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Michelin Rating Overview: Expansion into New Markets

Goliath Consulting

3 Stars : Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey. The New York City guide made its North American debut in 2006. Each restaurant is evaluated and awarded 1, 2, or 3 stars : 1 Star : High-quality cooking, worth a stop. 2 Stars : Excellent cooking, worth a detour.

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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. I have 258 issues of various Martha magazines, including the flagship Martha Stewart Living, and all the special issue publications not included in the subscription at the time. The first issue is special. Do you have a favorite issue?

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

Modern Restaurant Management

Special occasions like birthdays and anniversaries bring many people to restaurants, with the added benefit of no clean-up at home (40 percent). Swifties span a wide range of ages, from the youngest of Gen Alpha just discovering her music to OG fans who have been with her since her 2006 debut album.

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

EATER

The menu the night we caught up was a special treat: cabbage rolls called malfouf, stuffed with rice supplemented from the neighborhood soup kitchen. Still, my family in Gaza City endures, and they manage as best they can. They supplement what little they can cook with aid rations.

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The difficult operating environment hits once-untouchable Chipotle

Restaurant Business

The company went public in 2006 and rolled straight through the Great Recession as if it didn’t happen at all. Outside of the largely self-inflicted problems stemming from its 2015 e. coli outbreak and the resulting social media furor, Chipotle has been immune to these sorts of questions.

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A Yum! Habit, Chasing DoorDash and BellaBot

Modern Restaurant Management

Grimstad Associates, LLC, a family private investment entity formed in 2006, and the managing partner of GS Capital, LLC, a family private investment company formed in 1995. Under his leadership, iPayment closed an initial public offering in 2003 and then went private in 2006. ” Grimstad is currently the chief manager of C.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

But as much of the story written during the month, it is really the last two weeks that require special attention. So it is quite unsurprising that over a third of respondents indicated discounts and special offers as a way to earn their business, it may be something to test. Guest Check Growth Flat, Widening Spread Between Segments.