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Casual Dining Restaurant Franchise Has Record Year with Pandemic Off-Ramping Winston-Salem, NC  (RestaurantNews.com)  East Coast Wings + Grill (ECW+G) – a full-service, casual-dining restaurant franchise – experienced record-breaking sales due to the company’s laser-like-focus on unit level economics and franchisee support. In doing so, ECW+G delivered a Unit Level Average EBIT of 13.7 percent. Predominantly…Continue Reading

Shawn Caric Shawn Caric Joins World’s Largest Smoothie Brand to Drive Growth, Franchisee Recruitment Dallas, TX  (RestaurantNews.com)  Smoothie King, the leading global smoothie franchise, announced today the hiring of franchise industry veteran Shawn Caric as Vice President of Franchise Development. With decades of franchise experience, Caric will drive the brand’s franchise development efforts by leading…Continue Reading

Hundreds of companies are doing business in around 250 illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, that are effectively subsidised and maintained by the Israeli government. In December, a United Nations’ database of businesses that operate in the settlements is due to be finalised. Israel and the US have attacked the database and want to…Continue Reading

Donald Trump “We will treat them fairly, and if it requires pardons, we will give them pardons because they are being treated so unfairly.” Former President Donald Trump speaks Saturday in Conroe, Texas. Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP By Tyler Pager, Washington Post January 30, 2022 | 9:31 AM CONROE, Texas — Former President Donald…Continue Reading

National The Great Resignation is upgrading restaurant industry benefits and perks. A hiring sign offers a $500 bonus outside a restaurant in Pennsylvania. Keith Srakocic/Associated Press/File By Laura Reiley, Washington Post January 30, 2022 | 9:11 AM Just a few years ago, snazzy restaurant perks included a shift drink at the evening’s end and maybe…Continue Reading

Of all the burdens Manhattan has borne this January, the imminent closing of the 24-hour Midtown West Rite Aid hardly qualifies as a tragedy. But the fact that an otherwise-thriving major corporation is giving up on core Manhattan matters for our decaying borough.  The pharmacy, on 8th Avenue and 50th Street, will close Feb. 8. Last week,…Continue Reading

DAVOS, Switzerland — Jeremy Colliton has been elevated to head coach of Canada’s men’s hockey team for the Beijing Olympics after Claude Julien was sidelined by an injury. Hockey Canada says Julien slipped on ice and fractured his ribs during training camp in Switzerland, and medical staff determined he won’t be able to fly to…Continue Reading

New York City will offer free, same-day home delivery of COVID-19 antiviral medications, Mayor Eric Adams said Sunday — while dodging the question of when he might revoke the Big Apple’s various vax mandates. Adams said the oral antiviral pills are “proven to keep people out of the hospital, particularly whose who are at-risk or seriously…Continue Reading

Josh McDaniels is headed to Sin City. The longtime Patriots offensive coordinator, 45, has a deal in place to become the new head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is expected to be named the Raiders’ head coachGetty Images McDaniels, who served as the…Continue Reading