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How I Got My Job: Founding a Hip and Sustainable Canned Wine Company

EATER

The company currently offers five sustainably farmed, low-intervention wines that Olszewski has chosen to be widely pleasing. I got a full-ride scholarship to UMass Amherst, where I majored in sustainable agriculture and gender studies and minored in English literature. Only 30 percent of glass bottles are recycled in the U.S.,

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Will Nepal produce more specialty coffee in the future?

Perfect Daily Grind

It’s believed that in 1938, nomadic hermit Hira Giri brought coffee seeds from Burma (now known as Myanmar) back to Nepal. In response, Nepal’s Ministry of Agriculture launched the Coffee Development Programme, which provided technical and financial support to local producers. tonnes of coffee.

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A Steakhouse Divided

EATER

The province’s cattle farms are known worldwide for the quality of their meat, accounting for half of Canada’s beef production; they’re a major part of the area’s agricultural industry and broader culture. But one location, much farther west, has remained stubbornly true to Aisenstat’s original vision: Hy’s Steak House in Waikīkī, Hawai‘i.

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How I Got My Job: Leading the Dining Program at a Working Farm and Writing Cookbooks

EATER

I get to work with the agriculture teams, which manage our vegetable and grain production, and the retail team, which leads the farm store and the online farm store. I wanted to really give people a resource for how to cook with all of this produce that we were growing,” she explains. The cooks and I take that and brainstorm dishes.

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MRM Research Roundup: Top F&B Trends to Watch

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant industry insiders offer their insights on F&B trends we can expect to see in 2024. Using DoorDash order data from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, we bring you DoorDash’s Dash From the Past 2023 Trend Report. The top items paired with ibuprofen included Cheesesteaks, Cognac, Nacho Fries, Bacon Egg and Cheese, and Cold Brew!

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Surviving COVID-19: 7 Financing Options for Restaurants

7 Shifts

Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) were also a hot commodity, but the government has since limited application to the agriculture industry—so they're not any use to restaurant owners at this time. These government-backed loans carry loan amounts up to $5 million with low-interest rates and generous repayment terms.

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Touring the Douro Valley with the Symington Port Family

Sante

Rupert Symington enjoys sharing stories of his family’s heritage in the Douro Valley. But he’s also a innovative leader in the modern port trade. Rupert Symington knows port. His family has run the Symington port business since the 1880s. Two hundred years earlier his great-grandmother’s family were port pioneers.

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