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Published December 21, 2015

McDonald’s Enters New Market with Corner Cafe

McDonald’s is always trying to stay on top of food trends and predict what customers will want to eat in the future. The company;s one-off Corner Bakery concept in Sydney, Australia is a space where McDonald’s can experiment with creating healthy, upscale items that appeal to modern consumers.

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Choosing Great Restaurant Glassware

Choosing ht right glassware for your restaurant may seem to pale in importance when compare to other aspects of running a restaurant, but that undersells its significance. Customers interact intimately with glassware, and the right glasses can have an unconscious positive influence on customers. Make sure your glassware fits with your restaurant’s atmosphere, whether that […]

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Don’t be a Grinch to Your Server

The extra-busy holiday season can ramp up servers’ stress, so make sure not to make this time any harder on them than you need to. Remember that the person serving you food while you spend time with your family wishes they could be spending quality time with their loved ones, and be nice to them! […]

Published December 18, 2015

Improving Large-Scale Delivery

Tech startups are trying build large-scale food delivery services inspired by the success of Uber. They show promise, but high prices and lack of coordination with restaurants hampers their usefulness.

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James Beard Winner Unveils Kellogg’s Collaboration

Chef Danny Bowien is known for using bold and unexpected flavors at his Mission Chinese Food restaurants, coming up with crazy flavor combinations like Kung Pao Pastrami. One thing he hasn’t been known for is breakfast food, but that will change when he introduces his limited-run breakfast menu in December. In a twist, every item […]

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Le Cordon Bleu is Closing in the U.S.

Career Education Corporation, which runs the 16 Le Cordon Bleu locations in the US, announced that will be be shutting down its culinary schools over the next couple of years. The company cited changes in educational funding rules as the main reason behind its decision. The shutdown of American Cordon Bleu locations will not affect […]

Published December 17, 2015

How Can We Get Over the Insect Eating Taboo?

According to the United Nations, humans should incorporate more insects into their diet in order to combat world hunger and global climate change. It’s a good idea to eat bugs, and many cultures around the world have delicious insect recipes, but Americans have yet to ignore their disgust enough to explore the culinary possibilities of insects.

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Papa John’s to Use Antibiotic-Free Chicken by 2016

Papa John’s is pledging to eliminate the use of chicken raised with antibiotics by summer 2016. The grilled chicken toppings and chicken poppers at the chain will be made with chickens raised without human or animal antibiotics and fed an all-vegetarian diet. This is a big step for the world’s third-largest pizza company, putting it […]

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Opportunities for Restaurant Marketing in January

January is a festive month, and the internet makes that fact even more true. These days, every day of the month is some kind of holiday that you can look up online and base a marketing promotion around. New Year’s day can be creatively renamed Bloody Mary day. Did you know that January 2 marks […]

Published December 16, 2015

Cachaca is Coming on Strong

The next liquor to take American cocktail bars by storm may be Brazil’s national liquor, cachaca. The sugarcane spirit is well known for its role in beach Caipirinha cocktails, but it’s more than a one-trick pony.

Monthly Archives: December 2015

Published December 21, 2015

McDonald’s Enters New Market with Corner Cafe

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Choosing Great Restaurant Glassware

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Don’t be a Grinch to Your Server

Published December 18, 2015

Improving Large-Scale Delivery

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James Beard Winner Unveils Kellogg’s Collaboration

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Le Cordon Bleu is Closing in the U.S.

Published December 17, 2015

How Can We Get Over the Insect Eating Taboo?

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Papa John’s to Use Antibiotic-Free Chicken by 2016

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Opportunities for Restaurant Marketing in January

Published December 16, 2015

Cachaca is Coming on Strong

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