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Building a Food Culture

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One of the most poignant cases for the power of mission and setting a company’s values was with the Tylenol poisonings in 1982 (Rehak, 2002). March 23, 2002. Additionally, to create a truly strong culture, ask team members what their values are and then bring those into the company’s value set. ” The New York Times.

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Unique Ways Restaurants Can Use QR Codes to Drive Sales

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They hit the mainstream back in 2002 when technological advancements enabled a QR-code reading feature to be added to mobile phones. QR codes are nothing new. QR codes were invented in 1994 by Denso Wave, a Japanese-based subsidiary of Toyota, to track vehicle parts during manufacturing.

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Overcoming the Pandemic: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities in the Restaurant Business

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By 2002, my partner and I founded a second operation: Sea Dog Brewing Co., In 1994, I founded Shipyard Brewing Company, financed in part by $600,000 that I charged to eight separate credit cards. In those early days, I used my own car, a 1992 Chevy S10 Blazer, to distribute my beers to local pubs and restaurants.

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National Restaurant Association: We Need Help!

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3.483 billion in 2001 and 2002 appropriated via three different supplemental bills for assistance to Lower Manhattan and the State of New York. After 9/11, the CDBG-DR Business Recovery Grant program provided grants to businesses with fewer than 500 employees with compensation based on days of lost gross revenue. Tax Measures.

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Experience Is the Best Teacher: Five Things My Father — and Hard Times — Have Taught Me About Leadership in the Restaurant Industry

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Several months into 2002 we had lines out the door, and we were ready for them. When we are living through difficult downtimes — the COVID-19 pandemic being our latest example — it is a time for preparation.

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FSMA Rule 204 Updated: What Restaurants Need to Know Right Now

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The actual genesis of this initiative was the Bio-Terrorism Act of 2002 which regulated “1 up 1 down” traceability which is now the de facto standard. Sparked by the death of an individual who died from a tainted spinach E.

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New Food Traceability Final Rule to Improve Food Safety, Expedite Recalls and Protect Public Health

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Until now, each company’s chain of custody record-keeping requirement has been characterized as “one up, one down,” per the 2002 Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act (Bioterrorism Act).