187: We All Quit, Sorry For the Inconvenience

When a Burger King saw a mass exodus of staff who posted on the Burger King sign out front “We all quit. Sorry for the Inconvenience” the event went viral on social media. Listen to the briefing to hear how restaurants are upping their employee perks and benefits to add to their arsenal in the war for talent.


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186: Back To School Is Going to Be Big Business This Year

School starts in just 6 weeks and new research from Deloitte suggests that spending for back to school will be bigger than ever. The focus is shifting though from traditional clothes and supplies towards electronics. If you have a retail store or restaurant, what are your plans to tap into the back to school excitement this year? Listen to the briefing to hear how you can tailor your offering to “back to school excitement”.


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185: Molson Coors Seltzer Being Discontinued

Molson Coors Beverage is ending production of Coors Seltzer, Brewbound reported, citing a memo from the company to its wholesalers. Listen to the briefing to hear how Molson Coors is re-focusing on its other, more popular Seltzer brands and where the sales of hard seltzers may go as dining moves back on premise.


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184: In Store Shopping Has A Strong Future

Forrester’s projects reflect the physical store’s lasting relevance to retail. The firm estimates that nearly three-fourths of all retail sales will take place offline and 66% of non-food-and-drink sales will happen offline. Listen to the briefing to hear how physical, in store shopping will still command the lion’s share of total retail.


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183: Guess What’s Being Called “The Hot Girl Food?”

Tinned fish, once considered a random type of pizza topping, is rising to not just acceptance but prominence by Internet food influencer. This new trend is being led by social media influencers who sing the praises of sardines, anchovies, and other types of fish, mollusks, and shellfish that are preserved and sold in cans. Listen to the briefing to hear what 2021’s “hot girl food is”.


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181: Champagne Wars

Producers in the Champagne region of France are in an uproar over a new law in Russia that they believe infringes on the protected name of Champagne for wines sold in Russia. Listen to the briefing to hear how Russia is clamping down on the centuries-old use of the world’s best known wine appellation.


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179: Boost your SEO with Backlinks

Backlinks are also called inbound links and they are where another website links “back” to yours. Google considers it one of the top signals for domain authority. Here’s what makes for a good backlink and how you can get more of quality.


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178: Prosecco Rose is On Fire

Pink Prosecco became official on 28 October 2020, or rather ‘Prosecco DOC Rosé’ to give it its correct name. Before that date, Prosecco wasn’t allowed to be pink and only the white style existed.  Why? Because the Prosecco Consortiums who make the rules that govern Prosecco production didn’t allow a red grape to be used in the making of Italy’s popular fizz. Listen to the briefing to hear why Rose Prosecco is so popular and who’s loving it.


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