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What Are Crytpo Restaurants Serving Up?

Modern Restaurant Management

After announcing the partnership, the company ran a pilot program in outlets in Denver this month. Innovative Loyalty Schemes. Blockchain technology can allow companies to offer loyalty schemes. It produces brand loyalty around ingredient consistency, protection, sustainability, and sourcing. Bottom Line.

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Sprinkling Success: A Conversation with Dan Mesches

The Restaurant Times

He later attended the Masters of International Studies Program at the University of South Carolina. Mesches was introduced to Sprinkles while consulting in Los Angeles in 2008, urged by a friend to sample the brand’s cupcakes. The keyword here is innovation.

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Pizza Technology Growing at an Accelerated Pace?

Aaron Allen & Associates

From online ordering to kitchen automation and pizza delivery with drones, innovation continues to be an essential part of the future of the pizza industry. During the Great Recession of 2008–2009, this strategy worked against the publicly traded pizza chains and investors became more concerned about their high leverage positions.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

Together, they are launching the Pathways to Black Franchise Ownership program, an innovative personal development training initiative that equips potential business owners to operate high-performing businesses. million over the next five years to build and sustain the program. Holsom by Yogurtland. ” Delivering Jobs.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

McDonald's committed $500,000 to establish the first-ever McDonald's/APIA Scholarship program in partnership with APIA Scholars. The McDonald's/APIA Scholarship program will award 15 four-year scholarships and 40 one-year scholarships to rising college freshmen through APIA Scholars, which will be awarded in Spring 2020.

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Restaurant Experts’ 2021 Outlook, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

Some of these innovations include digital menus, contactless payments, marketing solutions, and cloud-based POS. And while they have little choice but to embrace third-party delivery services, doing so puts another brand in control of their customer and risks eroding customer loyalty. Jerry Abiog, Co-Founder/CMO Standard Insights.

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The 20/20 on 2020: Restaurant Experts Weigh In

Modern Restaurant Management

2019 brought a rapid increase of dairy-free and vegan options for consumers in restaurants including ice cream, cheese, chicken, beef and continued innovations for fish, lamb and milk. With the launch of Yelp’s LIVES program nationwide, health and hygiene inspection scores are now at diners’ fingertips.

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