They should carry the same gravatas as a handshake or a good old-fashioned business lunch where deals get made.
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She thought the savory crepes her parents grew up with in France could be a great option for a quick business lunch.
In June 2013 the restaurant launched a business lunch menu promising a full meal in less than 60 minutes, or the tab is on them.
And while it's still acceptable to drink wine at a business lunch here in London, such indulgence is deeply frowned on even in New York.
Couples are still welcome, but so are colleagues getting a business lunch, girlfriends catching up over a quick mid-week dinner, families enjoying a relaxed weekend brunch, and diners grabbing supper for one at the bar.
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The survey also found nine out of 10 people would complain if they were served undercooked chicken in a restaurant or by their partner, but only three quarters would speak up if their mother-in-law was cooking, or at a business lunch.
For an unforgettable view of the Eiffel Tower when it sparkles in the evening, or a bright business lunch under a glass canopy, book a table at Les Ombres, on the rooftop of the Musee du Quai Branly.
However, he says he has faced a few bumps so far, including a weaker-than-expected business-lunch crowd, mainly due to the slightly isolated location.
As such, they appeal to a different class of customers, carving out wholly new markets for themselves before going on to have the industrial Goliaths' business for lunch.
Invite a business associate to lunch and talk about their business.
For example, the federal government is now in the business of limiting lunch-time calories to high school athletes.
Several states, including New York and California, have "public accommodation" laws that say no one can be excluded from private establishments that sell food to the public or show films, exhibitions or athletic teams -- or places whose operations affect commerce "among the several states" -- like clubs where business meetings over lunch might result in corporate mergers.
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Any overt display of a business purpose to the lunch is considered crass.
Another area that IHOP would like to reinforce is its lunch and dinner business.
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When you have to do things during normal business hours, carve out lunch and breaks to do this.
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It can start as something as simple as being included on a lunch outing where business is discussed and may lead to something much more substantial, like getting salary and promotional benefits.
There is then an extended break for lunch before the business moves down to the Commons for the debate on the Queen's Speech, which allows the two party leaders to tear chunks out of each other, or gloat over the size of their majority.
During the week, it is a popular lunch spot thick with business suits.
Obama has also made it a point to give business leaders face time, particularly through lunch meetings.
Motti Dayan and Etgar Zeituni were killed on Tuesday after being seized as they ate lunch with an Israeli Arab business associate in the Palestinian-controlled town of Tulkarem.
The long hours, 'lunch is for wimps' business culture, which saw British managers become some of the world's hardest working, is on the wane, a survey has revealed.
One of the items auctioned off was a lunch with me to discuss doing business in China.
In one anecdote, a woman doing business in the Middle East was taken out to lunch by a customer.
"The real business takes place in the last 10 minutes of the lunch, " he says.
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They also propose using free buses to and from business parks as a way to get people into town during lunch breaks.
Among the best answers to this question was provided by a former client, Deepak Advani, Vice President, Predictive Analytics and the head of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) business, which is part of IBM, at a recent lunch.
Luis Carlos Villegas, who heads the main business federation, says that he and the main union leaders have lunch once a month with Mr Uribe to discuss these questions.
As I stood up after the lunch, a man came over to me and put his business card in my hand.
Many years ago, over lunch with a friend, I theorized that there was a business to be created out of maintaining limited duration virtual property (that is, stuff that needs renewing) such as domain names and SSL certificates held by organizations.
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