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The Transportive Power of Food Perfumes

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In 2012, Pizza Hut debuted its own fragrance , seemingly for rabid fans looking to keep the waft of dough and tomato sauce lingering on their bodies long after they finished a slice. Food-themed perfumes are by no means new. Years ago, Virginia’s Pork Barrel BBQ put out a fragrance inspired by the smoky redolence of its meat rubbings.

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How DoorDash and Postmates Make an Already Dangerous Job Worse

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With each chapter, she highlights the ways the tipped minimum wage exploits workers from a particular job category, including restaurant servers, delivery drivers, nail technicians, and more. By the time she returned in 2012, she felt that as “an independent artist, I didn’t have funds to pursue my music career.” Monica Burton.

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Cyber Security in the Hospitality Industry

SiteMinder

Today’s cyber-criminals are devising newer, more sophisticated methods to infiltrate and extract sensitive customer information from hotel websites, internal systems, servers, and even mobile platforms – your front desk is not exempt from these threats. Usually solutions depend on countermeasures once the attack has been noticed.

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Eleven Madison Park’s $300 Vegan Meal Kit, Reviewed

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Since Daniel Humm and Will Guidara bought Eleven Madison Park from Danny Meyer in 2011, it has earned a reputation as one of the best restaurants in the world, sustaining three Michelin stars since 2012. It has also become nearly synonymous with exclusivity and luxury.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Bad Ass Gets Bigger and New Prototype for Bagel Boss

Modern Restaurant Management

After moving to Maquoketa in 2011, Radtke began creating special moments for Happy Joe’s guests as a server a year later. The concept’s first location was opened in West Hollywood, CA on Melrose in 2012. “The Duff’s CakeMix brand has had unbelievable response in the franchise space.

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The Curious Case of ‘Welcome In’

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While not exactly a training manual for a national corporation, Carol Ann, who asked to be identified by her first names only, did tell me that the phrase was officially part of her training in 2012 at James Beard-award winning Chef Stephan Pyles’s Stampede 66. That is where I first remember hearing the ‘welcome in’ stuff.

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Menu Prices Will Go Up With a Higher Minimum Wage. But You’ve Been Underpaying for Years.

EATER

Fairness has the potential to be a fundamental part of a restaurant’s business plan In 2012, the organization Fight for 15 , composed of fast-food workers who walked off the job to demand a living wage and workers’ rights, formed in New York City. A Fight for 15 protest in New York City | a katz /Shutterstock.

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