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David Henkes

@davidhenkes

Global food/beverage industry trendwatcher, consultant, & connoisseur. Senior Principal @Technomic. Named 1 of top #restaurant/#food industry experts to follow

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This is a fascinating story seemingly right out of a movie. High tech thieves able to steal millions in tequila, leaving no fingerprints at all. Two truckloads of Guy Fieri's tequila vanished last year. It shed light on a growing new crime. cbsnews.com/news/double-br…

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Menu price inflation continues to run hot, as shown here in Canada but also the US. Challenging business environment and often #restaurants defer to price increases as the primary method of dealing with margin pressure.

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Dunkin hits the 10,000 outlet mark in the US; only 3 other chains have more (Subway, Starbucks, McDonalds). nrn.com/quick-service/…

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We @Technomic just released our global top 150 chain #restaurant report. As always, the full report has a lot of great stuff, but I wanted to highlight a couple key findings. A brief thread 1/

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Data would suggest that the highly anticipated Snack Wrap at McDonald's hasn't had much of an impact on traffic as had been hoped. Traffic remains pretty subdued throughout the #restaurant industry; consumer pullback remains an ongoing challenge. nrn.com/quick-service/…

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There was a reason snack wrap was taken off the menu a few years ago…it was very popular at $ 1.49 …couldn’t keep it that low. At current $2.99, not a traffic driver.