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Bubbakoo's acquired by private-equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners

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The New Jersey-based fast-casual chain has been acquired by private-equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners, the company announced Wednesday. The burrito chain was founded in 2008 in Wall Township, New Jersey, by Bill Hart and Paul Altero, who created a menu of traditional Mexican fare but with a twist. Sign up here.

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What Are Crytpo Restaurants Serving Up?

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There are restaurants that accept cryptocurrency as payment and cafes with dishes named after some of the top cryptocurrencies on their menu. Piya has no confirmed locations, but it will have a private omakase dining room and a fast-casual area where NFT holders can access exclusive events. Camboflare. Bottom Line.

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Near, Far, Caviar

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Illustration by Bea Hayward Once a luxury reserved for posh dinners, fish roe has become the snack du jour at restaurants across the country — and it’s blurring the lines between casual and formal dining Caviar has gone on a journey over the past few years. I started my career in 2008,” Gopinathan says. “It

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MRM Franchise Feed: Frictionless QDOBA and Crisp & Greens Goes National

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The fast-casual brand continues to grow amid the pandemic and is on track to open more than 30 restaurants this year. Menu innovation has long been a staple of the Dog Haus brand, as evidenced by the launch of its Chef Collaboration Series in 2018 and Mixologist Collaboration in 2019.

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How I Got My Job: Running NYC’s Hottest Indian Restaurants and Winning a James Beard Award

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In addition to these celebrated restaurants, the duo and their team also run fast-casual fried chicken concept Rowdy Rooster , the Biryani Bol delivery operation, and immersive virtual reality dining experience Aerobanquets RMX. In 2008, I quit hotels and took a job as a food and beverage manager at an international airline in India.

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How Restaurant Dessert Menus Shaped Our Sweet Tooth

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2008: Cereal Milk launches an empire Christina Tosi invented or popularized a number of household-name desserts — Compost Cookies, Crack Pie ( now Milk Bar Pie ), naked cakes — but her Cereal Milk, which she initially developed at Wylie Dufresne’s wd~50, reshaped the dessert world. Every meal is an opportunity to post.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-May 2020 Edition

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The study, which focuses on fast food and fast casual restaurants, compares pre- and post-crisis trends and topics such as delivery preferences (including 3rd party platforms) based on consumer segments, deep dives into consumer segments that value different order and pick up channels, and willingness-to-pay both in-store and for delivery.

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