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Ghost Kitchen Franchise and Pandemic Resources

Modern Restaurant Management

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature sobering statistics from Yelp, a ghost kitchen franchise model, franchise explosions expected and falling for for an improved PSL. This includes beer, wine and spirit stores (down 21%), community supported agriculture (down 23 percent), and organic stores (down 11 percent).

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Coffee News Recap, 21 Apr: Specialty Coffee Expo begins in Portland, arabica prices reach six-month high & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

However, experts remain unsure of the effect this may have on annual contract prices, including for coffee. The Chinese coffee chain says it experienced rapid expansion in the first quarter of 2023, averaging 13 stores a day – boosted by its recently-implemented franchising programme.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

In the context of 2024, we anticipate the cultivated meat industry expanding its horizons by forging more meaningful partnerships with a diverse array of stakeholders, such as governments, large industrial and agricultural players, NGOs, academia, and investors. General liability claims are not likely to fade any time soon, either.

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Coffee News Recap, 18 Nov: PRF El Salvador announces speaker line up, arabica futures drop to 16-month low & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

Caribou Coffee opens its first domestic franchise location in the US. The new store in Wooster, Ohio is the first of several planned franchise locations. Sat, 5 Nov – The Guardian claims coffee prices in UK have risen by up to 22% between August 2021 and July 2022. Wed, 9 Nov – Jollibee Foods Corp.

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Coffee News Recap, 28 Apr: 2024 World Barista Championship to take place at first-ever World of Coffee Asia event, robusta futures hit 12-year high & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

The increase in exports was largely attributed to exporters shipping reserve warehouse stocks to capitalise on higher robusta prices. Caribou Coffee announces plans for over 300 new franchise locations. Pret A Manger raises price of coffee subscription service. higher than the previous session.

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Coffee News Recap, 28 Oct: Flat whites could hit £4 in the UK, former Luckin Coffee CEO launches new Cotti Coffee chain in China & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

The coffee and food-to-go chain partnered with One PM Franchising to open the first Kuwaiti store. Hawaii Agricultural Research Centre receives US $1.37 Cairngorm Coffee says it is “very concerned about the impact of inflation”, including record-high milk prices, as well as higher coffee prices. Wed, 26 Oct.

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Navigating the Supply Chain in the Restaurant Industry

Goliath Consulting

According to this McKinsey Report, these “changes in consumer behavior continue to ripple through the US food and agricultural supply chains” even today (1). Unfortunately, measures set up to safeguard health have overall caused inefficiency and higher prices, which regrettably have caused layoffs for food workers and drivers (3).

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