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Amazon's bid for quick-service patrons' food dollars

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 12, 2016

The e-commerce giant has more than just retailers following its every move. Its plans to change the way consumers do essentially everything could also have an impact on restaurants.

Operations

6 unusual stabs at setting a restaurant apart

 By Peter Romeo on Mar. 06, 2017

The constant pressure to differentiate is pushing operations in some unusual directions. Here are a few examples.

7 issues on restaurant leaders’ minds

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 11, 2017

More than 1,000 top-level chain executives came together to compare approaches to common problems and opportunities. The resulting discussions at the Restaurant Leadership Conference covered a lot of ground, including the latest challenges in building off-premise sales.

Leadership

Best quotes from Restaurant Leadership Conference

By Lizzy Freier on Apr. 14, 2017

One-liners concerning wimps, going naked and princess crowns give RLC attendees insight into the minds of some of the top industry leaders.

Domino’s, Another Broken Egg saluted for innovation

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 28, 2017

The chains were among this year’s winners of the Leaders in Foodservice Awards.

Operations

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Unsolved mysteries

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 10, 2017

Given the mystifying developments that arose, you’d have thought restaurants were holding their own Agatha Christie Week.

Operations

What makes the world's most innovative restaurants tick?

By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 22, 2018

Several restaurant brands, such as &pizza, were named to Fast Company’s just-released list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Here’s what keeps them—and others—creating.

50 Great Ideas

50 Great Ideas: 2015 Edition

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 15, 2015

In compiling this roundup, we spotted several hotbeds of creativity in bar service and drink menus, chic decor on the cheap, sustainability solutions and hyperlocal marketing.

4 surprises behind Olive Garden’s big quarter

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 21, 2016

Executives attributed the gains to innovations on several fronts.

Operations

10 books restaurant operators should be reading

By Benita Gingerella on Mar. 15, 2017

Expand your industry knowledge with these bookshelf staples.

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