Published September 7, 2015

Restaurant Marketing to Draw a Bigger Crowd

If you’re struggling to fill seats in your recently-opened restaurant or are having trouble staying ahead of the competition even with your regulars, you may be stressed about your bottom line. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to market your restaurant to keep people interested, and coming back time after time. This post from FSR […]

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Get Fresh with These Frying Trends

Lately there’s been a shift away from fattening foods like fried fare and a greater focus on fresh, local and healthful ingredients. This post highlights this shift, and also examines ways to keep fried foods on your menu while making them a little healthier in the process.

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Celebrate National Food Safety Month This Month

Happy National Food Safety Month, everyone! The “holiday,” which aims to increase awareness about food safety education, is held each year in September, and this year’s theme is “Let it Flow.” This pos from QSR Web has all the details on this month-long celebration of food safety and more background on this year’s theme, which […]

Published September 4, 2015

Why Healthy Choices Don’t Always Lead to Healthy Eating

The good news is, students are making healthier choices at their school cafeterias by putting fruits and vegetables on their trays, but the bad news is they don’t seem to actually be eating it. This post from Food Service Director looks at the results of a recent study about the implementation of new National School […]

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5 Top Tips for Improving Your Dining Experience

Almost any restaurant can serve good food, but it takes a great restaurant to also provide its diners with a fantastic experience, as well. This post from FoodService.com explains how to provide a memorable experience for your customers, from providing entertainment like wine tastings or live music to making sure your whole staff treats your […]

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How to Keep Your Kitchen Safe for Food-Allergic Diners

Every restaurant’s staff should be properly trained to handle food allergens and to help accommodate diners’ food allergies to keep everyone safe from getting sick, making an unexpected trip to the emergency room, or even worse. This post lists some expert tips for properly dealing with food allergens, helping to avoid cross-contact and making sure every customer has a great dining experience.

Published September 3, 2015

Sip, Nosh, Mingle: Wine Tasting Tips

Holding a wine tasting at your bar or restaurant can be an entertaining way to provide an exceptional customer experience, and also to draw in a new kind of crowd. This post has some tips for how to host an effective wine tasting, from choosing the right wines to marketing the event to draw in a crowd.

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Don’t Let Mother Nature Affect Your Food Costs

Because weather can play such a pivotal role in food availability and pricing, it pays to be prepared for anything Mother Nature might throw at you when you’re budgeting your food costs. If you don’t have a weather-related budgeting plan in place, this post from Fast Casual provides some expert tips for keeping your costs […]

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Get By With a Little Help From Crowdfunding

Just because you’re on a tight budget while you’re planning your restaurant opening or strategizing a brand makeover doesn’t mean you can’t make your wildest dreams come true. All it takes is a little help from your friends…and random strangers. This post from Restaurant Hospitality highlights the rising popularity of restaurant owners using crowdfunding platforms […]

Published September 2, 2015

Finally, Some Stability in Food Prices

While diners are eating out more than ever before and employee wages could soon be skyrocketing, food prices won’t be following suit. This post from Restaurant Hospitality examines data from the last two quarters and finds a calming result in a stabilization of food inflation, with the coming months to remain consistent with this trend. […]

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