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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

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This trend reflects the growing popularity of drive-thru and fast-casual dining, coupled with the demand for digital technologies such as QSR digital signage and QR codes. To tackle this pressing issue effectively, businesses must invest in staff training and development, vital for retaining and upskilling their existing workforce.

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Veganuary and Beyond: Capitalizing on Growing Plant-Based Trend

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Veganuary—the practice of going vegan for the first month of the year—began in 2014 and its numbers have doubled each year. percent in the first week of January across fast casual and quick service restaurants in the UK as compared to the first week of December. Phoenix Saute.

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MRM Franchise Feed: White Castle’s 25-Year Club and Cheddar Weather

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Greek from Greece (gfg) Café, the authentic Greek fast casual phenomenon, recently opened its fifth New York location at 100 Purchase Street in Rye. Located in a mixed retail area near the Rye train station with heavy foot traffic, the 1900-square-foot storefront has approximately 20 indoor seats and outdoor seating for 60.

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How I Got My Job: Running NYC’s Hottest Indian Restaurants and Winning a James Beard Award

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It wasn’t until a training program placed him in an Indian restaurant that he examined the nuances of his native food. We were trained in all the different sections of the kitchen and learned the day-to-day operations of different departments. Around 2014 is when I realized I need to cook things that make me happy.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Church’s Goes Hybrid and Curry Up Incentives Now

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Founded in 2006, Just Salad is the fast-casual restaurant industry’s leading proponent of zero-waste practices. ” “It has been rewarding to be part of Just Salad’s journey since the start of our partnership in 2014. with restaurant concepts in more than ten countries.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Überrito Getting Aggressive and Cinnaholic Success

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From the time Überrito Fresh Mex was launched in 2014, the brand has been engrained in the tradition of quality, variety, and experience. Überrito Fresh Mex Embarks on Aggressive Franchise Program. “There was a fundamental shift happening in consumer dining habits prior to 2020, which the pandemic accelerated. Überrito

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Soho House, Explained

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Just about every kind of casual restaurant format has gotten the Soho House treatment. There’s no hard and fast rule for when and where a Soho House restaurant will open. They have an in-house training program for restaurant staff called Cookhouse and a bar recruitment and training program, House Tonic.