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50 Years of Culinary Excellence: Celebrating ICE’s Anniversary

Modern Restaurant Management

In 1995, ICE Chairman and CEO Rick Smilow acquired the school and expanded its offerings, adding new courses of study, creating specially-designed facilities, expanding geographically and regularly updating the curriculum to reflect the ever-evolving culinary industry. As for induction cooking, that's an easy answer.

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‘A Core Tenet of the Hospitality Space Is that You Focus on People Over Profits’

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“The last widespread outbreak of HPAI in 2015 was largely seasonal with most cases occurring during the winter and spring migration periods for wild birds,” said Earnest. Through January 2025, the U.S. egg industry has eight percent fewer egg-laying hens than it did two years ago. “That seasonality appears to be gone.

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Three Tips for Managing a Healthy Restaurant Workforce

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Their suits cite negligence ranging from the facility’s physical design to inadequate training on handling conflicts. Designing the restaurant or venue with an eye to safety, access for escape, and worker/customer protection is essential. Copyright © 2015 Marsh LLC.

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‘A Core Tenant of the Hospitality Space Is that You Focus on People Over Profits’

Modern Restaurant Management

“The last widespread outbreak of HPAI in 2015 was largely seasonal with most cases occurring during the winter and spring migration periods for wild birds,” said Earnest. Through January 2025, the U.S. egg industry has eight percent fewer egg-laying hens than it did two years ago. “That seasonality appears to be gone.

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The Evolution of Restaurant Technology: What’s Next?

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Between 2005 – 2015, there was a lot of technology being brought into restaurants and it was a lot of young, early-stage companies. I remember the early days of POS cloud systems (2010-2015), and a lot of them were pretty bad. I was very technically literate and open-minded to using restaurant technology. Really unreliable.

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What Does Lent Have to Do With Crispy Fish Sandwiches?

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Lent does not involve an outright fast, nor is it a one-day-only observance, which allows restaurants to design a specific menu around the food observers eat throughout the weeks-long period. And a 2015 poll says that of practicing Catholics, only 47 percent gave up something for Lent.

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How to Boost Your Restaurant Website’s SEO

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While SEO is most-often associated with keywords and content, site design does play a role in searchability. Most potential diners are searching for their next meal on their phones, and Google began boosting the ranking of mobile-friendly sites in 2015 to reflect the shift in internet tendencies. Create Unique Content.

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