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What Does Lent Have to Do With Crispy Fish Sandwiches?

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Seafood season offerings from Wendys McDonalds and Popeyes. Why fast-food restaurants observe seafood season and not other religious holidays According to Wendys, its seafood season. Arbys has a limited time menu of crispy fish sandwiches. Its difficult to estimate just how many Americans observe Lent.

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The 11 Best Restaurant Event Ideas That Actually Bring In New Customers And Keep Regulars Excited

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Pick your event idea by looking at your: Venue size and layout Customer demographic Available resources Time of year (season) Community Write out each of these factors, and a picture will emerge of which restaurant event idea will best fit your location. Get the word out to regulars and people curious about your restaurant.

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A Guide to Conducting Precise Restaurant Sales Forecasts

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Under normal circumstances, you could use previous years’ sales figures to forecast the upcoming year – but, as we emerge from two years of COVID closures, staffing shortages, and general turmoil, previous sales’ figures definitely can’t be trusted. The same goes for things like seasonal staffing.

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Face Pay Network, Restaurant of the Future and The Main Course

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Creating and optimizing the menu based on US Foods’ exclusive food-costing tools, industry analysis and recipes designed by in-house chefs that focus on both profitability and diner trends. The two companies have joined forces to offer a version of Sally the Robot that will exclusively serve Saladworks’ rotating, seasonal menus.

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Takeout Meal Subscriptions Are Helping Restaurants Find Stability in a Harsh Winter

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This time patios were included in the shutdown, meaning establishments around the city were staring at freshly weatherized outdoor seating areas they couldn’t use, spaces that had been lifelines to their businesses while indoor dining rooms remained closed. At the higher end, Next in Chicago has sold “season tickets” since 2011.

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A Different Kind of Room Service

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In October, shortly before Halloween, Tamez saw a post on Uni’s Instagram announcing a new feature: Enjoy the restaurant’s a la carte menu in the privacy of one of the Eliot Hotel’s suites. The menu is QR-coded, and a masked and gloved server enters the room and takes the party’s entire order in one go.

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MRM Franchise Feed: TCBY at 40 and, Mr. Potato Spread to Franchise

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Features of the new restaurant design were determined following a thorough brand study on drive-thru operations and Guest habits, and include a double drive-thru lane, parking stalls for curbside pickup, a walk-up window, and patio seating. The Mexican quick serve segment is definitely the place to be,” said Dejbakhsh.

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