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A Kroger-Albertsons Merger Would Be Bad for Almost Everyone

EATER

Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images Earlier this week, the FTC filed a lawsuit alleging that the deal would eliminate competition and raise grocery prices It’s likely that the place you shop for groceries every week is owned by one of two companies — Kroger, or Albertsons. In reality, mergers give these large companies the power to dictate prices.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

This capability can prove invaluable for refining pricing strategies, optimising ingredient and waste management, and planning forthcoming shifts, among other benefits. location debuted in Midtown Atlanta in 2014 and the brand has since opened 11 other locations around metro Atlanta. The first gusto!

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GBTA: Business travel spending to reach $1.8T by 2027

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New in this year’s BTI are also data and analysis from GBTA’s comprehensive survey of 4,700 business travelers across five global regions, representing insights from employee travelers regarding their business travel preferences, behaviors and spending including what they report as their average price of a business trip now.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-September 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

It is expected alcohol sales will grow as suppliers and operators adapt packing and pricing models to bolster alcohol sales with delivery. 41 percent of consumers ages 18-34 indicated interest in monthly meal subscriptions, especially if offered at a discounted price. In 2014, U.S. ” Supporting Local. from 2021-2031.

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The Stages of Gentrification, as Told by Restaurant Openings

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A key component of gentrification, which distinguishes it from revitalization, is the demographic shift that happens when newer, more expensive development attracts wealthier newcomers, often young professionals, who then price out the community’s original residents. By 2014, a Starbucks arrived.

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360° Approach to Guest Personalization and Revenue Generation

Revenue Hub

Compare hospitality with the airline industry: Between 2014 and 2019, airlines grew their yearly ancillary revenue from $28.5bn to $64.8bn. The widespread adoption of mobile technology can account for much of this shift. Some airlines generated as much as 40% of their overall revenue from ancillary products.

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

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with the plant-based burger accounting for up to 10 percent of all Whoppers sold. Meanwhile, sales of meat-free foods have grown an impressive 40 percent from £582 million in 2014 to an estimated £816 million in 2019. Both Burger King and Carl’s Jr. have doubled down on the plant-based opportunity in the past year.

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