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How Original ChopShop
Nails Labor, Sales, and Margins

What does it take to build a successful restaurant business while balancing labor, sales and margins? In this episode of TechBite, Jason Morgan joins Hamed Mazrouei to discuss the strategies, challenges and operational decisions behind Original ChopShop.

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