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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

.” Findings from the 2019 Global Food Security Index reveal that: ? Global food prices are rising worldwide. Twenty-six countries in the index report food price inflation of 5 percent or higher in the past year. Ongoing turmoil has seen food prices rise most sharply in Venezuela and Syria.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Randy’s Donuts Plans Rise and Burger King Makes Sustainable Commitment

Modern Restaurant Management

Their commitment has resulted in an average of 30 to 60 new restaurant openings each year since 2016, and a pipeline of more than 500 units committed to be developed in the coming years. ’ We’re one of the only restaurants serving filet mignon and lobster at fast food prices.”

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Beyond Cocoa: Embracing Carob in the face of El Niño’s Challenges

FMT Magazine

Although it’s going to interrupt the overall distribution of agricultural output worldwide, this does not only affect food security but is also going to affect impediments to global concerns, inflation, food prices, and conflicts all over the geopolitical world. dollars per metric ton.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-January 2020 Super Bowl Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The report also found that businesses in states that voted Republican in the 2016 presidential election outpaced the economic growth of businesses in states that voted Democratic. starting from the fourth quarter of 2016 nationally, as well as in 50 metros and every state including Washington D.C., A weak fourth quarter, down 1.4