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Feast on Sushi, Steak, and Globalization at Iraq’s American-Themed Buffet

EATER

license plates; a neon-accented diner serving fast food; and a McDonald’s-style playground. After inking the franchise agreement, Meurs flew to Erbil in 2014 to collaborate with Martani on constructing the restaurant — only to hurriedly evacuate when ISIS’s lightning takeover of northern Iraq advanced within 25 miles of Erbil.

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Powerhouse Women in the Kitchen

Sante

It was here that she was allowed full creative license and quickly asserted her unique style into Serfer’s menus. In 2014, Bernhardt and husband/partner William Barial, started their own catering company and supperclub, The PDR, and later opened a brick and mortar outpost of the same name in New Orleans’ food hall St.

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Is Dubai becoming the specialty coffee hub of the Middle East?

Perfect Daily Grind

Dubai’s specialty coffee market started to really grow around early 2014,” she says. “In According to the Business Registration and Licensing sector in Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism, there are around 615 coffee trade companies in the city.

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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.

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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. At a macro level, what are the local and regional economic conditions?

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MRM Franchise Feed: Krystal Refranchising and Pieology in China

Modern Restaurant Management

3300, in Littleton, is the first new ground-up build out of a GARBANZO restaurant to open in the Denver Metro since 2014, and it’s the company’s first new prototype in Denver. Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh has debuted a prototype in the southwest Denver suburb of Littleton. The restaurant, located at 5846 S. Wadsworth Blvd.,

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The Pan Am Experience

KaTom

In 2013, Toth met Talaat Captan, the founder and CEO of Air Hollywood, and they officially licensed use of the Pan Am name. The Pan Am Experience officially launched on October 18, 2014, with 32 guests who flew in from all around the world.