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The Rise of Sustainable Food Sourcing: Considerations for Seafood Restaurateurs

Modern Restaurant Management

Globally, aquaculture supplies more than 50 percent of all seafood produced for human consumption—and that percentage will continue to rise, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Sustainable Food Sourcing Is Worth the Effort. Source Responsibly.

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RE-THINKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT

Culinary Cues

Let’s begin with some facts about the business of serving food: There are more than 1 million restaurant locations in the United States. In 2019, over 490,000 of those locations were independent, privately owned businesses. Supply chain challenges are not going away as production and logistics catch-up. Remember only 1.4%

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

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Rather today’s consumer demands menu innovation as well as eco-friendly and sustainable practices. Buyer's Edge compared case purchases of meat substitute products by its 20,000+ restaurant customers from 2018 to 2019. There is also reduced cancer risk and a lower risk of food poisoning from undercooking plant based protein.

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How sustainable is Deliveroo in Australia?

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The entry of DoorDash into Australia in 2019 confounded many industry experts with the market clearly not big enough for 4 or even 3 competitors, however what is even more confounding was the ability of DoorDash to overtake Deliveroo and relegate it to 4th position. The post How sustainable is Deliveroo in Australia? Competition.

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What Hotel Menu Trends Will Define 2022?

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E xperts predict the global hotel industry in 2022 will return to 80 percent of 2019 demand — as more vacationers return to the fold and business travelers book trips once more, how have your offerings adapted to post-pandemic consumer demands? Sustainability. For these travelers, the dining experience will be back on the menu.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

Randy’s Donuts began franchising domestically in the summer of 2019. Despite tremendous initial interest in 2019, the Covid crisis put a halt to all discussions in 2020. Saudi Arabia had a successful pop-up store at the 2019 Riyadh Season and is opening its first permanent store in Jeddah this summer.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

While restaurant sales were lower for November of 2018, November of 2019 did not include the same holiday headwinds. Second, the shift of Thanksgiving into December of 2019 converts from tailwind to headwind this month. percent from 2018 to 2019, sales for the whole weekend only increased about four percent. First, at 2.1

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