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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-January 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Given the traffic challenges facing the industry, stronger and sustained long-term sales growth is really not an option,” said Fernandez. Compounding the problem for restaurants is the fact that it is increasingly harder to find qualified employees to fill vacancies created by turnover. Guest Counts Continue Falling.

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As Dollar Stores Proliferate Food Deserts, Some Communities Push Back

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“In part, this moratorium was put in place because of concerns about how SBDRs may be negatively influencing public safety, food availability, and property values in unincorporated DeKalb County,” reads the resolution. Retailers like dollar stores “may be negatively influencing public safety [and] food availability.”. “I

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-September 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

In a survey of 4,079 small business owners conducted from 8/15 to 9/13/21, 66 percent reported having a "very difficult" time finding the right employees to fill open roles, many of which are necessary to help them drive revenue and rebound. In July, 47 percent couldn't hire enough employees. Dining Trends in Canada.

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4 Best Third-Party Delivery Services Alternatives For Your Restaurant Compared

Cheetah

While they claim to be a lifeline for restaurants amidst lockdowns and an increasingly delivery-driven world, the fees of major food delivery apps are not exactly sustainable. COVID-19 influence: In its first year, the company managed to rake in $25k but closed doors for a couple of months after Cabello was hit by a car.

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Stone Barns Claims It’s Fixing Agriculture. Former Employees Say the Farm Was Plagued by Dysfunction.

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Former apprentices and employees say they faced working conditions they considered unsafe, while numerous former livestock employees describe what they view as unnecessary animal suffering within Stone Barns’ holistic land management system. The farm is run by Jack Algiere, who was hired as the center’s first employee in 2003.

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How to Cook a Direwolf

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She mines her own history and puts it into dialogue with her influences — the books and shows she likes, the region she’s spent her life in — so effectively that the contrast between the two blurs. and not realize she’s been serving them the whole time,” employees have noted.). Ciar O’Mahony. I’ve had guests ask me, ‘Is the owner here?’

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White Castle Flips for Flippy and Burma Bites

Modern Restaurant Management

Lunchbox plans to use the capital to scale growth nationally to serve the restaurant industry’s need for efficient and revenue-driven solutions to sustain the current economic depression. HungryUS provides a sustainable solution to the current pricey third-party delivery scene. It feels like DoorDash said, ‘We got you.’