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Eight Ways Restaurants Can Prepare for a New Normal 

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Senior Director of Communications at Upserve Amber van Moessner spoke about take-out operations being useful for some restaurants in the longer term. How restaurants are laid out, in terms of flow and concentration of seating, will be key sensitivities to address. Mixt Greens Yerba Buena ©Eric Rorer.

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After Two ‘100-Year Floods’ in Just a Dozen Years, Vermont Restaurants Look to Rebuild Stronger

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The 14-year-old restaurant had reopened July 3 with a brand-new bar, upwards of 20 additional seats, and more kitchen and storage space. Deng arrived in Vermont in 2007 as a refugee from what is now South Sudan and works with hundreds of clients who are immigrants in his capacity as a tax professional and business consultant.

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Five Food & Hospitality Trends for a Post-Lockdown World

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As a side note, in 2007/8 when the GFC hit, smartphones were still in the Genesis phase! Coffee giant Starbuck’s launched its first “Starbucks Pickup” store in November 2019 with a similar model that provides for no in-store seating and with ordering done solely through its App portal. Great for customers and great for business! (As

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Why Are the World’s Greatest Mangoes Almost Impossible to Buy in the U.S.?

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It was almost midnight when I pulled up to the drop site in a borrowed car, the rear seats pushed down to make room for the product. In 2007, Indian mangoes were among the first major irradiated fruits to be approved and imported, but they had to be treated in India beforehand. Pakistani mangoes began arriving in the U.S.

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MRM Franchise Feed: CPK’s Franchise Momentum and Rex’s Rebuilds

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In 2007, it was purchased by David and Camille Rutkauskas. So, when we had the chance to purchase it in 2007, we jumped on the opportunity.” Rex’s Chicken, the Tulsa.-based based chicken concept first founded in 1976, is ready for growth. The chain, which once boasted 55 units, closed its last location in 1999.

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Restaurant Experts’ 2021 Outlook, Part One

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Brands are now realizing they can no longer rely on paid media and traditional methods of communicating with customers. Online brands like Amazon long ago discovered the tremendous value of owning first-party data and being able to communicate easily and personalize messages and offers to customers.

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White Castle Flips for Flippy and Burma Bites

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Additional benefits include streamlining walk-in management, optimizing online booking channels, advanced seating and table management, and full ownership of their guest data. Accounting for increased times between seatings to ensure advanced cleaning efforts. Maximizing the number of table turns per shift to boost profits.