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Design That’s Comfortable Without Being Fussy

Modern Restaurant Management

“‘Experience’ means different things to different groups,” Valerie McCartney, VP of Franchise Development at Broken Yolk Cafe, told Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. For example, since they are seeing more-frequent larger parties they opted to have fewer booths that tend to seat only four.

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How this entrepreneur's bagel runs became a business

Restaurant Business

But learning how to make his wife a great bagel ended up creating a business, Jeff’s Bagel Run, which now has 15 locations and is franchising. I’m more vision, creative, fly-by-the-seat-of-pants. Wetherill took on about 50% ownership and they launched JBR Franchise Co., to franchise the bagel brand. She’s on time.

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Coffee News Recap, 20 Jun: NCA report says specialty coffee consumption is at 14‑year peak, Vietnam robusta exports hit record high & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

The investment will enable M7B to open 15 new franchised outlets, upgrade its central kitchen for cold brew and blended drinks production, and strengthen staff training programmes to maintain quality consistency across its growing network. Leeds, UK) Wed, 18 Jun – MOKAFÉ unveils its US franchise programme to expand into 30 states.

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Forget coffee. Salad is rising as the next drive-thru concept

Restaurant Business

17, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Greenlanes have no dine-in seating. All are company owned and there are no plans to franchise. Salad is rising as the next drive-thru concept The fast-casual Greenlane is plotting growth across Florida with investor and NFL star Rob Gronkowski working the drive-thru window. By Lisa Jennings on Jun.

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Perkins and Huddle House aim for revivals with boba, smash burgers and drive-thrus

Restaurant Business

The spinoff is just 1,500 square feet and will focus on takeout, though it also seats 65. At Huddle House, development is also picking up, with 50 franchise agreements in the pipeline, including the largest deal in the brand’s history that will bring 20 locations to the Houston area. Members help make our journalism possible.

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4 Ways Restaurant POS Software Can Support Your Business

Focus POS

With customers handling these items you can reposition your staff to help with other elements of the restaurant, like running orders, seating guests, and cleaning newly emptied tables. Scalability Is it your dream to scale up your business into more than one location or maybe even a franchise?

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

– Dimitra O'Rourke, Broken Yolk Café’s VP of Tech and Franchise Support We’ve seen lasting change in the five years since the pandemic, still feeling the impact of the behaviors and actions of that time. Most widely felt is the labor epidemic.