Training staff to be butchers to help control meat costs
Our chefs have been trained to be very competent butchers, so we are able to cut all our meats in-house [at each of Firebirds 36 locations]. This has allowed...
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Juicing is powering up menus. The recession put a squeeze on sales of made-to-order juices, according to the 2014 Juice & Smoothie Bars in the U.S. report by Los Angeles market researcher IBISWorld. But increased consumer demand for healthy beverages and an expansion of juicing into concepts other than smoothie and juice bars are revitalizing the category, the report says.