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AI Food Intelligence and Now Serving Democracy

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Restaurants have been pivoting to reach and serve customers in new ways, and retailers have been seeing the lines blur between brick and mortar and e-commerce. Serving Up a Side of Democracy. ” With 42 locations in the US, Nando’s will serve as a COVID-safe voter-registration resource hub in every community it serves.

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What’s the Deal With Wonder, the ‘Food Hall’ That’s Suddenly Everywhere?

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The e-commerce entrepreneur Marc Lore, who ran e-commerce at Walmart from 2016 to 2021 , founded Wonder in 2018. Before that, Lore was a co-founder of Jet.com, which Walmart acquired for approximately $3 billion in 2016. By 2021, it had expanded to serve the entire town. As it grows, here’s what you need to know.

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A Carefully Tested, Extremely Practical Guide to the Best Instant Coffees Out There

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Craft instant can be traced back to 2016, when two competing small-scale producers entered a market traditionally dominated by industry giants such as Folgers, Nescafé, and Starbucks. One serving costs between $2 and almost $4, and the minimum order is four boxes with eight servings each. Just add water and stir.

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Native American Museum Cafes Preserve Tradition, Embrace Innovation

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For some, it serves as a poignant reminder of hardship, yet for others, it remains a comforting, nostalgic food and an accessible entry point to Indigenous cuisine. The manoomin cakes were first introduced by the cafe’s inaugural chef, Richard Hetzler , who led the culinary team from 2004 to 2016 and authored the cafe’s cookbook.

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Contactless Before Contactless Was Cool (Podcast)

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The duo dug into contactless payment and GoTab, which started in 2016. A new episode of The Main Course , our podcast series with MarketScale, is served up every Tuesday and Thursday. McLaughlin started his career in e-commerce and was attempting to solve the pain point of payment in restaurants.

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Will Handwritten Names on Cups and Free Refills Actually Make Starbucks Better?

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According to CNN , Starbucks baristas will soon return to hand-writing customers names in Sharpie on their cups, a practice that in 2016 was replaced by stickers with the customers order and name printed on them. Also making a comeback is the self-service condiment bar, where customers can add cream and sugar themselves.

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Lighting Up the Denver Restaurant Scene

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Concepted by college friends and founding members of Four Corners Restaurant Group—Andy Gloor and Matt Menna—the restaurant/bar traces its roots to Chicago, where the first Federales was opened in 2016 in Chicago’s West Loop.

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