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50 Years of Culinary Excellence: Celebrating ICE’s Anniversary

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These events will include industry celebrations, cooking demonstrations and panel discussions.The school will recognize 50 distinguished alumni honorees, who represent the diversity of ICE’s programs and exemplify the success that can be achieved with an ICE education. ."

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Why You Must Change Your Approach to Loyalty by 2021 

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The year 2020 has brought with it many changes, whether social or medical, the happenings of the last few months will have a lasting impact on the food and hospitality industry and the consumers that make use of it. Most impactful of all the events has, of course, been COVID-19. Display Empathy.

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

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The Double-Edged Sword of Social Media Social media has reshaped how restaurants connect with guests, offering instant access to specials, menu highlights, and community events. In addition, the state carved out a special 45 percent increase to $20 per hour for fast-food employees. per hour difference.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Opportunity is Barking and the Spirit of BBQ

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. "An online ordering experience optimized for today's catering needs is critical so our guests have confidence their event will go smoothly," said Renee Hourigan, Senior Director of Off-Premises Innovation at Subway. "ezCater's MOD Squad members can confidentially apply for grants* at any time during their employment.

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New & Notable: TEAM Schostak Celebrates 40, AI in Food Service and Beachy Tech

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. “AI-powered robots play a primary role in the future of food service, and Blendid is committed to not only optimizing the consumer experience, but also helping food operators overcome labor shortages and post-pandemic demand complexities while improving operator margins. c to your home.

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How I Got My Job: From Making Artisanal Jam to Public Service at SF City Hall and Beyond

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People take food for granted. Now I think folks are starting to understand the impact food has on labor, the economy, health, and gender. Food operates at intersections and should be included in any sort of policy. That happens sometimes to folks in food, especially when you’re working in food and as an activist.

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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

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Here are some important benefits offered by this product: Extraction of data-driven insights on performance metrics and noteworthy events, such as excessively long waits, untidy lobbies, unavailable hosts, and customer bounce rates (i.e., the number of customers who leave without being seated or greeted).

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