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Running a cafe with style, sustainability and kindness – a conversation with Tania Lodi

The Restaurant Times

Tania shares some key lessons on running a cafe business – right from restaurant design to menu design, customer acquisition, and the importance of practicing kindness while running a business. So, we want to make sure we can accommodate all of these dietary restrictions. Designing the restaurant space.

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Why, Exactly, Do We Love Old Restaurants?

EATER

In a world that now has so much that is designed and geared toward social media, to find a place that is not is in itself a special thing.” They cannot have sleekly designed merchandise. “It’s why we were the first ones to wear certain types of clothes ironically,” she went on, “like a ‘Lake Placid Fun Run, 1987’ T-shirt.

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MRM Franchise Feed: CPK in Canada and Real Famous BBQ

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. ” Samira Shariff brings nearly 40 years of experience building successful restaurant brands in Alberta as a multi-unit franchise owner and operator in Edmonton.

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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

Modern Restaurant Management

Since every part of Ono’s assembly process is monitored by hundreds of sensors to ensure there is no spillage, cross-contamination, or inconsistencies; customers with dietary restrictions, allergies, or simply specific preferences no longer have to worry that their blend might include ingredients it shouldn’t.

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What Travelers Want in F&B and US Foods Scholars

Modern Restaurant Management

Americans selected what F&B factors would sway them to a hotel either for the first time, or for a return visit, and aside from a complimentary meal or drink, the data found some of the top selections to be: A variety of food options for all dietary preferences and restrictions: More than 1 in 3 (34 percent).

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Veganuary and Beyond: Capitalizing on Growing Plant-Based Trend

Modern Restaurant Management

Tenzo added that restaurants and chains offering exclusively vegan options are seeing the same trends as those offering both vegetarian and vegan options, meaning that catering to the most proscriptive dietary choice may be the best idea. How can restaurants be responsive to their guests and capitalize on this growing lifestyle trend?

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EZ PPP Forgiveness App and Yelp’s New COVID Help

Modern Restaurant Management

Individually packaged meals arrive in a single delivery at a designated place and time, so there is less traffic in and out of the office. We designed Relish because it's COVID-smart. Filters and dietary tags (vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, kosher, etc.) “Providing food for work is now much more than a perk.