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Why Brasa Peruvian Kitchen Believes in Higher Wages and Pay Transparency

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And of course, including myself and our senior leadership team, we hire and off-board according to these values. Any leadership that I may have, I can directly relate to my mom and my dad and how they raised me. That's actually one of the filters in how we recruit. It's something I've quite literally wanted to do since 2009.

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

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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. Bill Angott was named President and Chief Executive Officer of TSFR in 2009. William (Bill) M.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Currying Up Favor and Committed Taco

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Curry Up Now began as a food truck in 2009 and was founded by husband and wife duo, Akash and Rana Kapoor, and supported by co-founder and Senior VP of Operations, Amir Hosseini. Through these initiatives, Taco Bell aims to enhance restaurant performance, employee satisfaction and support recruitment and retention.

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

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It started in 2009 when Humankind opened Picasso Cafe , which quickly turned into a veritable Cheers for vegan-curious queers. The group eventually settled on opening an elegant new American Southwest chophouse inspired by the Spanish revival architecture of the Paseo and Santa Fe, another artsy city that has inspired Humankind leadership.

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The Boundary Pusher

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The first of these were directly tied to issues of racism and anti-Blackness, but they have since expanded to the broader problem of toxic leadership in the industry, and the dominance of white men and women in positions of power. In 2009, Gourmet shuttered, and Bon Appétit was relaunched under Rapoport, a straight, white male editor from GQ.

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PPP Flexibility, Free Reopening Resources and HungerForce

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John Doolittle has joined TouchBistro's executive leadership team in the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He was appointed CFO in 2009 and helped lead the company’s restructuring effort following its bankruptcy declaration earlier in that year. Smith along with several members of his leadership team.

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MRM People & Places: Maki Madness and Pancakes for Life

Modern Restaurant Management

Each Awards program (Restaurants and Chefs, Books, Journalism, Design, Broadcast Media, and Leadership) has its own subcommittee made up of industry professionals who volunteer their time to oversee the policies, procedures, and selection of judges for their respective Awards programs. The first James Beard Awards were given in 1991.

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