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10 Inspirational Hospitality Industry Stories During COVID-19

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JetBlue and United Airlines: Free Flights for Medical Volunteers. Long Island City-based JetBlue and United Airlines are offering free round-trip flights for medical volunteers traveling to New York City to join the frontline in the battle against COVID-19. “I Four Seasons New York: Housing Healthcare Pros.

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Experience Is the Best Teacher: Five Things My Father — and Hard Times — Have Taught Me About Leadership in the Restaurant Industry

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Here are five I’ve come back to again and again. He opened the first Ruth’s Chris franchise in 1975 and became one of the company’s largest U.S. franchisees. Never Take Advantage of the Guest. At Finally Restaurant Group, we take pride in becoming part of the community in exceptional small towns across the country.

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COVID-19 Resources for Restaurants

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" In an effort to help franchisees overcome the business challenges caused by the COVID-19 crisis, Huddle House has announced a program of relief measures being temporarily offered to franchisees to support the system head-on during this crisis. "Cox Media has been very supportive to us during this difficult time. . "In

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-September 2020 Edition

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Rewards Network, together with American Airlines AAdvantage Dining and United Airlines MileagePlus Dining, surveyed their members to learn more about what they anticipate their dining habits will look like over the next few months. How Comfortable are Diners? Some highlights inlcude: Consumers' projected dining out frequency.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

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Guests will expect to know every aspect of sourcing and meal preparation, which will disrupt traditional back-of-house systems with technology that connects the farm to the food. We’re seeing massive disruption to front-of-house systems, too, delivering personalized guest experiences from order to payment to final delivery.

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10 Inspirational Hospitality Industry Stories During COVID-19

Social Hospitality: Restaurants

JetBlue and United Airlines: Free Flights for Medical Volunteers Long Island City-based JetBlue and United Airlines are offering free round-trip flights for medical volunteers traveling to New York City to join the frontline in the battle against COVID-19. “I They use this hashtag to share stories of happiness on Instagram.

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What Now? COVID-19 Survival Guide for Restaurants

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" "This is a very challenging time, and we're experiencing something we have never had to deal with before," said Jennifer Petrocelli, executive director of The Preston House & Hotel, a participating restaurant. "We The National Restaurant Association has provided a list of best practices to ensure business continuity.