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An Eater’s Guide to Bentonville, Arkansas, the Home of Walmart

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Fast-forward 40 years to when Walton’s daughter Alice opened the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in 2011, making the town a destination for art lovers. Plating dishes at Conifer. Bentonville has since ballooned to around 61,000 residents, and the landscape surrounding downtown has evolved with ambitious urban planning.

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A Yum! Habit, Chasing DoorDash and BellaBot

Modern Restaurant Management

parent company of fast-casual restaurant chain The Habit Burger Grill, for approximately $375 million in a cash transaction. parent company of fast-casual restaurant chain The Habit Burger Grill, for approximately $375 million in a cash transaction. This edition of MRM News Bites features Yum! Brands, Inc. Brands, Inc.

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MRM Franchise Feed: CPK in Canada and Real Famous BBQ

Modern Restaurant Management

Their enthusiasm for our brand coupled with their deep experience developing successful polished casual and fast-casual restaurant brands in Alberta make them the perfect partners to bring CPK into Canada for the first time. Giorgio Minardi and Naheed Shariff. Founded in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Kitchen of the Future, Restaurant Sherpas and Dunkin’ Hirin’

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. The safety of Dunkin’ franchisees, their restaurant employees, and guests remains a top priority.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Greek from Greece Grows and Hearts Afire for Mac & Cheese

Modern Restaurant Management

BWW Franchisee Acquisition Completed. CV Partners, LLC, completed the previously announced acquisition of Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc. (“DRH”), one of the largest franchisees for Buffalo Wild Wings® ("BWW") with 64 sports bars across five states. DRH’s common stockholders received $1.05 per share in cash.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

“At the beginning, we just wanted to make the freshest, most authentic Mexican foods possible, while giving back to the community. Pillsbury invested heavily into the brand, but Art and his wife Joanne ultimately purchased the company back from Pillsbury in 1989, bringing it home to Chicago once again. Art Velazquez.

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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. Select U.S.