Published December 8, 2015

Seeking Success With Subway

Renu Aggarwal took the spending money she earned from selling Indian jewelry part time and turned it into a franchising empire. 18 years after using her savings to buy a Houston Subway location, she now owns 55 Subways and a Wingstop.

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Taste Testing the Disneyland Star Wars Menu

To celebrate the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Disney has turned Tomorrowland into a Star Wars paradise with movie props, videos and a special gift shop. Tomorrowland’s Galactic Grill is serving a menu inspired by Star Wars with punny dishes like Darth Tamale, Banta Blue Milk Bread, and The Pastry Menace. For dessert, […]

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5 Server Training Tips

Every new hire at a restaurant has to go through a fair bit of training. Servers must be taught not only the basics of when to bring out food and drinks but also specific company policies and the restaurant’s definition of the perfect guest experience. All the things that servers are required to learn can […]

Published December 7, 2015

Looking Forward to Next Year’s Food Trends

Datassential just released a report predicting the biggest restaurant trends of 2016. Millennial consumer tastes will drive food trends for the next year, encouraging restaurants to explore delivery and experiment with ethnic foods and novel business concepts.

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Great Eggspectations

Despite the global egg shortage, restaurant menus are filled with inventive takes on this versatile ingredient. The rise of all-day breakfast has had an undeniable effect on eggs’ recent popularity, but that’s only part of the reason for the recent egg-splosion. Eggs have become a popular burger topping, with egg burgers appearing on the menus […]

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Getting Rid of Age Prejudice in Restaurant Hiring

Restaurants have a high employee turnover rate compared to other businesses, so operators have to always think about hiring. When looking for specific traits in prospective employees, it’s easy to rely on generational stereotypes to help make hiring decisions. However, not all Millennials are lazy and tech-savvy, and not all Baby Boomers are stubborn and […]

Published December 4, 2015

Crunch and Salt Continue to Take Dessert World by Storm

The hot dessert trends of 2015 may have been a reaction to last winter’s bracingly cold temperatures. Cozy classic likes brownies and Bananas Foster and brownies surged in popularity, and salty and shareable desserts continued to increase in popularity.

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Krispy Kreme Turns on the Hot Light in Africa

Krispy Kreme, the all-American purveyor of hot and fresh glazed donuts and coffee, opened its first location in Africa recently. The new store in Johannesburg, South Africa, is Krispy Kreme’s 800th location outside the U.S. The franchiser who opened the South African store, Fournews Developments, plans to open over 30 more Krispy Kreme locations in […]

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Israel is Recreating the Wines of Jesus’ Time

History-minded oenophiles may soon get a chance to taste wines like those made during the time of Christ. Israeli researchers are analyzing grape seeds from archaeological digs to try to match them to similar modern grapes in an effort to recreate wine styles from 2000 years ago. The project has already produced one throwback wine, […]

Published December 3, 2015

Staying Happy as a Server

When the thought of having to work another crazy weekend shift as a server is getting you down, try to use some simple and proven mood boosting techniques so you can broadcast a positive attitude. This will not only be good for your mental health, but will often be good for your tips as well.

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