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

Modern Restaurant Management

The menu consists of award-winning burgers, cooked-to-order breakfast served all day, hand-chopped salads, specialty sandwiches, and more, all prepared with quality ingredients that are locally sourced whenever possible. ” Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Adds 28 New Locations. ” Nathan's Teams Damhus. Nathan’s Famous, Inc.,

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The Fight for L.A.’s Street Food Vendors

EATER

They say it’s very difficult, because you need permission, kitchen licenses, and all these permits,” he says in Spanish. After street food carts were legalized in Chicago in 2015, advocates had to fight to lower steep licensing fines , and vendors in the city still aren’t allowed to prepare food on their carts or at home.

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How to Cook a Direwolf

EATER

Before each of 10 courses, the staff explained the source or inspiration for everything that was served. These citations were delivered in the same breath as the ingredient sources: This cheese is from Indiana, and that amuse-bouche draws on a description of tables laid with strawberries and sweetgrass. Not usually.

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7 Women F&B Leaders That are Driving Positive Change Across The World

The Restaurant Times

Kate led the company’s multi-billion dollar businesses across seven different brands and all operating divisions, including franchising, company operations, licensing, and international divisions through global licensing, manufacturing, and e-commerce. Christine and Carine started Semson, a fine dining Lebanese restaurant, in 2008.

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Federal Grants Programs for Shared Use Commercial Kitchens Supporting Local Food Systems

The Food Corridor

Happily, there are sources of funding out there for community-focused projects that aim to give something back to the local food community. The project provides licensed commercial kitchen space free to entrepreneurs with creative ideas that support the local community, including cooking classes, pop-ups, start-ups, and bakers.

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The 19 Most Funnest, Most Wildest, Most Unbelievably Extra Restaurants in America

EATER

The restaurant group was bought by Planet Hollywood in 2008.) Nobody knows! But the tacky charm is undeniable — and persistent, even once you know this is all part of some corporate chain. Steak and seafood rule the menu, which, in contrast to just about everything else about this place, is brief, serious, and straightforward. Courtney E.

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Should Momofuku Own the Term ‘Chili Crunch’?

EATER

Momofuku indeed owns the rights to the term “chile crunch” (spelled with an “e”), which it trademarked in 2023 with the US Patent and Trademark Office, and which Momofuku licenses to others. Momofuku acquired the “chile crunch” trademark in a roundabout manner: by way of a six-figure legal settlement, according to sources.

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