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Financing

Turnaround plans yield results in casual dining

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 26, 2018

The latest flurry of earnings reports show clear sales and traffic improvement for a number of the sector's big brands.

Cover story part 1: Opportunity knocks

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 01, 2003

Bad economy got you down? Core business just ain't what it used to be? Then get some ideas from these operators, who've developed some profitable sidelines.

BiRite Grows 8.5% in 2003;Broadliner Expects Continued Growth this Year

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 09, 2004

BRISBANE, CA - BiRite Foodservice Distributors, an ID Top 50 broadliner, grew 8.5% in sales last year.Sales in 2003 reached about $166 million, up from $153...

Operations

Throwing it all away

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 11, 2007

Paper and plastic ware can be a very important part of your operation, in terms of both price point and customer convenience. Here are some tips to help in your buying.

Feeling The Burn?

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 01, 2008

Then fight it. Tactics for beating burnout in yourself and your staff.Restaurants have long been notorious for the chew ’em up and spit ’em out impact on...

High Plains Farm Tour joins restaurant industry, Lubbock area growers

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 31, 2010

LUBBOCK, TX (August 31, 2010)—The High Plains Farm Tour, sponsored by the Texas Department of Agriculture, was the first of what growers and restaurant...

Consumer Trends

Fast casuals lead in off-premise catering

Feb. 21, 2013

Catering continues to be big business for restaurants; as a group, they capture almost five times the revenue of retailers for off-site events—$19.3 billion annually versus $4.0 billion, reports Technomic’s recent Parties Off Premise study.

Technology

Is technology ready to integrate with catering capabilities?

By Sara Rush Wirth on Mar. 22, 2018

Managing Editor Sara Rush takes a look at the intersection of off-premise and tech.

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