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Published June 28, 2017

Future of Food: Local will get more local

Dan Orlando’s article, “Future of Food: Local will get more local” describes the growing trend of buying and eating locally produced foodstuffs. In contrast to many modern economies, it seems the local food economy is going in the opposite direction of globalization. Dan discusses in particular urban farming, where practices such as community gardens, hydroponics, […]

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Faltering restaurants shed secondary concepts

In the food service industry, many companies are beginning to try to reduce the amount of secondary restaurants that the company runs and owns. Companies like Buffalo Wild Wings have even sold their small line of pizza chains recently. The reason behind companies selling off their side businesses is to get back to the core […]

Published June 27, 2017

Why the Biggest Brands Are All In On Digital Ordering

We live in a society of grab and go with everything, we don’t like to wait and patience is no longer a virtue that most have. Businesses are catering to that by allowing customers to order directly from their phones or by voice commands. That being said, it will make grabbing food or your favorite […]

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NRA Show Report: Operators at Crossroads of Reinvention

Restaurant owner Paul Miller has found that while fine wines and tasty ethnic dishes both have their appeal for consumers, more and more customers these days want innovation and versatility. In 2016 Miller closed his restaurant, named Paul’s Kitchen which provided fine dining and ethnic dishes from places as remote as India and Germany. Although […]

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Why Millennials Are Hooked on Chain Restaurants

Millennials appear to prefer chain restaurants over more traditional eateries. They enjoy the availability and readiness of what they want to order as well as the congruity in the establishments. Chain restaurants also work to engage this generation on social media and market to them. Also many chain establishments support good causes in the community […]

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How Chance Encounters Created an Exciting Sandwich Franchise

Growing up in the restaurant industry, Yoav and David Adir were ecstatic to be approached by a television executive just three months after starting their own business. Their restaurant, The Carving Board, was featured on the Travel Channel’s “Sandwich Paradise” and their popularity within the Los Angeles area has only blossomed since then. Another television […]

Published June 26, 2017

Make guests feel like VIPs with wine lockers

If you are a business entrepreneur who wines and dines a lot, you might consider getting a wine locker at a participating restaurant. Actually anyone who loves to have wine during dinner out can have their selected wines on display in their wine locker, replete with an appealing display case and a fancy plaque that […]

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From the editor: Redefining casual

It seems nowadays the definition of casual-dining become to blur and thus making the food chains difficult in today’s market. Charles Bililies, founder and CEO of a restaurant, says that a casual dining place is a place where you’ll take your date to, she also offers some advice, such as having the right delivery partners, […]

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Nine don’ts of social media for restaurants

There are many bad things a restaurant can do on social media to ruin their market, here is a list of nine common mistakes. Do not spam the timelines of customers with compliments that the company receives, share but do not over share. Do not make your sales pitch sound like a sell, hint at […]

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5 reasons independent restaurants are winning

Recent changes in the restaurant consumer market have prompted a spur in growth of revenues for independent restaurants. The millennial market, for example, favors local and small-scale businesses. Other influences like lifestyle entertainment such as television shows highlighting unique eating experiences are also prompting the shift away from chain restaurants. Social media is also a […]

Monthly Archives: June 2017

Published June 28, 2017

Future of Food: Local will get more local

Published

Faltering restaurants shed secondary concepts

Published June 27, 2017

Why the Biggest Brands Are All In On Digital Ordering

Published

NRA Show Report: Operators at Crossroads of Reinvention

Published

Why Millennials Are Hooked on Chain Restaurants

Published

How Chance Encounters Created an Exciting Sandwich Franchise

Published June 26, 2017

Make guests feel like VIPs with wine lockers

Published

From the editor: Redefining casual

Published

Nine don’ts of social media for restaurants

Published

5 reasons independent restaurants are winning

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