Published November 15, 2016
Four-unit Velvet Taco is known for its globally inspired tacos; red velvet cake; and to-go sales of the whole, rotisserie back door chicken with sides. People want to see their food made, said Randy Dewitt, founder, and CEO of Velvet Taco parent company Front Burner Restaurants LP, based in Dallas. The chain, which last year won a $25 million in financing from existing investors, has been blessed with investors that let us do our own thing, said Justin Rosenberg, Honeygrow founder and CEO.
Key Takeaways:
- They’re all fast casual. They all offer healthful, made-from-scratch food with quality ingredients. And they all veer off the familiar path of pizza, burgers or sandwiches.
- Leaders of the five Hot Concepts brands on Monday outlined what has worked for their concepts, despite an uncertain macroeconomic climate and the inherent challenges of growth.
- Four-unit Velvet Taco is known for its globally inspired tacos; red velvet cake; and to-go sales of whole, rotisserie “back door” chicken with sides.
“Four-unit Velvet Taco is known for its globally inspired tacos; red velvet cake; and to-go sales of whole, rotisserie “back door” chicken with sides.”
http://nrn.com/fast-casual/hot-concepts-fast-casual-fresh-and-made-scratch
Published November 15, 2016
The national Restaurant Association Names First Chief Revenue Officer. As the nation’s leading foodservice trade association, we are constantly looking to develop and expand our innovative solutions for America’s one million restaurants,” says Dawn Sweeney the founder and Ceo of the national restaurant association. Erdle joins the Association this month and will be primarily based in its Chicago office. With more than 25 years of leadership experience in cyber security, online learning
National Restaurant Association Names First Chief Revenue Officer
Published November 15, 2016
For restaurants, guests sharing images of their restaurants, dishes, drinks, interior any social share, comment, picture sharing or check in is the new word of mouth marketing. Probably one of the biggest surprises of the Forrester social media dashboard study, authored by Nate Elliot, was that Hootsuite one of the most popular social media dashboards on the market was only rated as a middle-of-the-pack offering in the study. Overall, Forrester researchers found that social media dashboards make it easier for restaurants to manage dozens of social employees and accounts, according to Elliot.
Not all social media dashboards created alike
Published November 15, 2016
What’s making hospitality headlines this week? There’s plenty of happenings that you’ll want to know, including the opening of eight new restaurants, a look at the tax costs of opening a restaurant, and so much more. To get the latest and greatest hospitality information, you owe it to yourself to read this article.
Key Takeaways:
- The aesthetic details of the interior seating and bar, as well as the outdoor deck are really comfortable and appealing, and the place is usually busy.
- Every detail counts when you’re running restaurants, but in my book treating every customer like the most important customer and making every experience better than the last is how true success is won in this most demanding and fickle business.
- It takes consistent and regular training to overdeliver on service, as well as excel at the other two important attributes.
“I’ve always believed the three most important attributes of any successful restaurant are food, service and ambiance.”
http://restaurant-hospitality.com/trends/trending-week-hearty-fall-inspired-soups-8-new-restaurants-more
Hot Concepts: Fast casual, fresh and made from scratch
Four-unit Velvet Taco is known for its globally inspired tacos; red velvet cake; and to-go sales of the whole, rotisserie back door chicken with sides. People want to see their food made, said Randy Dewitt, founder, and CEO of Velvet Taco parent company Front Burner Restaurants LP, based in Dallas. The chain, which last year won a $25 million in financing from existing investors, has been blessed with investors that let us do our own thing, said Justin Rosenberg, Honeygrow founder and CEO.
Key Takeaways:
“Four-unit Velvet Taco is known for its globally inspired tacos; red velvet cake; and to-go sales of whole, rotisserie “back door” chicken with sides.”
http://nrn.com/fast-casual/hot-concepts-fast-casual-fresh-and-made-scratch
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