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‘ForkFight’ – Go Behind the Curtain of Dallas’ Fast Casual Food Scene

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Mark Brezinski has been heralded as "the father of Dallas’ fast casual food scene" He has opened more than 50 restaurants in the DFW area including Pei Wei Asian Diner, Bengal Coast, Velvet Taco and his newest venture Bizzy Burger Merchants. The piece of paper was as useless as a fifth prong on a fork.

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

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Fast-Casual Fast Growth Rising prices in recent years have evidently been good for someone: Fast-casual restaurants. It continues: “And with many fast-casual restaurants upping their convenience games with drive-thrus and other innovations , the distinction between the two segments has become increasingly muddied.”

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-August 2021 Edition

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" which features responses from over 1,000 consumers in the US, and analyzes the local online performance of nearly 80,000 business locations, including thousands of fast-casual and quick-service restaurants. AMC Global released a new white paper “To Drink…or To Drink Differently?” ” white paper here.

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MRM Research Roundup: Holiday Edition

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Looking at data sources that include foot traffic data and credit card translation data, the paper analyzes restaurant demand in every county in the U.S. Fast Casual sales were mixed, with some concepts showing big declines in card sales, while others tripled sales thanks to rich bonus offers. percent demand decline. .”

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Americans Can’t Kick the Fried Chicken Bucket

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It was also familiar, a modicum of casual comfort as the omicron wave crested in Los Angeles. Consider the bucket’s design: the cylindrical shape, the waxy exterior, the white paper top with four small half-moon openings — there, ostensibly, to let air and moisture escape and keep the chicken as close to its post-fryer crispness as possible.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Randy’s Donuts Plans Rise and Burger King Makes Sustainable Commitment

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Featuring a palette of white adobe and rustic colors, longtime guests will immediately recognize the difference with warm colors balanced with colorful Mexican features. This could translate to an additional 500 to 1,500 metric tons of paper waste eliminated annually across the U.S. On the Border Entryway.

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What to Eat at Costa Rica’s Dazzling Mercado Central

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These casual eateries are where you can find some of the best traditional Costa Rican cooking from all over the country. And then, of course, there’s the almighty empanada, that stuffed-and-fried pocket of white corn masa that’s a ubiquitous street snack throughout Costa Rica, and much of Latin America. Gallos and Other Small Bites.