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Published February 10, 2015

Ooh, VIPs! Now What?

Regardless of where you work, there’s always a chance a VIP could sit at your table. This could be a celebrity, a high roller, or just an obviously rich group of people. And whether or not your table is an actual “VIP table,” it’s important to know how to handle the situation. This post from […]

Published February 9, 2015

Restaurants Show Love for V-Day

Valentine’s Day may be considered a day for chocolate and champagne, but it’s also a big food day overall. To honor the holiday and take advantage of the crowd, many restaurants have gotten creative with their products. Baskin-Robbins will offer a special ice cream flavor, Love Potion #31, and will also bring back its very […]

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10 Ways to Serve Up the Best Restaurant Experience

Despite the reports of technology taking over restaurants, great service is still an important factor to most successful restaurants. One successful restaurateur gives his 10 tips on elevating the front-of-house, many of which include fun, flexibility, and being able to read the table well.

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Hot States For Restaurant Jobs

If you’re looking for a restaurant job and are flexible on location, which states might offer the best chances? Answer: Arizona, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Utah! According to the National Restaurant Association’s 2015 Restaurant Industry Forecast, Arizona is the most promising job market with an expected 24 percent job growth over the next 10 years. Behind […]

Published February 6, 2015

Awesome Parental Leave Policy Delivered at Restaurant Chain

The Laughing Plant Cafe in fourteen locations in Oregon and Nevada is offering three months of paid leave to all its employees. And it gets even better. The policy applies to mothers, fathers, and adoptive parents. While on leave, full-time staff will receive their full salary, and part-timers will get an average of their last […]

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Why Restaurants Matter

Restaurants play such a big role in society, from all the articles about hot chefs to new restaurants. But trendy news aside, why are they so important? This piece on Medium tries to explain the social and local importance restaurants have on communities as well as pointing out some areas that could be improved.

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Restaurant Industry Serving Up Success in 2015

The restaurant industry continues to experience strong growth in 2015, which is a continuation of momentum gained at the end of 2014. According to a snapshot intelligence report of the industry, same-store sales grew in January and December compared to the same period the previous year. Factors for this growth include weather variables and strong […]

Published February 5, 2015

Who does the dirty work?

Aside from washing dishes, maintaining the kitchen and general “housekeeping,” food service is fairly clean work. Unfortunately once in a while you might get a customer that has a little too much to drink and doesn’t make it to the bathroom before spewing chunks. In that instance, whose job is it to clean the mess?

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Leftover food from restaurants feeds the needy with this app

Do you know how much food your restaurant is really throwing away? Many restaurants end up with surplus food that goes to waste. Couldn’t someone, somewhere, could still eat this food? That’s what Raj Karmani thought, so he created a brand new app and service to help take surplus food from grocery stores and restaurants […]

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Hard-working man delivers curry chicken in a blizzard

Some people will do whatever it takes to get the job done, and that’s what this man did during a snowy night in New York. Mohamed Hosen put on his rubber boots, layered himself with clothes, and got on his motorbike with a mission to deliver curry chicken to his customers, all with a smile […]

Monthly Archives: February 2015

Published February 10, 2015

Ooh, VIPs! Now What?

Published February 9, 2015

Restaurants Show Love for V-Day

Published

10 Ways to Serve Up the Best Restaurant Experience

Published

Hot States For Restaurant Jobs

Published February 6, 2015

Awesome Parental Leave Policy Delivered at Restaurant Chain

Published

Why Restaurants Matter

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Restaurant Industry Serving Up Success in 2015

Published February 5, 2015

Who does the dirty work?

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Leftover food from restaurants feeds the needy with this app

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Hard-working man delivers curry chicken in a blizzard

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