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Published April 14, 2017

The Classic Diner Gets a Food-Hall Revival

Chefs Mason Edelson and Sarah Jordan of Chicago have opened a diner inspired spot in the grand Revival Food Hall. This abbreviated version of a diner will have diners sitting at a granite counter top on top of bar stools. The mini-diner, named Graze, will serve traditional items like single and double hamburgers, a breakfast […]

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5 ways to cut kitchen stress

Stress in a commercial kitchen of a restaurant is sometimes unavoidable due to the pressure and the rate of speed in which things move. However that doesn’t mean a manager or chef should not or could not try to take steps to reduce stress in the environment. One fact is that a “zen” like environment […]

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Boost coffee sales with fair trade options

If you are in the food service business, you should be familiar with sustainable and fair trade goods. Many consumers are curious about where and how their food was produced, was it produced from a company that pays their employees and not mistreat them, and did the production of this product harm the environment. You […]

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Grow sales by adding a retail store to your website

For restauranteurs having an online retail portal offers a unique and new way of reaching customers who may never set foot inside their store. Having an online venue to sell goods allows for unique offerings beyond just restaurant themed merchandise like t-shirts and hats. Items that are easily shippable like spaces, and packaged coffee can […]

Published April 13, 2017

Food costs fell in 2016 as labor costs rose

The restaurant industry is a very tough one to succeed in mostly because you have so much competition and wages on tbe rise is making it tough for companies to make profit. When you have to raise your hourly rate 3 to 4 dollars an hour and still get the same amount of work out […]

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Taking out the trash

A website for the restaurant industry has a story about how restaurants can reduce their food trash. The site contends that restaurants throw out over 130 billion pounds of food, adding to global warming. It tells how some restaurants are addressing this issue. One establishment bought a machine that converts waste to sewage water. Another […]

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Guy Fieri: Just be yourself

A website for the restaurant industry features an account of a famous Food Network celebrity. The account has a brief biography of the star and how he got to be famous. The star says he started out as a traditional restaurant owner, with a single restaurant. He opened up a few others. At the urging […]

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Survey has some bad news for restaurant industry

A website devoted to news in the restaurant industry summarized findings from a consultant in the restaurant business about latest dining trends. The firm polled 1,000 people about their dining preferences. About half of the respondents said they plan to go out to eat as often this year as they did last year. However, they […]

Published April 12, 2017

Social media for restaurants is not just for young people, says poll

A website for the hospitality industry issued an account summarizing an consulting firm’s recent poll about the use of social media by restaurant goers. The study found that not only young people consult social media when considering going to a restaurant. It found that 53% of people in the 56 to 65 year old bracket […]

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Restaurants urged to innovate on tea, as sales drop vs coffee

Tea sales in restaurants have decreased, largely due to people saying the tea is not worth their money, or that coffee is better suited to their tastes, despite consumers drinking tea over three times as much as coffee at home. However, this may be remedied by out-of-the-box thinking by tea sellers who will have to […]

Monthly Archives: April 2017

Published April 14, 2017

The Classic Diner Gets a Food-Hall Revival

Published

5 ways to cut kitchen stress

Published

Boost coffee sales with fair trade options

Published

Grow sales by adding a retail store to your website

Published April 13, 2017

Food costs fell in 2016 as labor costs rose

Published

Taking out the trash

Published

Guy Fieri: Just be yourself

Published

Survey has some bad news for restaurant industry

Published April 12, 2017

Social media for restaurants is not just for young people, says poll

Published

Restaurants urged to innovate on tea, as sales drop vs coffee

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