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7 Women F&B Leaders That are Driving Positive Change Across The World

The Restaurant Times

Julie holds extensive restaurant and food industry experience, including 13 years in senior leadership roles at Starbucks, and has deep brand marketing experience in the retail sector as well. . Sana Chopra joined Carl’s Jr’s Indian franchisee, CybizCorp, in May 2013 in the Training and Development division.

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Black Lives Matter and the Restaurant Industry

Web Diner

Just these past 7 days, people in leadership positions in Bon Appetit, the New York Times, and Refinery29 have resigned over claims of racial discrimination. Bon Appetit employees have since called Rapoport out on his “brownface” post from 2013. Simultaneously while sometimes being dealing with the damage sustained. .

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

Modern Restaurant Management

Under Allen’s leadership, this C-suite team has been instrumental in implementing a multi-faceted transformation plan designed to ensure long-term sustainability, enhance brand relevance, accelerate innovation, improve guest satisfaction, increase overall profitability and create a clear growth plan to propel the company forward.

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MRM Plant-Based: by CHLOE in Canada and Hardee’s Goes Beyond

Modern Restaurant Management

“We’re excited to make plant-based options accessible in more and more communities as we move toward a better-for-you, more sustainable future.” Forager Project is a family-owned and operated organic food company that has been crafting plant-based foods in California since 2013.

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Ultimate Grubhub, Red Lobster Catering and Parts in Town

Modern Restaurant Management

He was most recently general manager of Betony, which was Esquire Magazine’s Restaurant of the Year in 2013. It allows restaurant leadership to quickly survey customers and gain data and real-time insights on operational improvement, menu modification and more. Personalized menu offerings. ? Guest-led service. ?

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Changes at McDonald’s and Reducing Food Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

Kempczinski was one of key hires during this period, joining McDonald's in September 2015 as executive vice president of strategy, business development & innovation following leadership positions at Kraft and Pepsi. “In 2013, I was fortunate to partner with the Hudson team on the retail program at my home airport, St.

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Blue Hill at Stone Barns Tells a Beautiful Story. Former Employees Say It’s Too Good to Be True.

EATER

In November 2013, a 22-year-old cook named John Schaible arrived in Pocantico Hills, New York, to work at Blue Hill at Stone Barns. Located on a working farm that was once part of a sprawling Rockefeller estate, the restaurant is a beacon of the sustainable food movement. This story contains a detailed account of a sexual assault.

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