instagram or Twitter 1 and users projected to increase to 257 million by 2023, restaurants can no longer afford not to invest in their social media presence. In fact, more than 63% of restaurants reported to have used social media to market their business in 2018 2.