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These Restaurants Were Approved for Federal Aid. White Restaurateurs Just Hijacked It.

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Most importantly, she was going to use it to hire more staff. Over the year-plus of the pandemic, we have grown back to around 70, but in order to operate my restaurants at 100 percent — I have four locations, and we started the pandemic with five — I would have to hire a lot of people,” Gresser said. The money never came.

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

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“Over the past 40 years, TSFR has developed a strong reputation as a leader in the restaurant industry and fostered a talented and engaged team that delights our guests,” said Mark Schostak, Executive Chairman at TSFR. He began working with TSFR in 1996 when he was hired as a District Manager for the Burger King brand.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Tropical in Colorado and The Halal Guys New App

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“In addition to our growth and brand milestones so far this year, we have more in the pipeline in new and existing markets to increase the experience for both guests and franchisees. Nathan’s Famous, Inc, hired two industry veterans, Erik Mallon and Jim Hicks, to bolster its franchise sales and development teams.

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Uber Eats Up Postmates and PPP Loan Data

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We encourage Congress and the Administration to consider bipartisan options to support the industry’s recovery.” and BurgerFi International entered into a definitive agreement at a $100 million purchase price to combine and form BurgerFi International, Inc. Click here for loan-level data. OPES and BurgerFi Combine.

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Tyga Bites and Sushi with an Attitude

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Its proprietary guest engagement solution, which is used by more than 600 restaurants throughout the U.S. and will enable TouchBistro to fully integrate customer loyalty and guest marketing into its all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform. We are very pleased to welcome them to our TouchBistro family.”