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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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Serving Up Protection: Navigating Liquor Liability in the Restaurant Industry

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Running a restaurant comes with a unique set of risks, especially when serving alcohol. For example, if your establishment serves alcohol to an intoxicated patron who subsequently drives and causes an accident, your business could be held liable for any resulting property damage, personal injury, or even fatalities, depending on local laws.

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To Protest and (Refuse to) Serve

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On July 4, 2019, Tempe, Arizona police officers were outraged. In recent years, cops were denied service at an Arby’s in Florida , and at a Whataburger in Texas, where an employee refused to serve them because she said cops had beaten up her boyfriend. also spoke out against serving the police. A location of Di Bruno Bros.

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These 6 Restaurants Just Won the 2025 James Beard America’s Classics Award

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This years six honorees are as follows: Lems Bar-B-Q , Chicago A cornerstone of Chicagos culinary community, Lems Bar-B-Q has served countless rib tips and hot links during the restaurants 70-year-legacy. Started by brothers Myles and Bruce Lemons in 1954 who were joined by their brother James B. and his wife Leah Chase.

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Smartfood Popcorn Doesn’t Hit Like It Used To

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And in 2019, the Smartfood logo changed to feature a sleeker, minimal corn cob and a rounder font. The ingredients remain the same in a package copyrighted in 2019 , after the company updated the logo. Comparing the 2019 and 2021 bags of Smartfood, there are a few differences in the nutrition facts.

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For Restaurants in 2025, Change Is the Only Constant

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Little Bear would serve takeout only for the next 18 months. Mariah Pisha-Duffly, owner of Gado Gado and Omas Hideaway in Portland, Oregon, opened Gado Gado with her husband Thomas Pisha-Duffly in June of 2019, while also finding themselves about to have a baby.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-August 2021 Edition

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Consumer spending at restaurants was up +32 percent in the April-May-June 2021 quarter compared to the same quarter last year, and for a pre-pandemic view, flat compared to the same quarter in 2019. Despite the gains, FSR dine-in visits are down -37 percent from the second quarter of 2019. foodservice industry. “The U.S.

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