Raising the bar on takeout

Show of hands. Is the food you send out to be eaten off site as good as the stuff people eat at your restaurant? Didn’t think so. It’s not like anybody’s been breathing down your neck to make things better. Heck, there’s actually evidence that takeout customers don’t mind sacrificing food quality for convenience. A recent survey by research house Technomic showed 34 percent of respondents expected...

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