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Mutual Aid May Be Last Year’s Most Enduring Legacy

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Before the pandemic, the neighborhood was already home to a number of established mutual aid groups, including Southside Food Share, which began feeding residents at an encampment called the Wall of Forgotten Natives in 2018, and Sisters Camelot , which has been giving out free organic food twice a week for the past 20 years.

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Just Like Restaurants, Culinary Schools and Their Students Are in Limbo

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Roundtree, who graduated from the Charlotte campus of Johnson & Wales with a bachelor of science in culinary arts and food-service management in 2018, was working as a student teacher in the culinary arts program and had no idea what to tell the class about what to do next or when they’d be back.

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

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percent in 2018. Prepare to Accommodate Large Parties Group dining is set to be a major trend this holiday season, with 52 percent of diners planning to host holiday parties of eight or more people at a bar or restaurant. Since 2018, 450 new Korean restaurant locations have opened in the U.S.,

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NLRB Joint Employer Final Rule and America’s Classics

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” The NLRB issued an NPRM concerning joint-employer status under the NLRA on September 13, 2018. In addition to a searchable database for answers about products and baking questions, the site will share trending topics, menu-planning ideas, recipes and troubleshooting tips. The final rule will be effective April 27, 2020.

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MRM Plant-Based: Good Food Scorecard and Healthier Hospital Food

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According to research by The Good Food Institute, 30 percent of Americans are reducing their total meat consumption, and another 2018 Johns Hopkins study has found that 60 percent of Americans are reducing their consumption of at least one type of animal meat. trillion global meat industry and be worth $140 billion in the next decade.

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The Return of the American Rail Dining Car

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They eliminated traditional dining service on two lines in 2018 and on several more the next year. He made all of his sauces from scratch, improvised menus, and advised the national menu-planning board. It seemed passengers didn’t even want traditional train car dining anyway.

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