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Top Three Reasons Why Multi-Unit Operators Should be Looking at Fast Casual Brands to Expand their Portfolio in the Restaurant Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

Fast casual brands, like the one I currently work for – Modern Market Eatery – are increasingly taking over that space and earning a loyal following for their culinary flexibility and innovation that they can serve up at prices less than upscale dining.

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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.

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Five Common Seasonal Hiring Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Modern Restaurant Management

Despite a slowed holiday hiring season, there is still a demand to hire restaurant employees to keep up with the inevitable influx of folks who eat out more frequently around the holidays—in fact, 17 percent of restaurant leaders are still looking to hire workers. Think broadly when it comes to sourcing applicants. How to avoid.

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New-Wave Bakeries Are on the Rise in Puerto Rico

EATER

Puerto Rican bakers face unique challenges sourcing ingredients and battling lingering cultural stigmas — but they’ve also developed new baking traditions reflecting the island’s own foodways. He has since opened bakeries in Aguadilla and Santurce, all while taking baking workshops around the globe. and Puerto Rico to improve dough.

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How I Got My Job: Leading the Dining Program at a Working Farm and Writing Cookbooks

EATER

I am sort of the conduit for teaching, taking all of the information and creating the structure around it. The cooks and I take that and brainstorm dishes. I started out there as a deli worker when I was 16 and loved it. What was the biggest challenge you faced when you were starting out in the industry?

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Deconstructing Russia’s Coffee Market

Perfect Daily Grind

During this time, people would go through great trouble to source green beans to roast and grind at home. To this day, tea dominates the country’s hot drink sales, accounting for around 60% of all beverages sold between 2009 and 2014. They also directly source their beans before roasting them at their Moscow and Prague facilities. .

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

As more restaurants focus their undivided attention on their off-premise offerings and guests adapt their consumption to this new environment, plus some of the government relief measures take effect, some small improvements may lie ahead.” Two-thirds (66 percent) of consumers say they have ordered take-out/delivery in the past 2 weeks.

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