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4 Ways to Pivot Your Restaurant’s Business Model During COVID-19

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The meal kit industry, which has been around since 2007, hit $5 billion in annual revenue in 2019—but growth in the industry was slow pre-COVID-19. Order online at unayxe.com or call 306.978.0116. ??: Consider having diners call or email to make orders in advance rather than pay exorbitant commission fees through third-party platforms.

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A Guide to Effective Instagram Marketing For Restaurants

Social Hospitality: Restaurants

The restaurant and food industry is one of the many to take advantage of the marketing opportunities Instagram offers. With 500 million active daily users, it’s no wonder Instagram rapidly became the go-to platform for the food industry. Do a quick search for influencers and food bloggers in your area on Instagram. Plan Ahead.

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Modern Korean Restaurants Are Spreading All Over Mexico City

EATER

Building on decades of Korean Mexican cuisine in the city’s Pequeño Seúl, restaurants are crafting menus with global influences and attracting new customers The smells of Korean barbecue and Mexican street food mingle in the air of Zona Rosa, a central neighborhood of Mexico City. The Mexican influence is natural.

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Why Are the World’s Greatest Mangoes Almost Impossible to Buy in the U.S.?

EATER

But the dealer had a strange system: You had to message him on WhatsApp, order in bulk a week ahead of time, and send someone to pick up the product from an airport cargo bay. It was 2018, and that order of mangoes was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. My father, honestly not a big food lover, was praising God upon eating them.

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7 Restaurant Management Book Recommendations

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You have countless things to do and countless people to please, and while orders might be low now, it won’t be long before it feels like you’re just surviving through shifts. 90% of restaurants fail, and it’s not because of poor food. Published: 2007 ?? Goodreads: 4.23 Let’s face it, restaurant management is a tough job.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Opportunity is Barking and the Spirit of BBQ

Modern Restaurant Management

The new Subway catering platform will allow guests, particularly businesses, to make large orders for any occasion from participating Subway restaurants across the U.S. "An "ezCater's platform provides effortless online ordering and exceptional customer service." .” Subway on ezCater Platform.

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Why Do All Chefs Cross Their Arms in Photos?

EATER

Jean-Georges Vongerichten, a master of the crossed arms look, in 2007. There are] orders, firing, brigades, and chefs [with] sharp steel in hand,” Bowden says. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images A completely serious investigation of the most popular pose on restaurant websites, TV cooking shows, and photo ops Jamie Oliver does it.

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