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The Best Products for Channeling Your Inner Martha

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My own parasocial relationship with Stewart began in October of 2005, in the pages of a particularly memorable, dry ice-filled Martha Stewart Living Halloween issue. Stewart didn’t just set tables, she dressed them; she didn’t just buy seasonal wreaths, but bent the branches herself.

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The Evolution of Restaurant Technology: What’s Next?

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2005 when I started, we had OpenTable for reservations and a POS, but that's about it. Between 2005 – 2015, there was a lot of technology being brought into restaurants and it was a lot of young, early-stage companies. I started a technology company, sold it, and then went into the restaurant business.

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Consumer Dining Survey: Sales Inching Up; Basket Size Trending Down

Modern Restaurant Management

percent, the highest it's been since November 1981, not to mention the sharpest monthly increase the country has seen since 2005. Come June, the Labor Department's Consumer Price Index saw that annual rate climb even further to 9.1 QSR net sales are up 1.4

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Sichuan Peppercorns Are Hot Enough for McDonald’s

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The spice was illegal to import until 2005 , as there was worry a disease it was known to carry could threaten American citrus plants. Some restaurants got it illegally, but the lifting of the law made the ingredient far more accessible. As a result, Sichuan cuisine exploded in the U.S.

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What Are Crytpo Restaurants Serving Up?

Modern Restaurant Management

Bee, the celebrity chef who opened Miami’s Oishi Thai restaurant back in 2005 is preparing to launch Miami’s first NFT restaurant. After announcing the partnership, the company ran a pilot program in outlets in Denver this month.

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Raw and Ready: Growing a Healthy Fast Casual

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2005, I stopped doing that and started working on building a private equity fund focused on emerging brands in the European fashion design industry. We first launched Delicious Raw in 2013 and once we opened our Miami Beach location in 2018, there was no turning back. Flemming Madsen.

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Reinventing a Global Beverage Brand: Chatime Evolves in a Fast-Growing Market

Restaurant Business

Founded in Taiwan in 2005, Chatime was one of the first brands to take the bubble tea concept international. Now, the brand is tapping into the latest consumer trends and insights to fuel its boldest transformation to date, solidifying its strong brand relevance and permanence.

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