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LSM in Action: A Restaurant Brand’s Secret Weapon

Modern Restaurant Management

Ray Kroc, McDonald’s Founder/Fast Food Innovator, said it best, “Look after the customer and the business will take care of itself.” Here’s an example of LSM in action: In 2009, I had the incredible honor of spearheading the launch of the McCafe brand in Raleigh as an identified test market. The takeaway.

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These Food-Related Brands Are Helping Folks Impacted by the LA Fires

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There has been an outpouring of support from the restaurant industry on both a local and national level, and food and cookware brands have been offering aid as well. Goop: As Goop announced last week, first responders can send a direct message to @goopkitchen to receive free food.

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Protect the Package: Ensuring Food Safety in Shift to Takeout and Delivery

Modern Restaurant Management

Food safety discussions have taken on a new level of urgency, as restaurants face the enormity of consequences of COVID-19. It was not that long ago that US Foods conducted their highly-publicized survey which found that nearly 30 percent of delivery people sample the food items they’re entrusted with.

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A Taste of Home, From 1,600 Miles Away

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Although Mexican grocery stores and neighborhood mercaditos supply a variety of Mexican cheeses to diasporic migrant communities, hyper-regional handcrafted queso, like that of Laguna Grande, remains subject to familial exchange. It brings the power of sentiment, individual experiences, and nostalgia evinced through food.

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

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In a 2018 interview with Recode, co-founder Jonathan Neman described the chain as a “food platform,” not simply a restaurant. Eventually, it hopes to build a full “food ecosystem” that can facilitate delivery, managing its supply chain, and operating its stores via its proprietary tech platforms. “In

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Save the Slice – America’s Pizza Legacy Is at Risk

Modern Restaurant Management

Strict pandemic restrictions on customers, a systemic labor shortage, serious supply chain problems, and skyrocketing inflation have already decimated local restaurants — and the threat of significantly higher taxes and more regulations and red tape from Washington, D.C. paint a bleak picture for the future.

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Face Pay Network, Restaurant of the Future and The Main Course

Modern Restaurant Management

US Foods Ghost Kitchens. US Foods Holding Corp. launched US Foods Ghost Kitchens, a program designed to guide restaurant operators every step of the way when opening their own operation, helping them easily add a new revenue stream. Diversified Foodservice Reorganizes Portfolio. Keith Kelly will serve as president of TundraFMP.