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‘ForkFight’ – Go Behind the Curtain of Dallas’ Fast Casual Food Scene

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Mark Brezinski has been heralded as "the father of Dallas’ fast casual food scene" He has opened more than 50 restaurants in the DFW area including Pei Wei Asian Diner, Bengal Coast, Velvet Taco and his newest venture Bizzy Burger Merchants. That's followed by a sample of the ForkFight's prologue and introduction.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

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Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. This trend reflects the growing popularity of drive-thru and fast-casual dining, coupled with the demand for digital technologies such as QSR digital signage and QR codes.

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How to Write a Restaurant Business Plan [with Sample]

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The management team. This section gives a high-level overview of the business you're looking to start: tell investors what your restaurant is all about, who your team is, and how you're going to serve the market. Some mission statements are short and to the point, like Ninety Nine's (“A Passion to Serve”). Management team.

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Cash Will Still Be on QSR Menus

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Last year, one of the first brands to go cashless, Sweetgreen, changed its policy to accept cash at all its locations. The quick-service restaurant (QSR) started accepting cash after Amazon confirmed it would take cash payments in all of its previously cashless Amazon Go stores. To eliminate cash is to eliminate customer choice.

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Table Turnover Rate in Your Restaurant: How to Improve & Seat Incomplete Parties

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It is calculated by dividing the number of guests served by the number of tables available during that time period. For example, if a restaurant has 10 tables and serves 30 guests in a four-hour period, its table turnover would be 3. For example, a casual restaurant usually has a higher turnover rate.

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Chefs Love Wonder, the Latest App Trying to Disrupt Delivery. Will Diners Follow Suit?

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Like Johnson’s fast-casual rice bowl restaurant, Field Trip, the food at Bankside was developed with delivery in mind. Kitchens in Wonder’s food halls can be as small as 750 square feet, and each location can serve food from up to 30 — 30! restaurant concepts.

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How Restaurants Can Remain Competitive in 2021

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With mobile ordering, there are no menus to pass out and back around, no germed-up credit cards to swipe, and no cash to handle. For fast-casual and quick-service restaurants—no more lines. The restaurant soon started selling batched-and-bottled cocktails to go with fish bowls and rubber ducks to serve them in.

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