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Raw and Ready: Growing a Healthy Fast Casual

Modern Restaurant Management

The owner of Delicious Raw, a healthy fast casual concept launched in 2013, is looking to grow the brand and create a one-stop-shop for healthy consumables for a broad audience. I’ve been in South Florida since 2009, but I really started coming here full time in 2016.

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A Restaurant’s Mission to Help End World Hunger

Foodable

The Fast Casual Nation Podcast offers exclusive interviews with experts ranging from top chefs and brand makers to executives and restaurants who work in one of the fastest-growing segments of the restaurant industry. Fast Casual Nation Fast Casual Podcast Food Trends Podcast Podcasts

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22 Restaurant Advertising Ideas Driving Guests To Tables In 2022

7 Shifts

For casual establishments, consider putting promotional signs on the backs of bathroom stall doors and at the silverware stand. Domino's documented its journey in the 2009 “ Pizza Turnaround ” campaign.

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Investing In Digital Technology Is Investing in Food Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

It could mean the closure of your business as evidenced by Chi Chi’s, which was once ranked the number one fast-casual Mexican restaurant in the US.

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47 Scaling Restaurants In Scandinavia To Keep An Eye On (Because They Are Awesome)

Apicbase

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The Current State of the Restaurant Industry | Season 5, Vol. 10: Informa’s Restaurant & Food Group

Foodable

Listen to "The Current State of the Restaurant Industry | Season 5, Vol. 10: Informa’s Restaurant & Food Group" on Spreaker.

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‘Party Down’ Returns Sharper, Bleaker, and Funnier Than Before

EATER

And so the long-awaited third season of Party Down , a revival of a 2009 Starz series about a crew of aspiring-actors-cum-dipshit-cater-waiters in Los Angeles, arrives at the perfect time.

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Powerhouse Women in the Kitchen

Sante

After moving to Miami from Tampa to enroll at Johnson and Wales University in 2009, Chef Braddock quickly discovered that she would benefit more from hands-on experience that comes from being thrust into a busy kitchen. Santé Staff.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Limited-service restaurants (those in quick service and fast casual) had a sharp acceleration in their guest check growth, as consumers likely shifted to larger off-premise orders to feed multiple people at home.

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How Restaurant CEO Priorities are Evolving in 2020

Aaron Allen & Associates

Foodservice has significant growth potential and is relatively “recession-proof” (after all, people will always eat), though increased saturation and ensuing consumer trends have resulted in plenty of companies — particularly casual dining operators — struggling.

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Your Guide to Fresh Sushi in Columbus

Restaurant Clicks

Trying to find a casual spot for some sushi in Columbus? Opened in 2009, Tora has been a popular restaurant for over a decade now. With a stylish interior, this spot is casual enough for a regular meal yet refined enough to celebrate.

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New & Notable: TEAM Schostak Celebrates 40, AI in Food Service and Beachy Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

In 1991 she was promoted to Accounting Manager and in 2009 to Director of Accounting. Sandy was promoted to Director of Information Technology in 2009, and in 2014 she was promoted to Vice President of Information Technology.

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RESTAURANT365® RECOGNIZES NEW CERTIFIED PARTNERS

Restaurant365

The company has many single unit clients, all the way through hospitality concepts with over 60 units from all segments of the industry, including QSR, fast casual, upscale casual and fine dining. Paperchase clients can be found across the globe and boast a total of 15+ Michelin Star resultants along with popular fast casual concepts with an awesome client service team of 750+ employees worldwide, with two corporate offices in NY and London. Founded in 2009 in Denver, Colo.,

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Jacksonville Restaurants You Need to Check Out This Week

Restaurant Clicks

Since its opening in 2009, Taverna has received dozens of accolades. The business casual dress code fits the standard for the cosmopolitan environment and high-class menu. The San Marco Platter makes an excellent dinner for a casual date night.

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Sweetgreen’s IPO Proves, Once and for All, That It’s a Big Boy Tech Company

EATER

The salad chain has a billion-dollar valuation and no profitability in sight This week, fast-casual salad chain Sweetgreen announced its intent to go public and start trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Custom salad being made at a Sweetgreen in Washington, D.C. Dixie D.

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Top Rated Bethlehem Restaurants You Need To Try

Restaurant Clicks

It has an upscale casual atmosphere and a wide selection of wines for you to sample. It’s a casual yet elegant restaurant specializing in Levantine and Middle Eastern cuisine recipes passed down for generations.

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Top Restaurants with Private Dining Rooms in Austin

Restaurant Clicks

The vibe of the restaurant is casual, comfortable, and chic. Jacoby’s Restaurant & Mercantile is a casual eatery serving up creative and delicious food. Since 2009, the eatery has been serving Austin’s downtown Market District incredible bites of fancy foods.

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Best Boozy Bottomless Brunch Spots in Atlanta

Restaurant Clicks

Established in 2009, The Nook on Piedmont Park is a wonderful choice when it comes to brunch in Atlanta. Looking for a casual and fun place to eat some brunch in Atlanta? With a casual atmosphere, this is the perfect place for every occasion.

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The Ultimate Guide to the Midtown Bar Scene

Restaurant Clicks

The atmosphere in Beer Culture is casual and a little lively when they have live music. Even though most people associate wine bars with upscale dining, this is a very casual space with an inviting atmosphere. Midtown is a neighborhood in New York City.

