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Why Starbucks Doesn’t Hit Like It Used To

EATER

It also helped popularize “ cold foam ,” or lightly whipped and sweetened cream , in 2014, which has since become a staple of many coffee drinkers’ lattes. Starbucks was the first major U.S. chain to put matcha on the menu in 2006, introducing its verdant flavor profile to countless new drinkers.

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COVID-19 Crowdfunding for Franchise Expansion

Modern Restaurant Management

The brand, which first opened its doors in 2014, currently has five locations in New York City. We launched Pure Green in 2014 in New York City, and currently operate five stores throughout the city. Why did you decide to take Pure Green the franchise route?

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Metaverse: What it means for restaurants

Goliath Consulting

These virtual reality worlds have been a thing since 2014-2019. 5 The restaurant opened in 2014 and was awarded Best Innovation Food & Beverage. Meta’s (Facebook) founder, Mark Zuckerberg intends for metaverse to be a 3D, virtual space in which people can socialize, learn, and collab with one another.

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Would Delivery Work for My Concept?

Modern Restaurant Management

restaurant delivery revenues are expected to reach nearly $80 Billion by 2022 and digital ordering and delivery has grown 300 percent faster than dine-in traffic since 2014. Projected U.S. Need more proof? According to the latest research: 60 percent of U.S. consumers order delivery or takeout once a week.

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Third-Party Delivery Service Management in the Age of COVID-19 – and Beyond

Modern Restaurant Management

While takeout and delivery revenue has more than tripled since 2014, reaching over $300B+ in 2019, demand for delivery services has skyrocketed as businesses shift to takeout and delivery-only models in response to COVID-19.

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Automation Proves To Be a Necessity for Restaurants During COVID

Modern Restaurant Management

The approach was used during the 2014 Ebola virus outbreak, as well as in the SARS outbreak in 2003. Actually, such tracing gives health officials the vital ability to quickly identify individuals who have been potentially exposed to the coronavirus and isolate or quarantine them.

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How Fast-Food Apps Took Over The Drive-Thru

EATER

In 2014, Taco Bell became the first fast-food chain to offer both mobile ordering and payment. How apps became the modern-day loyalty program The mobile app trend in fast food kicked off in earnest in 2009, when Starbucks introduced the first ever mobile app to allow customers to pay for coffee with their phones.