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MRM Research Roundup: Labor Struggles, Holiday Habits, and Food Truck Trends

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The survey was conducted in January 2024 among 522 US-based Food and Beverage professionals, including owners and managers from single-site establishments and small multi-site chains with fewer than 20 restaurants. 37 percent), and Minneapolis all saw Soup/Stew take the top spot as the most popular NFL Sunday food item.

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Native American Museum Cafes Preserve Tradition, Embrace Innovation

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. | Courtesy of Marielba Alvarez / Smithsonian Institution Where to find manoomin rice cakes, “kick-ass buffalo chili,” fry bread tacos, and stunning Indigenous artwork As a We Wai Kai First Nation member , I know that food connects Indigenous people to our history, traditions, and stories. My garden is where it all starts,” Oden explains.

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Quick Facts About the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) Process

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The RRF will provide tax-free grants for food and beverage venues that lost revenues in 2020. Eligible establishments include restaurants, food trucks, bars, breweries, wineries, and bakeries. For some business types, at least 33 percent of 2019 gross receipts must have comprised on-site sales to the public. Debt service.

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YEA: Restaurants Showing Resiliency with New Openings

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New restaurant and food businesses are opening at pre-pandemic levels, with the number of new openings increasingly more in line with 2018 and 2019 volumes, according to third quarter data for the Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report. There were only 100 fewer new restaurant openings in September of this year, compared to September 2019.

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How Restaurant Owners Can Prepare for the COVID-19 Cold Weather Lull

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Should you consider entering the food truck business? In fact, the industry had a turnover rate of 75 percent in 2019 and this trend was aggravated in 2020 by the pandemic. Evaluate whether internal systems are running at their peak and identify opportunities to introduce new menu items or to open new locations.

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Best Ways to Set Up a Successful Food Truck Delivery Service in 2021

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In 2019, we published The Beginner’s Guide to Opening a Food Truck Business , where we covered the basics of buying a food truck, choosing the right location, working with suppliers, and more. Which brings us to the question: Is starting a food truck in 2021 still a good idea? Reading Time: 5 minutes.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-July 2021 Edition

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The comparable week in 2020 (to July 25), while in recovery compared to the height of restrictions, was still lower than the same week in 2019. Across all states, value velocity remains strongly positive compared to last year, with all key states now ahead of 2019. Sales velocity is now +34 percent vs July 27, 2019. California.

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