Published October 27, 2017

How Restaurants are Becoming ‘The Third Space’

The limited time customers are spending in restaurants is becoming a common trend. According to the article, “How Restaurants are Becoming ‘The Third Space’”, restaurant owners must strive to make a lasting impression on customers. With the limited amount of time the average customer spends in the restaurant, it is essential that they leave with […]

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Retail Food Group Sets Its Sights on the Middle East As Part of Global Expansion

RFG is bringing its most successful Australian brands to the Middle East where it intends to replicate successful infrastructure using distribution hubs and franchise partnerships. The food company offers multiple brands including bakeries and high end coffee lines and is already a player in the international market with hubs in America and New Zealand. Its […]

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The Most Digital Savvy Restaurants in America, Ranked

The article gives an outline and a list of the most digital savvy restaurants in America. This is according to an L2 study, which asked; which restaurants are taking advantage of every technological opportunity that they can? The article goes on to talk about the first L2 Digital IQ Index, which takes several different food […]

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5 Technology Trends to Know

As a result of the technological revolution, we see major changes in the fields of marketing, logistics, automation in food preparation, sourcing and management. As a result, many business practices are based on assumptions which applied to a previous paradigm. Social media has transformed marketing. Algorithms have made international trade manageable. Automation is changing the […]

Published October 26, 2017

Restaurant Sales Fall to 2nd Worst Mark in 5 Years

According to the recent Restaurant Industry Snapshot, restaurant sales have fallen to their second lowest mark in five years. What’s even worse is that overall traffic was down by 4.1 percent. Victor Fernandez, the executive director of Insights and Knowledge at TDn2K claims that some of this grim news can be attributed to Hurricanes Harvey […]

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Sonic Seeks More Differentiated Value Promotions

Offering better value meals isn’t always the way to turn an operational profit. Sonic had a surge of sales when offing a new meal bundle last year but the results were not long lasting. Sonic intends now to offer bundles that are specific to the brand in a hope that customer loyalty will be a […]

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Fast Casual Bon Me is One to Watch

Bon Me started as a food truck for a competition in Boston seven years ago. It has since grown to 17 locations including trucks, carts and brick and mortar stores. The restaurant is rooted in Asian cuisine, but has the unique spin of the chef on the dishes. The signature meal is the Bon Me […]

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The Future of Food Revealed at The Next Big Bite 2017

The future of food is not going to become over simplified as some would think, in our fast paced world. On a panel held at The Next Big Bite: How We Will Eat & Drink by LDNY upcoming trends in our eating habits and experiences was the main focus. The panel discussed how in restaurants […]

Published October 25, 2017

Another Titan Enters the Food Delivery Game: Facebook

Facebook has launched the ability to order food directly from its platform. The new feature is available on iOS, Android and the desktop site. The option is in the Order Food section of the Explore now tab. People can look through food options and click start order when they are ready to order. Facebook is […]

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Starbucks Awarding Hundreds of Thousands to Charities

The Starbucks Foundation has recently launched the “Upstanders Challenge” which will award twenty five $25,000 grants to non profit organizations. The winners will be chosen based on “buzz” of the projects from various social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. You can enter the challenge by uploading a video between October 9 and 31. […]

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