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How to write a restaurant business plan

Open for Business

The point of a business plan is to show that you’ve done your homework,” says Charles Bililies, owner of Souvla , a fine casual Greek restaurant in San Francisco that has received national acclaim since opening in the spring of 2014. Specify whether the restaurant will be fine dining or more casual.

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

The Restaurant Times

Kate led the company’s multi-billion dollar businesses across seven different brands and all operating divisions, including franchising, company operations, licensing, and international divisions through global licensing, manufacturing, and e-commerce. Christine and Carine started Semson, a fine dining Lebanese restaurant, in 2008.

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The Pan Am Experience

KaTom

Before its demise, Pan Am set the bar high for air travel by serving Parisian-inspired meals midflight on tables set with linen tablecloth and fine china, comfortable seats with generous space in between, and an upstairs first class section. The popular airline reached its peak between 1970 and 1980 before eventually going bankrupt in 1991.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Krystal Refranchising and Pieology in China

Modern Restaurant Management

Dine Brands International inked an agreement with Saeed Minhas, of Minhas Holdings, to bring the IHOP brand to exclusive locations in the Greater Toronto Area. for many reasons including geographic proximity and great brand awareness,” said William Urrego, Vice President of International Operations, Dine Brands Global.

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How I Found Empowerment in the History of Black Veganism

EATER

Our food connected me to my ancestors and to my family around the dining room table. Just as I began to plateau on plants, my grandmother gave me a copy of Bryant Terry’s 2014 cookbook, Afro-Vegan. Within the last 20 years , knowledge of plant-based eating has seeped into Black American life like a finely steeped herbal tea.

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

EATER

Blue Hill at Stone Barns’ alluring story — that a fine dining restaurant could be a model for changing the world — seduced diners, would-be employees, and thought leaders alike. By May 2014, when a camera crew from Chef’s Table arrived to shoot an episode dedicated to Barber , Schaible’s enthusiasm was gone.

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New & Notable: TEAM Schostak Celebrates 40, AI in Food Service and Beachy Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

Sandy was promoted to Director of Information Technology in 2009, and in 2014 she was promoted to Vice President of Information Technology. SpotOn is quickly becoming a part of everyday life for consumers across the country whenever they shop, dine, or visit a stadium or a college campus.”

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