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Published January 29, 2018

Subway Franchise Owners Protest Return to $5 Footlong

In the ever competitive world of faster service and even faster food Subway has pledged to spend an additional $25 million in 2018 for new marketing campaigns to increase sales. While McDonalds at the same time is revitalizing their menu and business practices Subway has decided to bring back the $5 foot long special it […]

Published January 25, 2018

Why 2018 Will Be The Year of Drive-Thru Innovation

A Drive-thru apocalypse may be fast approaching in the near future. With the advent of food delivery services and curbside drop-offs many Drive-Thru chains are looking to be more innovative and appealing to the way consumers acquire their meals. Tim Cook and others have expressed the changes and innovations within this article about what consumers […]

Published January 22, 2018

Survey Finds New Way for Restaurants to Connect with Guests: Help Them Save the Planet

A recent countrywide survey of the United States found that a sizable majority of all Americans share in the belief that saving the planet is a top priority that must be addressed. Roughly forty percent view sustainability and ethical consumption as a major piece of their identities both as consumers and as people. Although much […]

Published January 18, 2018

9 Fast Food Trends for 2018

With 2018 quickly approaching many restaurant owners have noticed the ever increasing popularity for fast food services. Unlike a typical burger joint many consumers are searching for fast food but also healthy food. Healthy food with quality ingredients produces even more pressure on those trying to compete in this type of food market. Offered within […]

Published January 15, 2018

Advice to Millennials in the Foodservice Industry

Throughout the entirety of the restaurant industry, there are signs and symptoms of a generational clash between millennials and those from older generations. While many millennials in the industry feel undervalued at their place of work, their supervisors and employers often complain about what they perceive to be a poor or altogether absent work ethic […]

Published January 11, 2018

8 Reasons Your Kids Should Work in Restaurants-Guest Post by David Wither via TODAY Parenting Team

Direct your teen to work in a restaurant and you are teaching them great skills they’ll take with them into the future, according to a post by David Wither. Of course, Wither also states that working in a restaurant is beneficial for teens for many other reasons, like how to be clean, how to work […]

Published January 8, 2018

Going Digital? Don’t Sacrifice Your Brand Experience

Moving from an in-store experience to an App based experience for users is not as difficult as it can be for restaurant owners. With the convenience of delivery options and ordering online many consumers are changing the way they want their orders placed. Many know that your Brand Experience is what brings customers through the […]

Published January 4, 2018

6 Ways to Cut Costs in Your Restaurant

There are many business owners who have chosen a restaurant as their business. In this business owners quickly realize that profit margins are quite thin. With rising costs from year to year of real estate taxes, food and ingredients as well as the hikes in minimum wage across the country these profit margins are even […]

Published January 1, 2018

5 Tips to Reduce Food Waste in Your Restaurant

America is known for having an abundance of food, yet there are still millions who don’t know where their next meal is coming from. Feeding America estimates we waste 70 billion tons of food waste per year. Still, 72% of diners care about how to address food waste. There are five things restaurants can do: […]

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