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Bret Thorn is a Senior Food & Beverage Editor at Nation's Restaurant News. He specializes in the food and beverage industry, focusing on chain restaurants, delivery services, and quick service restaurants, while also exploring themes of restaurant innovation, beverage production, and food safety. Bret's insights and expertise have been featured in notable publications including Restaurant Hospitality, Restaurant Business, Yahoo Finance, and Yahoo News.












