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How the Pandemic Has Forever Changed the Way We Eat

Modern Restaurant Management

With many restaurants closed for in-person dining on and off throughout the pandemic, the food service industry shifted to delivery and takeout as a business imperative. According to SEC filings, food delivery apps experienced tremendous growth in 2020 earning a combined $5.5 billion from the same period in 2019. The world has changed.

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Be the Change: How Snooze Prioritizes Sustainability

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The restaurant industry has traditionally been riddled with waste, high energy and water usage, and deep ties to our intricate, often unsustainable, food system. The restaurant industry is known for razor-thin margins and is highly sensitive to shifts in the supply chain, agriculture and broader economic pressures.

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11 Tips for Restaurants to Get Back to Business

Modern Restaurant Management

This, of course, is in addition to the other important safety protocols that restaurants must follow (cooking foods to proper temperatures, avoiding cross contamination, accommodating food allergies, etc.). Food safety sanitation procedures are more important than ever to combat the novel coronavirus. Invest in Digital Tools.

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Four Ways QSRs MUST Innovate to Outlast the Pandemic

Modern Restaurant Management

It’s a giant expense to gear up to reopen, invest in perishable supplies, rehire staff, upgrade safety measures … all just to close up shop again. This has never been more true for ordering and procuring food, be it in the restaurant, grabbing takeout, or getting a meal delivered. It’s time to think outside the box.

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Unpeeling the Layers: How Do Food Banks Actually Work?

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Lille Allen Organizations like Feeding America support the nations food-insecure communities. She told me she had been trying to figure out how to get a turkey from a food pantry; she had fallen on her hip recently, complicating existing mobility issues. I made a note to check into regular food deliveries from a local service.

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Five PR Ideas You Can Implement in Your Restaurant This Year

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants can also consider hosting a canned food drive or winter coat drive. Restaurants can provide ongoing support to their local food banks and homeless shelters by soliciting donations from customers year-round to ensure a steady supply of items the community needs the most. Washington, D.C.,

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Week in Review: Fast casual’s good year, Dave's gets sold, El Pollo Loco’s potential buyer and more

Restaurant Business

It caps a meteoric rise for the fast-casual chicken chain, which launched as a popup in a Los Angeles parking lot in 2017 and opened its first "real" restaurant a year later. The salad chain said it also sees opportunity in California, where the fast-food minimum wage is $20 per hour. Members help make our journalism possible.