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The Great Birria Boom

EATER

In 2013, Ruben Ramirez approached his cousin Oscar Gonzalez and asked him to help him strike it rich selling some of that Poblano gold to LA’s Mexican community. These were white, Asian, African-American, Armenian employees that told us they had something they’d never tried, and they loved it.”.

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P.F. Chang’s To Go and Wing Squad Delivers

Modern Restaurant Management

“It’s an honor to be joining the Revolution team and to lead product enhancements and innovation related to the Order One platform,” said Tarek Dimachkie, Head of Product Development. Susannah Sellers-Ryan, vice president, industry relations and business development, PepsiCo, Charlotte, N.C.

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MRM People & Places: Maki Madness and Pancakes for Life

Modern Restaurant Management

Primarily responsible for the establishment of all aspects of the wine trade within the Company, he became Vice President of Wine in 1972 and assumed control of organization, sales, marketing, and supplier relations in all aspects of the Company's burgeoning wine business. Navy Veteran Doug Willmarth. After three years at the St.

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