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Why Starbucks Doesn’t Hit Like It Used To

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Starbucks hasn’t had a hit new drink in years Starbucks has, outside of a few new flavors and latte options, failed to successfully innovate its drink menu over the last decade or so. The pumpkin spice latte debuted in 2003 , and it endures as a perennial fall favorite. This hasn’t always been the case.

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Automation Proves To Be a Necessity for Restaurants During COVID

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With revenue down, millions of workers laid off and countless eateries closed – many of them permanently – experts anticipate the operational strategy going forward to be driven by innovation and methods for doing more with less. The approach was used during the 2014 Ebola virus outbreak, as well as in the SARS outbreak in 2003.

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How Artists Can Help to Tell Brand Stories in Restaurants

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Pharmacy closed in 2003, but its legend lives on. Threading artists directly through a brand’s innovation and discovery process where they can help to innovate, stress-test concepts, and inject fresh thinking into its process can deliver impressive results. A Place Where Art Can Thrive.

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The Way You’re Making Fresh Pasta Is Needlessly Fussy

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In 2003, disgraced chef Mario Batali demonstrated the well method for Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal on his Food Network show Molto Mario, in which he’d show off his authentic Italian expertise to adoring guests. Italians have bowls. There are rules : Cappuccino cannot be ordered after 10 a.m.,

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

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We look forward to continuing to innovate and find ways to make ordering plant-based at Taco Bell even more accessible at a great value,” said Taco Bell Corp Chief Food Innovation Officer Liz Matthews. We have long been a haven for vegans and vegetarians, who replace meat for beans on almost any of our menu items.

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Donatos: From Transformation to Transition

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Moving forward, I see continued innovation with new dining formats, enhanced delivery options, and a stronger emphasis on sustainability and community engagement. Embrace change and be willing to innovate. King, a longtime friend of the family, has a long history with the brand, having served as VP of Development from 1990 to 2003.

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To-Go Mixed Drinks Mean More Opportunities for Both Revenue and Liability

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This legislation results from innovative practices restaurants and bars developed during COVID-19 shutdowns nationwide. 748, 750 (2003). In particular, S.B. 236 allows food service establishments to now sell mixed drinks for off-premises consumption. In other words, it allows the sale of mixed drinks with to-go food orders. O.C.G.A. §