Published March 10, 2015

Why you should have a changing table in your restaurant’s men’s room

Studies show that more men are stepping up to the plate when it comes to child care as it becomes more common for women to fill the breadwinner role. Traditionally changing tables have only been installed in women’s restrooms, but could it be advantageous to your restaurant to feature them in your men’s room?

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Chefs recommend best meals with new app

For a long time, Yelp has been the go-to site for restaurant reviews. Diners rate and review restaurants and recommend them (or not) to others. Now that power is being turned over to the restaurant chefs themselves with the new app Chef’s Feed. A San Francisco startup, Chef’s Feed intends to recruit top chefs for […]

Published March 9, 2015

Chef words of wisdom

Chefs are pretty awesome people. They are the heart of your restaurant and work hard to make sure the food not only tastes great, but looks great too. This article at Distractify features advice from a chef that every restaurant patron should take into consideration. If you’re a cook, server, or restaurant manager I’m sure […]

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Think you’re done serving for the night? Think again!

You’ve had a long, hard day on your feet and you’re looking forward to getting home for some much needed rest. It’s late and the restaurant is slowing down, so you start your closing prep work. You’re almost done – the end is in sight! Then at the last possible moment, you’re given one last table. Does this sound familiar?

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Stop sweeping food waste under the rug

Waste is an unfortunate burden for most restaurants, and what you throw away could be severely damaging your profits. This article at Fast Casual highlights some ways you can force your restaurant to face its waste in order to control the situation. It won’t require a lot of extra effort to stop covering up food […]

Published March 6, 2015

Albuquerque waitress threatened with knife for not serving pie

Recently Albuquerque Waffle House customer Ali Freeman pulled a knife out and threatened a waitress after she told him the pie he wanted after breakfast was still frozen and unavailable. When the police showed up to arrest Freeman for assault with a deadly weapon, he attacked one of the officers. Sure, sometimes servers can’t give […]

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America’s Top Favorite Quick Service Restaurants Revealed!

Market Force Information recently released the results of a nationwide survey that polled almost 13,000 consumers, asking them about their experience at quick service restaurants in four categories: sandwiches, chicken, Mexican, and pizza.

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Restaurant operators are optimistic over industry growth

The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index has been holding steady above 100 for 23 straight months as of January due to higher same-store sales and traffic, which has the industry optimistic for the future. Over 50 percent of restaurants have made capital expenditures for remodeling, expansion, and equipment over the last three months, and […]

Published March 5, 2015

Jump on the technology train!

Restaurants have been somewhat slow in adapting to quickly changing technology, but that’s starting to change. Mobile technology is promoting efficiency and helping to link customers with food service brands, so restaurants taking advantage of this technology are seeing big benefits. Smartphones allow customers to order and pay for food, creating faster table turns. Happy […]

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Ditch Styrofoam for new Karat recyclable food containers!

Polystyrene is being phased out and banned in many cities across the country, and that has food service businesses looking for alternative food packaging. Savvy consumers are looking for sustainable products that won’t impact the environment, and U.S.-based Karat is stepping up to the plate.

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