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Fast-Casual Academia, Climatarian Menu and Ice Auction

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Food trucks, pop-up supper clubs, fast-casual restaurants, and brewpubs are all a part of the unique culinary fabric of this country. Learn About Fast-Casual Dining. Fast-casual dining is dominating the restaurant industry, and its growth is expected to continue at a rapid pace in a post-pandemic economy.

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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

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Star of the Show: Salted Egg Yolk This centuries-old ingredient has been a staple in traditional Chinese dishes, offering a umami flavor and saltiness, perfect for items like a creamy pasta or topping a Caesar salad and featured on menus including District at Kimpton Shinjuku Tokyo and Bambara at Kimpton Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

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B Corp Restaurants As of early 2024, almost 150 restaurants around the world have achieved the certification, from fine-dining independents to fast-casual chains, with hotels, breweries and food delivery companies also dotting the list.

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Four Factors Likely to Drive Global Mobile Wallet Market Expansion

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The increasing adoption of existing mobile payment methods, including Apple Pay, and Google Pay, among others, has limited the hassle for hotels and restaurants to develop their apps. Rising advancements in mobile app development technologies will also boost the preference for mobile-payment solutions.

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How Coherent Communication Can Help Revive the Hospitality Sector

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Language barriers can hinder the speedy delivery of customer needs, especially in a fast-paced hospitality sector. In the casual dining sector, 73 percent of workers do not have English as their first language, and in hotels, 50 percent of workers are non-native English speakers.

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The Importance of Being Family Friendly (Podcast)

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” The company’s collaborators include a host of well-known quick-serve restaurants, fast-casual establishments, and hotels. We’re experts in this consumer segment and have been doing this for 34.” Their longest relationship is with Sonic.

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Where Are All the Servers? Why Your Restaurant Workers Aren’t Showing Up and How You Can Change That

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"The Great Resignation" that ramped up over the summer saw more than 706,000 food service workers leave their jobs in restaurants, dining facilities, bars, and hotels during May alone. Portillo's, the fast casual chain known for its hot dogs, increased hourly rates in a handful of markets and extended $250 hiring bonuses.