Retail holiday sales in the US reached $680 billion in 2017 [1], making up as much as twenty percent of total retail industry sales [2]. Retail isn’t the only sector that benefits from the busy holiday shopping season. In 2017, during the four weeks between Black Friday and Christmas, spending in casual-dining restaurants increased 8.21 […]
FSTEC, an annual technology conference for the foodservice industry, took place Oct. 1 – 3 in Orlando, FL. Como had the pleasure of attending the event, meeting with executives from some of the 240+ foodservice operations, and participating in educational and inspirational sessions. Of all the FSTEC sessions Como leaders attended, one thing remained the
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