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Automation Proves To Be a Necessity for Restaurants During COVID

Modern Restaurant Management

Besides that, 20 percent of Americans don’t even have bank accounts or have accounts but choose to use financial services outside the banking system, making cash their only option, according to the FDIC. The approach was used during the 2014 Ebola virus outbreak, as well as in the SARS outbreak in 2003.

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May/June 2021 Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

California Narrowly Rejects Sweeping FAST Act : On June 3, 2021, AB-257, the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (the “FAST Act”) was defeated in the California Assembly, coming up three votes short of the 41 votes needed. The bill is now being considered by the Texas Senate.

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A Kroger-Albertsons Merger Would Be Bad for Almost Everyone

EATER

It said in a statement, “As we have in past mergers, we will hold ourselves accountable to our customer commitments, including investing $500 million to lower prices starting on day one post close.”

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MRM Plant-Based: Good Food Scorecard and Healthier Hospital Food

Modern Restaurant Management

with the plant-based burger accounting for up to 10 percent of all Whoppers sold. Burger King’s third quarter earnings report revealed that the Impossible Whopper had driven 5 percent of comparable sales growth in the U.S., Both Burger King and Carl’s Jr. have doubled down on the plant-based opportunity in the past year.

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MRM Franchise Feed: CPK’s Franchise Momentum and Rex’s Rebuilds

Modern Restaurant Management

" Founded in 2003, McDonald's partner, APIA Scholars, is the nation's largest non-profit organization that provides college scholarships to APIAs with financial need and has distributed more than $150 million in scholarships with the support of partners. "We Krystal Eyes Revitalization.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

.” “Many of our TEAM Members stay a long time with TSFR – a testament to our accountable culture, family atmosphere and commitment to training and development,” said Bill Angott, President and Chief Executive Officer at TSFR. Cynthia (Cyndi) Barnes: Director of Accounting | 35 years. To ensure accountability: ?

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The secret sauce to the success of Theobroma – Interview with Kainaz Messman 

The Restaurant Times

The year is 2003, Kainaz Messman Harchandrai, was living her dream life working for a top hospitality brand in the country as their pastry chef. Being a business owner brings with it a lot of responsibilities and accountability. Every stage of our journey has been difficult.