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Why Do Fast-Casual Restaurants Get a Pass on Appropriation?

EATER

But such is the world of giant quick-service and fast-casual business : Find interesting, “trendy,” flavorful ideas from any culture, dilute them into their most mass-marketable forms, and reap monetary gain without acknowledging the sources. billion in revenue and close to 2,500 locations as of 2018 , Chipotle’s influence is undeniable.

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Raw and Ready: Growing a Healthy Fast Casual

Modern Restaurant Management

The owner of Delicious Raw, a healthy fast casual concept launched in 2013, is looking to grow the brand and create a one-stop-shop for healthy consumables for a broad audience. We first launched Delicious Raw in 2013 and once we opened our Miami Beach location in 2018, there was no turning back. Flemming Madsen.

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Fast-Casual Academia, Climatarian Menu and Ice Auction

Modern Restaurant Management

A hybrid grab-and-go market and cafe serves both breakfast and lunch, is tailored to the needs of sizable office buildings and features the best local restaurants in rotation. Food trucks, pop-up supper clubs, fast-casual restaurants, and brewpubs are all a part of the unique culinary fabric of this country.

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HotSchedules Spark 2018: Reigniting your Restaurant Brand through Innovation

Hot Schedules

That’s why more than 230 industry leaders and innovators gathered in Austin, TX, for the 2018 edition of Spark, a conference by HotSchedules. We could go on all day about all of the things we learned at Spark 2018, but let’s try to boil it down to our three big takeaways: The Power in Partnerships.

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Investing In Digital Technology Is Investing in Food Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

It is the industry's primary responsibility to be sure the food they sell and serve to consumers is safe. It could mean the closure of your business as evidenced by Chi Chi’s, which was once ranked the number one fast-casual Mexican restaurant in the US. Four people died because of their illness.

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22 Restaurant Advertising Ideas Driving Guests To Tables In 2022

7 Shifts

If potential diners are curious about your restaurant and don't know what you serve - but your menu isn't in the window - they'll be more likely to check out a neighboring restaurant with a menu on display rather than walking inside your restaurant to ask to see a menu. If people like what they see, they might just come in. Floor Graphics.

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An Eater’s Guide to Phuket, Thailand’s Island Hotspot

EATER

In 2022, 9 million tourists visited Thailand’s largest island (down from 15 million in 2018) in search of white-sand beaches, clear waters, and palm trees. But mixed in with these are decades-old noodle stalls, casual curry shacks, legendary restaurants, and bustling markets — most of which can be reached on foot, a rarity in Thailand.