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For Restaurants Cutting Their Carbon Footprint, Composting Food Scraps Is Just the Beginning

EATER

Heating and cooling, refrigeration, and cooking equipment are the biggest energy users, followed by lighting. More Energy Guzzlers Cooking equipment is just one facet of restaurant energy use. Budderfly also installed a new HVAC system at one location and made other equipment upgrades that have cut his energy use by 20 percent.

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How to Expand Your Franchise: A 10-Step Roadmap for Restaurants

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The people have spoken, and your restaurant franchise is a winner. Therefore, it might be time to expand your franchise and lay the foundation for one (or even several) more franchise locations. Read on for our actionable, step-by-step process on how to expand your franchise. Next, you need a location.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Randy’s Donuts began franchising domestically in the summer of 2019. Randy's Donuts Plans Aggressive Expansion. In total, 165 stores are set to open.

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For Restaurant Owners, Cybersecurity is a People Problem 

Modern Restaurant Management

Furthermore, Franchise Direct, as of 2018, determined that there were nearly 275,000 franchised restaurants in the United States. And at each and every one of them, operators and franchisees are entirely beholden to the security provided by that franchise brand.

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Restaurant Guests in the Driver’s Seat

Modern Restaurant Management

Many QSR franchises are operating with legacy equipment that can't keep pace with customer expectations or facilitate a seamless employee experience. Conducting a comprehensive technology audit will reveal opportunities to upgrade your hardware and software for optimal performance.

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What Trends Are You Seeing and What Can We Expect to See More of in 2022?

Modern Restaurant Management

Brooklyn Dumpling House just opened and they're already franchising the idea. More and more kitchen equipment manufacturers are incorporating digital controls into their equipment with internet connectivity. Moving forward, organizations will stop doing the same annual audits for all suppliers.

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The Cost of Doing Business: Hidden Payment Fee Red Flags

Modern Restaurant Management

As the payment industry continues to develop, businesses will begin to see more services dedicated to counteracting these hidden fees through AI-assisted auditing services. According to the Wall Street Journal , the dollar amount of interchange fees more than doubled from 2012 to 2019, and U.S. merchants paid approximately $62.5

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