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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. According to the Wall Street Journal , buying Grubhub not only provides Wonder with a new source of revenue, but also gives the company access to Grubhub’s delivery drivers and delivery technology. Who’s behind Wonder?

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MRM Plant-Based: Good Food Scorecard and Healthier Hospital Food

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According to research by The Good Food Institute, 30 percent of Americans are reducing their total meat consumption, and another 2018 Johns Hopkins study has found that 60 percent of Americans are reducing their consumption of at least one type of animal meat. trillion global meat industry and be worth $140 billion in the next decade.

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Evolving Technology for Restaurant Operations

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Our customer is at the center of every business decision we make, from what we serve to how we serve. In 2018, as the company pursued expansion, restaurants were finding wait times were exceeding the desired level. It’s that level of intimacy that gives us the confidence to continue pursuing our growth targets.”

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MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

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We’re also seeing many of our clients find new ways to be more sustainable in sourcing their food products. For example, we have one client who has moved away from traditional meat options, and their focus is on sustainably sourced oysters and oyster mushrooms, which are grown on-site.

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Why Do Fast-Casual Restaurants Get a Pass on Appropriation?

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But on a tour of Xochimilco, a tapestry of canals and artificial islands that was once a major source of local produce for Mexico City, Paco, my tour guide, took me to his favorite barbacoa stall, where we were greeted with three juicy tacos and a bowl of lamb broth to wash it all down. One of the best things about Chipotle is our reach.

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Raw and Ready: Growing a Healthy Fast Casual

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We first launched Delicious Raw in 2013 and once we opened our Miami Beach location in 2018, there was no turning back. When I moved to Florida several years back, I first opened a restaurant in Naples that served breakfast and lunch. I swam competitively when I was younger, I was a Danish champion. Flemming Madsen.

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For Restaurant Owners, Climate Disruptions Mean Even More Uncertainty

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When Peter Platt was in Newport, Oregon in 2018, visiting Local Ocean Seafoods to bring them on as a supplier, he spoke with some of the fishermen docked outside the waterfront fish market and restaurant. She hopes this panic-inducing statistic will serve a purpose. “It chefs and farmers are trying to source more ingredients locally.