marketing

Saddle up the side dishes

By Bill Main on Aug. 22, 2000

Ever notice how trends seem to run in circles? Hemlines rise and fall. Disco music made a comeback. Even the VW Bug is back. A menu trend that's currently in vogue — did it really ever leave? — is side dishes.

The week in ideas, February 15, 2013

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 15, 2013

And on the seventh day, Taco Bell created Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos. A robot restaurant. A way to get kids to behave in your restaurant. And the bang for the low-cal buck.

Butts in seats

By Bill Main on Feb. 22, 2001

Managing a reservation policy is a difficult and often stressful undertaking.

Consumer Trends

Burger fans tell all

May 08, 2013

May is National Burger Month and many restaurants are celebrating with promotions of the all-American favorite. In addition to grilling up specials, Hard Rock Cafe conducted a survey of their fans around the globe to get a handle on international burger-eating habits.

Insider trading

By Bill Main on Sep. 19, 2001

One of the greatest challenges facing foodservice operators in the 21st century is service. There are five major reasons for this service challenge.

F.A.B, Inc. Launches New Website

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 01, 2013

Alpharetta, GA (July 1, 2013)—F.A.B., Inc., a national foodservice marketing and purchasing cooperative for independent distributors, launched a new...

Check-back guidelines

By Bill Main on May 15, 2002

How many times has a server interrupted your meal with the question, "How is everything?"

Leadership

Saladworks' social media strategy

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jan. 17, 2014

When Donaberger first started at Saladworks, the Conshohocken, Pa.-based chain had 10,000 Facebook fans and 1,000 Twitter followers. In the span of just over a year, he has more than doubled its Facebook fans to 26,000 and quadrupled Twitter followers to more than 4,000.

Best of the best

By Bill Main on Dec. 26, 2002

Maybe it's time to look back over your personal and professional life and assess what you've accomplished, what's important to you, and what you'd like to work on in the coming year.

Pizza Patron's franchisees reject LTO name

By Kelly Killian on Apr. 25, 2014

Pizza Patrón’s franchisees say its new LTO name is $#*&^.

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