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MRM Research Roundup: Year-End 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

While restaurants looked after frontline workers, diners lended their own efforts to support restaurants and their staff in 2020, offering donations, gift cards, tickets towards online classes and merchandise purchases. That’s not in isolation — from December 2018 to January 2019, dollar sales fell by $64 million.

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Entering China’s Emerging Coffee Market

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million tons of tea in 2018, and currently accounts for almost 40% of the world’s total tea consumption. Between 2017 and 2018 their revenue almost doubled, and it’s estimated that a new Starbucks store opens every 15 hours in the country. Fresh tea leaves are harvested and collected in a basket. China’s Relationship With Coffee.

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How Rotel Became an Essential Part of Any Queso

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Merchandisers were able to scale up their production, which expanded the chile pepper’s reach and popularity across the south, including Texas. says Rotel brand communications manager Dan Skinner. Original” Rotel was the fifth most sold canned canned good in the United States in 2018, with $69.1 million in sales in 2018.

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Coffee News Recap, 27 Jan: Proud Mary Coffee to sell Panamanian Gesha for US $150 per cup, PRF El Salvador to host 2023 Salvadoran Barista Championship & other stories

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ICO members are encouraged to include the new logo in general communications and event invitations. The merchandise pack includes a customised denim jacket with pin set, a cupping bowl, a Brewista electric gooseneck kettle, and a Brewista Smart Scale II. International Coffee Organisation launches new logo for 60th anniversary.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

“It’s encouraging to see consumers continue to rally and support local businesses, with many planning to purchase merchandise, specialty items and gift cards as holiday gifts.” 22 percent of customers are looking to buy restaurant merchandise. 24 percent of people are interested in gifting signature sauces.

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Alison Roman, Bon Appétit, and the Global Pantry Problem

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It stemmed from a recent interview that Roman gave in which she criticized both minimalism icon Marie Kondo and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen for peddling branded merchandise, implying that they were sellouts — while discussing her own “capsule collection” of cooking tools, no less.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Chicken Sale-d Chick and The Dolly Llama and This Is It! to Franchise

Modern Restaurant Management

The Brick & Mortar store model, which ranges from 1200 – 2000 sq feet, has a specific layout designed for efficiently producing the entire The Dolly Llama menu and properly displaying logos and branding to maximize presentation and The Dolly Llama’s merchandising. In addition to internal and external communications, Ms.