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End Child</a> <a title="August 11, 2014 page 67" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e4caf76e?page=67"> COMMUNITY The next wave 2014 Hot Concepts awards</a> <a title="August 11, 2014 page 68" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e4caf76e?page=68"> SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION PRODUCT SHOWCASE </a> <a title="August 11, 2014 page 69" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e4caf76e?page=69"> The next wave CONTINUED FROM PAGE 65 PDQ, </a> <a title="August 11, 2014 page 70" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e4caf76e?page=70"> FOODSERVICE MART FRANCHISE FOCUS October 6, 2014 </a> <a title="August 11, 2014 page 71" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e4caf76e?page=71"> FOODSERVICE MART COMPUTER PROGRAMS </a> <a title="August 11, 2014 page 72" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e4caf76e?page=72"> End Quotes HAVING WORDS WITH Jason Miller Corp</a> <a title="August 11, 2014 page 73" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e4caf76e?page=73"> </a> <a title="August 11, 2014 page 74" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/e4caf76e?page=74"> Sonia Medrano Production </a>