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Spark 2019: Re-Imagining Hospitality for the Restaurant Industry

Hot Schedules

Spark 2019: Re-Imagining Hospitality for the Restaurant Industry. The 2019 Spark conference, presented by HotSchedules and Fourth, brought restaurant industry leaders together to address challenges facing operators today. The conference also served as a massive 20th anniversary celebration for our newly merged company.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-October-2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

For the first time in two years, growth was negative during the third quarter of 2019 with same-store sales growth of -0.4 percent for the third quarter of 2019, it doesn’t show much of a decline from the average 0.8 All segments experienced negative same-store sales growth during the third quarter of 2019. percent growth.

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How to Meet The Needs of Today’s Coffee Shop Customer

Perfect Daily Grind

In the US in 2019, the café industry was worth US $47.5 The world we live in is fast-paced, with consumers becoming more and more focused on quality over quantity in many aspects of life,” says Dan Fellows, World Coffee in Good Spirits Champion 2018 and 2019. Sustainability was on everyone’s lips in 2019, and 2020 is no exception.

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Plant Based Protein Adds Innovation, Sustainability and Profits to Restaurant Menus

Sante

Adding plant based protein to your menu can serve the needs of customers, the planet and your bottom line. Buyer's Edge compared case purchases of meat substitute products by its 20,000+ restaurant customers from 2018 to 2019. In 2019 available varieties jumped to 51 items that were available to order. Stacey Sears.

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The Top Restaurant Industry Trends to Know for 2020

Hot Schedules

T he restaurant industry had a hectic and rather complicated 2019. For those brands who are focused on menu innovation to be able to serve a broader base, they’re the ones seeing great success today and attracting the millennial and the power of the dollar behind them.” Top Restaurant Industry Trends to Know for 2020.

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#LifeOrDeathRecipe Challenge and ‘A Woman’s Place’

Modern Restaurant Management

He served on countless non-profit boards throughout Frederick County and the state of Maryland. He graduated in 1954 from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, where he had served as president of the Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) fraternity and was a catcher on the baseball team. 20, 1955, and served in the U.S.

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The Plant-Based Alternatives Market: A Guide for Restaurant Chains and Investors?

Aaron Allen & Associates

Some statistics indicate that 12% of restaurants serve chorizo in some form. Egg (which offers the first plant-based egg substitute that can be poached or served sunny-side-up) and JUST Egg are expanding into the restaurant industry along with retail aisles. Plant-Based Baby Formula: Another Allergen-Friendly Target Market.

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