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Lancaster Landmark Company names group talent development manager

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Joining from Grantley Hall where he was training manager, Wanless brings with him upwards of 12 years’ experience handling people development across the hospitality sector.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Church’s Goes Hybrid and Curry Up Incentives Now

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Their growth in urban and suburban markets is impressive and is the result of great operations and focus on people development,” said Andrew Cherng, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Panda Restaurant Group, the largest Asian dining concept in the U.S. doubled the number of ghost kitchens worldwide since June 2020.

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How I Got My Job: Award-Winning Restaurant Critic

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I started my new role as dining editor in January 2020, the pivotal job that changed the trajectory of my career. In March 2020, the food section at the Hour took a turn to accommodate the changes brought by the pandemic. It all happened very quickly; I became the dining and restaurant critic at the Free Press on November 1, 2021.

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

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This trend showed up for wine at a Denver wine bar and restaurant featuring sweet wines sold by the ounce like a 2020 Chenin Blanc from Vouvray for $10 per ounce all the way up to a 1923 Tawny Port from the Barossa Valley in Australia for $30 per ounce. ” – Chef Todd Knoll, Executive Chef at Bricoleur Vineyards.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Three

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On a positive note, people developed a deeper appreciation for social connection and the experience of dining out, making for more guests joining us in our restaurants. – Rushi Patel is the CRO & Co-Founder of Homebase In January of 2020, my company launched. All of a sudden, in October of 2020 we doubled our revenue.

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Waffle House Claims to Be About ‘People.’ Its Own People Say Otherwise.

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billion business,” Leigh Rogers Slack, Waffle House’s director of people development, wrote in a newsletter to employees on April 20. With some seats and booths marked off to adhere to social distancing protocol, customers enjoy dine-in and take-out service at a Waffle House on April 27, 2020 in Brookhaven, Georgia.

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