Kids Left Behind
as Adult-Only Restaurant Visits Increase
04.11.2013
Foodservice
News and Trends
How to
Succeed in a New Market
03.27.2013
Marketing
Strategies
Don't be victim
to restaurant profitability myths, fiction
03.18.2013
The
Bottom Line
Great Service:
It's All about Fundamentals
04.09.2013
Hospitality
and Service
Foodservice News and Trends
Kids Left Behind as Adult-Only Restaurant Visits Increase
For the first time in four years, adult-only restaurant visits increased in 2012, but visits that included children remained flat for the second consecutive year, according to The NPD Group, a leading global information company.
Poll: Customers still sitting on their wallets
A survey of early 2013 restaurant dining behavior provides a glimmer of hope for better days ahead.
03.28.2013
Consumer confidence falls as spending cuts surge
Americans are less confident in the economy than they were last month as massive government spending cuts stoke economic uncertainty.
Gulp! Soda Consumption Declines to Lowest Level Since 1996
U.S. soda consumption fell in 2012 for the eighth-straight year, this time by 1.2 percent to levels not seen since the Clinton administration, according to new beverage statistics.
Payroll tax drags down February restaurant sales
With tons of new exotic toppings, hot dogs are becoming haute dogs
03.04.2013
Why fast casual is not the future of restaurant business
03.02.2013
Experts Warn of Impending Food Price Increases
Marketing Strategies
How to Succeed in a New Market
Design, promote, and launch your units using these key guidelines.
How Does Your Restaurant Bring Customers Back?
Restaurant owners are constantly looking to improve their restaurant marketing and for new ways to attract customers, often looking towards the deep discounts of daily deals as a quick fix.
Hospitality and Service
Great Service: It's All about Fundamentals
Just like fans expect baseball professionals to make the routine plays, restaurant patrons expect fundamental service from your staff. Servers don't have to hit a home run with every guest. Just making sure to take care of what is expected can result in a great dining experience.
03.14.2013
13 Ways to Serve Better, Waste Less, and Sell More in 2013
You've got 12 months--365 days and nights--to make 2013 a better year than 2012. Like they say, if you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got. So what's gotta change in the way you execute to make that happen?
How Restaurants Are Using Technology to Deliver Better Customer Service
The next frontier for social media and smartphones may well be the restaurant table.
Get 'er done: 7 ways to speed up service
Shaving even a little time from your service can pay off handsomely in the long run.
The Essential Guide to Recruiting Using Social Media
Strive for Hospitality, Not Just Customer Service
Our 7 Big Challenges & How to Overcome Them in 2013
The Bottom Line
Don't be victim to restaurant profitability myths, fiction
When seeking to profit in business, avoid the following myths and prosper as a responsible restaurant operator.
Should your loyalty program go digital?
Programs that reward a restaurant’s loyal customers have proven effective because they make those customers feel special and increase the likelihood they will share their positive experience with friends
Does your restaurant meet the 50-employee threshold under Obamacare?
With the presidential elections quickly disappearing in the rearview mirror, restaurant operators need to shift their attention to preparing for upcoming Obamacare requirements (Affordable Care Act).
10 Food Cost Fixes
Maybe you can't raise your prices, but you can lower your average food costs. Here's how.
Nine tips to prepare for a health inspection
02.23.2013
How Victory Garden Uses iPad Point of Sale to Manage and Grow Their Business
End the thermostat wars
You may never get the chance to make a second impression
