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MRM Franchise Feed: Modular Chicken and 2020 Year-End Results

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“While this 2020 required us to pivot, we’ve been able to stay focused on maintaining our position as the fastest growing fast casual brand,” said Swenson, who joined Dave’s Hot Chicken at the tail-end of 2019. He is also a veteran entrepreneur and is a coach to many Fortune 500 companies. Army Officer.

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Pairing Farmers Market Fare

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To further emphasize creativity in the kitchen, Ocean Prime encouraged its associates to compose a seasonal pairing menu through an immersive leadership development program. The group was given a research assignment to find flavors, recipes and other things about summer that inspired them.”

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MRM Franchise Feed: Church’s Goes Hybrid and Curry Up Incentives Now

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” In 2020, seed-stage venture capital firm Liquid 2 Ventures (L2V) added Curry Up Now as the first restaurant in its portfolio with an investment that supports the expansion of corporate and franchise locations nationwide. doubled the number of ghost kitchens worldwide since June 2020. ” Nathan's Gets the Ghost.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Tropical in Colorado and The Halal Guys New App

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Two additional cafes are under construction and slated to open in early 2020 in Highlands Ranch and Littleton. Salata is currently in high-growth mode and is actively seeking to expand into new markets in 2020. In 2020, 65. Salata is on track to have 25 new franchise contracts secured by the end of 2019.

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2021 Guide for Restaurants: 14 Things to Watch

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A look in the rearview mirror and recap of 2020 sales & traffic. As an added bonus, we’ve included expert commentary revealing insight on the political landscape and the economy. 3 3 What’s in the Guide? Effects of COVID-19 on brand strategy. The paramount importance of meeting and exceeding guest expectations.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Franchising for Heroes and Shaq-a-Roni for Charity

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In her role as VP of Operations at Salata Salad Kitchen, Michele will be responsible for the strategic leadership and operational oversight that ensures operational excellence across Salata’s more than 80 corporate and franchised restaurants. Prior to that, Finley was the Director of Operations at Jason’s Deli from 2017 to 2020.

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The restaurant industry needs to step up for women. We asked four leaders how to do it.

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Good to know that the grand old tradition of writing us out of the history of food is alive & well in 2020. — dirtcandy (@dirtcandy) August 24, 2020. Put women in leadership roles. One of the main reasons was the management thought they had lower leadership potential. Mushroom Mousse!Not She has a point.