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A Matcha Shortage Hits TikTok’s Favorite Brands

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#matchalover #matchatok #japanvlog #matcha ♬ Yasashi - CXSPER Within Japan, matcha consumption has been on the decline , dropping from 1,174 grams per household in 2001 to 844 grams in 2015, which some experts have attributed to matcha’s association with cultural tea ceremonies over everyday cafe culture.

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‘A Core Tenet of the Hospitality Space Is that You Focus on People Over Profits’

Modern Restaurant Management

“The last widespread outbreak of HPAI in 2015 was largely seasonal with most cases occurring during the winter and spring migration periods for wild birds,” said Earnest. Through January 2025, the U.S. egg industry has eight percent fewer egg-laying hens than it did two years ago. “That seasonality appears to be gone.

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‘A Core Tenant of the Hospitality Space Is that You Focus on People Over Profits’

Modern Restaurant Management

“The last widespread outbreak of HPAI in 2015 was largely seasonal with most cases occurring during the winter and spring migration periods for wild birds,” said Earnest. Through January 2025, the U.S. egg industry has eight percent fewer egg-laying hens than it did two years ago. “That seasonality appears to be gone.

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Modern Twist on a Childhood Favorite (Podcast)

Modern Restaurant Management

The journey from franchisee to franchisor is the focus of this episode of The Main Course as host Barbara Castiglia speaks with brothers Neal and Nimesh Dahya, who purchased Fosters Freeze in 2015. Now, they focus on growing it. “We knew from what we learned; we could acquire the brand and take it to the next level.

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50 Years of Culinary Excellence: Celebrating ICE’s Anniversary

Modern Restaurant Management

When we built our new NYC facility in 2015, we knew induction would be a growing technology, so we designed our Culinary Arts kitchens with that in mind. Topics such as sustainability and induction cooking are top of mind in the industry—how does ICE respond to offer education to meet the needs of future chefs?

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The Evolution of Restaurant Technology: What’s Next?

Modern Restaurant Management

Between 2005 – 2015, there was a lot of technology being brought into restaurants and it was a lot of young, early-stage companies. I remember the early days of POS cloud systems (2010-2015), and a lot of them were pretty bad. I was very technically literate and open-minded to using restaurant technology. Really unreliable.

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Making a Franchise Health Brand Scalable (Podcast)

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a rule that allowed unaccredited investors to invest in companies via crowdfunding. Right before the pandemic, they knew they needed to grow even more. Listen to hear more about how Pure Green Crowdfunded Campaign during a pandemic.