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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

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Combining our backgrounds in tech, automation, and culinary fine dining, we knew we could fill this void to give more people access to healthy, high-quality food.” From cups to straws, all of Ono’s consumables are compostable, making Ono more sustainable compared to traditional smoothie establishments.

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State of the Industry and More Restaurant Research

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" Pandemic Pivots Become Permanent The temporary "pivots" developed during the pandemic — expanded delivery services, outdoor dining options, to-go alcohol offerings, and investments in technology — are the foundation of the industry's "new normal." million by 2030.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

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Vetting dining room, bar, and kitchen staff over the next decade will require probing more during job interviews, seeking candidates with more responsible lifestyles, advanced educational aspirations, and other evidence of a disciplined, drug-free work ethic will become even more of an HR imperative. Of course, people will always dine out.

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New & Notable: TEAM Schostak Celebrates 40, AI in Food Service and Beachy Tech

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SpotOn is quickly becoming a part of everyday life for consumers across the country whenever they shop, dine, or visit a stadium or a college campus.” Module 4: Recruitment and Onboarding. "My experience comes from fine dining restaurants, but this is the right moment where fine dining meets street food.

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#LifeOrDeathRecipe Challenge and ‘A Woman’s Place’

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Etana Diaz, who began her career as a pastry chef and a line cook in fine dining, but found her true love for butchery after discovering that pastry wasn’t her passion. an offshoot of the Hot Shoppes family-dining chain that eventually was rebranded as Roy Rogers Restaurants. Tough to measure up to.

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Stone Barns Claims It’s Fixing Agriculture. Former Employees Say the Farm Was Plagued by Dysfunction.

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Over his first 10 years at Stone Barns, he built a flourishing, 10-acre organic vegetable farm using compost and rotational planting to feed the soil. Now, its mission is linked more than ever to fine dining destination Blue Hill at Stone Barns and a famous chef’s vision for trickle-down change.

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The 20/20 on 2020: Restaurant Experts Weigh In

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With the rise of delivery and take-out, restaurants will start getting creative with the in-dining experience. We’ve also seen off-premise and delivery gain a lot of traction in the last year, however, in the family dining space, providing guests with unmatched hospitality will remain crucial. Off-premise dining is here to stay.

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