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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. In a 2018 interview with Recode, co-founder Jonathan Neman described the chain as a “food platform,” not simply a restaurant.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

Chicago-born, minority-owned, female-led Azteca Foods celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, signifying a milestone of achievement for the family business, which has flourished from humble beginnings into a multi-million dollar operation. Azteca also supplies freshly made products to the Food Service and Industrial channels.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

“The restaurant scene was the natural next step for Meatless Farm following our fast-growth in grocery stores across the globe. Protein Bar was founded in 2009 in Chicago to provide guests with a needed oasis of flavor forward, protein-rich nourishment. Plant-Based More Mainstream. Impossible Meatballs.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Currying Up Favor and Committed Taco

Modern Restaurant Management

This investment comes at a pivotal time, as the Indian fast casual has more than 50 franchise and corporate locations in varying stages of development across the United States, including two franchised locations that recently opened in Atlanta and Orange County, California. " Benihana Plans Franchise Expansion.

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MRM Research Roundup: Catering, Kiosks, Tipping and Dry January

Modern Restaurant Management

Q4 Restaurant Trends Toast released its Q4 2023 Restaurant Trends report that examined catering activity around the holidays, large events, cold-weather food and alcohol preferences, and weekly tipping trends. State of Digital Qu announced the results of its fifth annual survey of quick service (QSR) and fast casual (FC) restaurant brands.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Tropical in Colorado and The Halal Guys New App

Modern Restaurant Management

“Salata is on an upward trajectory to become “the” premiere national fast-casual salad restaurant,” said Wheeler. ” Since joining the brand in 2009, Miller developed four new stores this year alone. A rebrand (June). A new tech suite (September). An inaugural loyalty program (September).

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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. RRFMG also services the retail industry, food manufacturing and distribution, as well as hospitality industry. Beyond the U.S,