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Pandemic Effects on Funding, Growth and People – Plus Predictions for 2024

Modern Restaurant Management

We also expect a number of larger brands pushing out into new channels such as licensing deals and product development, catering programs and more. In 2013, the average turnover rate was 62.4%. In 2022, the average tenure for an employee in food service was about 1.9 years, with the average across all industries being 4.1

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What is a Ghost Kitchen? Winning Models, Trends, and Opportunities

Apicbase

Indeed, they have been around for over a decade: a NYT article from 2019 dates them back at least to 2013. It’s ideal for virtual brands wanting to start small or commissary kitchens that only prep food and don’t need a fully equipped space. That is not too bad for a dying sector. The truth is ghost kitchens are alive and well.

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All You Need To Know About Food Truck Insurance

The Restaurant Times

The number of food trucks in the United States roughly doubled between 2013 and 2018, and for all good reasons. The policies determine the cost of food truck insurance you select, the unique risks your food truck faces, the value of your business equipment, and several other critical operational considerations.

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How To Start A Profitable Cloud Kitchen Business In UK

The Restaurant Times

Get The License And Approval. As per the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013, you need to register the food business with the local authority at least four weeks before commencing its operations. Purchase Kitchen Equipment And Packaging.

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Exploring coffee culture in Iran

Perfect Daily Grind

Ali Heidary is a licensed Q grader and the CEO of Akam Coffee Company in Sh?r?z, Per capita, tea consumption reached almost 3kg in 2013. There are many coffee shops nationwide, especially in the Iranian capital; the Financial Tribune reported in 2017 that there were some 250 licensed coffee shops in Tehran. z, Fars, Iran.

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How can coffee shops expand into other international markets?

Perfect Daily Grind

Alexandros says that the company rebranded in 2013 and then entered its first international market in 2016 when it opened a coffee shop in the UK. This is when a business owner licences its operations, products, and branding to another party in exchange for a licensing fee. “At that time, we only served roasted coffee,” he says.

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Everything You Need to Know About Ghost Kitchens (aka. Cloud Kitchens)

The Food Corridor

Cloud kitchens (often used interchangeably with “ghost kitchens”) are centralized licensed commercial food production facilities where one or two to dozens of restaurants rent space to prepare food for delivery-optimized menu items. Green Summit Group opened one of the first cloud kitchens in New York City in 2013.