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Starbucks Mexico opens store staffed entirely by seniors
Coinciding with Mexico's national Grandparents' Day (Día del Abuelo) Starbucks Mexico has opened its doors to its first store entirely staffed by older adults, reports Tina Nielsen
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Event review: Abastur 2018
The 32nd edition of Abastur, Mexico's largest foodservice and equipment show, saw three FCSI members take to the stage to present to 120 attendees of the Ho.Re.Ca. Congress, reports Javier Sorondo
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Chipotle announces Accelerator Program
Chipotle Mexican Grill has developed an incubator for food and agriculture businesses despite grappling with continued foodborne illness outbreaks and plummeting stocks, as Amelia Levin reports
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Dining in the sky: Wilshire Grand Center, Los Angeles
Restaurants and bars take center stage high up in the Wilshire Grand Center, the latest addition to LA’s skyline. Brandy Gonsoulin speaks to the people who put them up there
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Food delivery evolves: Q&A with Kitchen United’s Jim Collins
With food delivery demand-side platforms such as Uber Eats charging restaurants up to 30% commission, operators must adapt to a changing landscape, Kitchen United's Jim Collins tells Michael Jones
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Market moves: foodservice mergers and acquisitions
Amelia Levin rounds up notable business activity in the wider foodservice market

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Consumers willing to pay extra for authentic ethnic food
A new report has found that more than a quarter of diners would be happy to pay more for ethnic food – as long as it is authentic

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Putting the feast in festival food
Festival season may be well under way, but the preparation for it commences many months before. Samantha Lande speaks to organizers about making sure the foodservice element is pitch perfect

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Food safety: the industry must adapt to combat outbreaks
The spectre of foodborne illness looms again following a recent outbreak of cyclosporasis in Illinois and Iowa, reports Rosa Thomas

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The big interview: Glenn Edwards, managing director of Leon USA
Glenn Edwards tells Rosa Thomas about taking the British healthy fast food brand Leon to the US and how he plans to overcome the challenges that Leon faces in the home of traditional fast food

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In memoriam: John C. Cini FFCSI (PP)
One of the founders of Cini-Little International, Inc., John Cini passed away peacefully at home on July 4th surrounded by his family

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