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The Real Prize of Top Chef

EATER

Many are modest affairs in the fast-casual mode. Had the show not become canonical, would the public be as conversant in genres of restaurants from fine dining to fast casual?

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Two Groups in Oklahoma Are Developing a Blueprint for Successful Queer-Owned Restaurants

EATER

It started in 2009 when Humankind opened Picasso Cafe , which quickly turned into a veritable Cheers for vegan-curious queers. The organic growth continued with the casual OSO and a soon-to-come bar called Flamingo Tiki. “We’re The bar at the Other Room. Humankind Hospitality.

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3 Eater Editors on Their Predictions for the Future of Restaurants

EATER

Kang: Like in 2008 and 2009, in the last recession, you had a lot of innovation — things change and expectations change. Osteria La Buca, in Los Angeles, is among the many restaurants that pivoted to selling groceries in addition to or instead of takeout during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Harlem Restaurants You Should Check Out This Week

Restaurant Clicks

Head over to Vinateria, a casual and contemporary eatery with seasonal fare inspired by culinary classics from Italy and Spain. While the food is elegant, the atmosphere remains welcoming and casual. Harlem is home to world-famous culture, music, and food.

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The 18 Essential Saint-Martin Restaurants

EATER

While cruise ship passengers visit the Dutch side for casinos and nightclubs, the French side is packed with locally owned cafes, bistros, and casual beachside restaurants in a flavorful mix of Creole Caribbean and French cuisine. Getty Images/EyeEm.

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For Major Food Group, the Good Times Still Roll

EATER

That same month, the group debuted an outpost of its casual Italian-American restaurant Parm at Woodbury Commons, an outlet mall in Central Valley, New York. The Design District restaurants, they’re fun and casual.

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

EATER

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. I was there from 2009 until 2013, when I came to the U.S.,

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Top 17 Restaurants to Get Steak in Denver

Restaurant Clicks

You don’t even have to change into nice attire, as this no-frills lounge is as casual as they come. Named for the trendy neighborhood in which it first opened its doors in 2009, LoHi is as hip as it is delicious.

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Where to Get Delicious Pizza in Austin

Restaurant Clicks

Located in the beautiful historic neighborhood surrounding downtown and the state capital, 40 North is a Neapolitan pizzeria and casual eatery, offering salads, sandwiches, burgers, and Mediterranean-inspired plates.

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5 Ways America’s Restaurant Industry Has Changed Over the Last Decade

Single Platform

A CNN Money report from mid 2008 noted that casual dining chains were taking a major hit as people turned to cheaper food alternatives. In 2009, food sales were only at about 4.06 However, according to Restaurant Business , fast casual chains grew sales by 8.9%

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Where to Go Out for Drinks in San Francisco

Restaurant Clicks

Overall, this bar is a win for those who like a casual atmosphere with high-end cocktails and food. This boutique bar has been operational since 2009 and boasts the largest rum selection in the continental United States.

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Who Is Responsible for Dessert Hummus?

EATER

Exploring the trend everyone loves to hate In 2009, Bonnie McLoud was thrilled at the reception for her new product at the Seacoast Home and Garden show at the University of New Hampshire. Dave Presso, co-founder of fast-casual chain the Hummus and Pita Co.

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Our Favorite Places to Eat in Atlanta

Restaurant Clicks

La Grotta Ristorante Italiano is a casual fine dining restaurant located in the center of the Buckhead neighborhood. The casual Italian-American restaurant is vibrant. Miller Union was opened in 2009 and has risen in popularity since.

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‘We’re Reclaiming Beer Because It’s Ours’

EATER

And some were fictional, like the aforementioned 1991 John Singleton film Boyz n the Hood , or Michael Jai White’s Black Dynamite , a 2009 Blaxploitation send up in which a crime-fighting team uncovers a nefarious scheme by the U.S.

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The Boundary Pusher

EATER

In 2009, Gourmet shuttered, and Bon Appétit was relaunched under Rapoport, a straight, white male editor from GQ. Chris Ying met Meehan and David Chang in 2009 while putting together an experimental newspaper, called the San Francisco Panorama , which featured a food section, for McSweeney’s.

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MRM People & Places: Azteca Foods Celebrates 50 Years and State Dish Showdown

Modern Restaurant Management

CAA-GBG , a global brand management platform, and The Halal Guys , the fast-casual Middle Eastern restaurant famous for pioneering American halal food, top photo, established a long-term partnership.

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MRM Plant-Based: New Look for Veggie Grill and Plant-Based Pizza Toppings

Modern Restaurant Management

As an industry leader and authority on protein, the fast casual concept has featured plant based protein for 10+ years – serving up tofu, seasonal falafel, plant-based protein shakes and quinoa among others – and will now add Beyond Chili and house-made Beyond Beef meatballs to their line up. Protein Bar was founded in 2009 in Chicago to provide guests with a needed oasis of flavor forward, protein-rich nourishment.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Franchising for Heroes and Shaq-a-Roni for Charity

Modern Restaurant Management

Most recently, Michele served as Regional Vice President, South Region of On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina where she was responsible for leading operations of 39 casual dining Mexican restaurants operating in Texas, Kansas, Tennessee, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

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