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    Steve Manning

    Steve Manning is a journalist based in Idaho. When he's not writing, he can usually be found at the theater or taking his dog on a hike. If he could only go to one restaurant for the rest of his life, it would be Al's Place in San Francisco.
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    Uber founder Travis Kalanick has laid pretty low since leaving the game-changing rideshare company in 2017. But that isn’t to say he disappeared from the public eye entirely. Indeed, he became CEO of City Storage Systems (CSS) less than a year...

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    Why Sweetgreen Built the Infinite Kitchen

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    What Will Restaurant Innovation Look Like in 2024?

    As the new year dawns, the restaurant industry has much to celebrate. Faced with a period of extraordinary turmoil, it proved not only its resilience but its adaptability, undergoing massive transformation to meet the moment. For all the challenges...

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    4 Trends Reshaping Restaurants Around the World

    As Founder and Chief Experience Officer of Livit Design, Ben Calleja has both a bird’s-eye view of the global restaurant industry and ground-level insights into what it takes for a modern restaurant brand to succeed. Having designed 14,000...

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    What Does The Ideal Drive-thru Look Like?

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    How the Right Playlist Can Transform Your Restaurant

    One of the most powerful weapons in a restaurant operator’s arsenal is also one of the most unappreciated: music. 

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