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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. For example, Una Pizza & Wine in Saskatoon is offering delivery through their website that isn’t just limited to their pizzas. Offer meal kits ??

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Why Do All Chefs Cross Their Arms in Photos?

EATER

Jean-Georges Vongerichten, a master of the crossed arms look, in 2007. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images A completely serious investigation of the most popular pose on restaurant websites, TV cooking shows, and photo ops Jamie Oliver does it. David Chang and Christina Tosi do it.

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White Lily Flour Has Long Held a Near-Mythological Status in the South. Now It’s Everywhere.

EATER

The result is so light that the White Lily website warns that when measuring by volume, rather than weight, two extra tablespoons per cup of flour are required in standard recipes. bought White Lily in 2007, it closed the company’s Knoxville mill and moved production to the Midwest, much to the dismay of many of the flour’s fans.

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There Is No ‘After’ the Reckoning for Restaurants

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Last summer, workers took to social media to speak about racism and discrimination in the kitchen, low wages, hypocritical chefs and managers, and cultural appropriation. In June 2020, employees of Tatte Bakery, a small bakery chain that opened in Boston in 2007 but now also has locations in Washington, D.C.,

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

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. The ezCater Catering Growth Platform is uniquely designed to help restaurants get incremental catering orders and manage their catering operations.

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7+ Awesome Restaurant Super Bowl Specials and Promotions for 2023

7 Shifts

It's hard enough to manage a higher workload without delivery. 2007 Remaster] - The Notorious B.I.G. And best of all, they're easy to set up and manage. Alternatively, you can also have a sign-up form on your restaurant's website that's easy to find and fill out. Be prepared for a surge in business. Junior M.A.F.I.A.)

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

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in May, and on June 7 I picked up my first batch (ordered off a website) from a middleman in New Jersey. Over the past three years, I’ve spoken to the customers, middlemen, and scientists so hungry for the fruit that they’ve managed to create an American fruit subculture unlike any other. Pakistani mangoes began arriving in the U.S.

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