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MRM Franchise Feed: Randy’s Donuts Plans Rise and Burger King Makes Sustainable Commitment

Modern Restaurant Management

Their commitment has resulted in an average of 30 to 60 new restaurant openings each year since 2016, and a pipeline of more than 500 units committed to be developed in the coming years. This could translate to an additional 500 to 1,500 metric tons of paper waste eliminated annually across the U.S.

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AI Food Intelligence and Now Serving Democracy

Modern Restaurant Management

Focused on the retail, services and restaurant industries, the SpotOn ecosystem offers powerful technology to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) at a price they can afford. is rolling out a suite of features and extended price cuts through March 2021 to support restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic. SpotOn Executive Team.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-January 2020 Super Bowl Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The report also found that businesses in states that voted Republican in the 2016 presidential election outpaced the economic growth of businesses in states that voted Democratic. starting from the fourth quarter of 2016 nationally, as well as in 50 metros and every state including Washington D.C., Sustainability. calculated?

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Was canned coffee invented in Japan?

Perfect Daily Grind

It’s believed that Tadao Ueshima, the founder of UCC, decided to start making canned coffee when he was forced to catch an earlier train one day, thereby making him waste his cup of coffee. Even today, the price of most canned coffee products ranges from ¥120 to ¥150 (US $0.92 to US $1.15).

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

EATER

Located on a working farm that was once part of a sprawling Rockefeller estate, the restaurant is a beacon of the sustainable food movement. Connected to it was an “upmarket” restaurant intended to be a platform for — and to financially support — the center’s work advocating sustainable community farming.

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The 20/20 on 2020: Restaurant Experts Weigh In

Modern Restaurant Management

They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation, plant-based menu items, food waste, sustainability, staffing and retention and more. Low priced / value perceived / big ticket items brought down to a fixed low price. Minimizing food waste will continue to be a focus in 2020.

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Restaurant Robotics: How Robots Are Changing Foodservice

Aaron Allen & Associates

Already in 2019, restaurants were not able to pass inflationary costs on to consumers (back then, the average restaurant price increase was 3.1% And in 2021 restaurant price increases were 4.5% However, it ultimately struggled to find a sustainable business model and ended up pivoting to sustainable packaging.