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4 Ways to Pivot Your Restaurant’s Business Model During COVID-19

7 Shifts

The meal kit industry, which has been around since 2007, hit $5 billion in annual revenue in 2019—but growth in the industry was slow pre-COVID-19. You don’t have to be a brewery or bar to get into the delivery game either. Offer meal kits ?? Alcohol delivery ??

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How To Open A Casual Dining Restaurant In The USA

The Restaurant Times

quick service (QSR) industry’s output increased by over 50% since 2007 and reached more than 283 billion U.S. Acquiring Licenses To Get Your Business Started. In the USA, license requirements change according to the state you want to open your establishment, making the entire process very daunting and confusing. .

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The Pan Am Experience

KaTom

Before its demise, Pan Am set the bar high for air travel by serving Parisian-inspired meals midflight on tables set with linen tablecloth and fine china, comfortable seats with generous space in between, and an upstairs first class section. The popular airline reached its peak between 1970 and 1980 before eventually going bankrupt in 1991.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Opportunity is Barking and the Spirit of BBQ

Modern Restaurant Management

” The company already signed nine franchise licenses with three new franchisees. This year alone, PJ’s Coffee has signed on 31 new franchisees, representing a total of 52 units – including the nine Florida licenses. Our goal is to bring the coffee to them, so they can make every weekend feel like a vacation.”

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I Scream, You Scream, and the Dogs Are Barking for Ice Cream

EATER

Not just a trend, ice cream made specifically for dogs has become lucrative industry Technically, you, a human, can eat the ice cream from Salty Paws , an ice cream shop that offers flavors like peanut butter and bacon, plus a topping bar. But founder Suzanne Tretowicz wouldn’t exactly recommend it.

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White Castle Flips for Flippy and Burma Bites

Modern Restaurant Management

Founded in 2007, Eataly operates quality Italian markets in 11 countries around the world. Williams Sonoma, named of fourteen chefs and bar experts as the latest members of the Williams Sonoma Chefs’ Collective. Alba Huerta is a bartender turned bar owner/writer – and one of the country’s most celebrated mixologists.