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AI Food Intelligence and Now Serving Democracy

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Restaurants have been pivoting to reach and serve customers in new ways, and retailers have been seeing the lines blur between brick and mortar and e-commerce. Serving Up a Side of Democracy. ” With 42 locations in the US, Nando’s will serve as a COVID-safe voter-registration resource hub in every community it serves.

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To Protest and (Refuse to) Serve

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On July 4, 2019, Tempe, Arizona police officers were outraged. In recent years, cops were denied service at an Arby’s in Florida , and at a Whataburger in Texas, where an employee refused to serve them because she said cops had beaten up her boyfriend. also spoke out against serving the police. A location of Di Bruno Bros.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

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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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Smartfood Popcorn Doesn’t Hit Like It Used To

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And in 2019, the Smartfood logo changed to feature a sleeker, minimal corn cob and a rounder font. The ingredients remain the same in a package copyrighted in 2019 , after the company updated the logo. Comparing the 2019 and 2021 bags of Smartfood, there are a few differences in the nutrition facts.

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OpenTable: Dining Trends for 2019 (Infographic)

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On OpenTable’s plate in 2019, diners moved towards more health-conscious dining preferences. This uncovered a treasure trove of food trends and shifts in behavior to provide insightful context as to how people are eating in 2019.”

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YEA: Restaurants Showing Resiliency with New Openings

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New restaurant and food businesses are opening at pre-pandemic levels, with the number of new openings increasingly more in line with 2018 and 2019 volumes, according to third quarter data for the Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report. There were only 100 fewer new restaurant openings in September of this year, compared to September 2019.

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Native American Museum Cafes Preserve Tradition, Embrace Innovation

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For some, it serves as a poignant reminder of hardship, yet for others, it remains a comforting, nostalgic food and an accessible entry point to Indigenous cuisine. While not directly involved in running Off the Rez, her work laid the groundwork for its alignment with the museum’s mission to serve Native ingredients.“Every