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The Next Era of American Fine Dining Is Here, Care of West Africa

EATER

West African cuisines more broadly are also having a moment in different forms, from fast casual to the fine dining experiences chefs like Balogun advance, throughout American cities. Teranga’s more casual format — and that it took three years to open in the U.S.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Limited-service restaurants (those in quick service and fast casual) had a sharp acceleration in their guest check growth, as consumers likely shifted to larger off-premise orders to feed multiple people at home. Fine dining and upscale casual were the worst performing segments during March based on same-store sales growth.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-February 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the National Restaurant Association's State of the Indusrty Report, food industry pressures, foodservice opportunities, influencer marketing, foot traffic analysis and the dining-out dollar. percent between 2015 and 2018, compared with a 2.5

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Modernization’s Impact on the Foodservice Investment Thesis

Aaron Allen & Associates

Creating a compelling and modernized investment thesis requires superior intelligence and insights relative to understanding the landscape and how the consumer and competition are being reshaped, from the decline of casual dining to the rise of new formats. For mature brands, there’s expansion and consolidation. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Restaurant Industry Suppliers: Time to Retool and Realign

Aaron Allen & Associates

Between 2015 and 2017, Chipotle had a series of foodborne illness outbreaks related to compromised food safety. As a result, between September 2015 and January 2016, the company lost $10.5B Food safety can be compromised due to poor warehousing/storage, transportation shortages, and even bad weather. in market cap. Sanitation.

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MRM Plant-Based: Good Food Scorecard and Healthier Hospital Food

Modern Restaurant Management

42 of the country’s favorite fast food and restaurant chains still don’t offer a plant-based entrée, according to a report released today by The Good Food Institute (GFI). Please send plant-based news to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Kitchen of the Future, Restaurant Sherpas and Dunkin’ Hirin’

Modern Restaurant Management

His previous experience also includes acting as CFO and controller for numerous hospitality and fast casual brands such as Rubio’s, Carl’s Jr., Fast casual restaurants continue to outpace industry growth and we see a great deal of opportunity for business owners in this urban market.” and Del Taco.

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