marketing

Are you finished yet?

By Bill Main on Jun. 06, 2002

Cleanliness is next to godliness, especially in the restaurant business.

The Polar Vortex Survival Diet

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 21, 2014

How and where do people eat when the mercury plummets to negative numbers and the snow continues to fall? See how restaurants and delivery services fared in The Polar Vortex Survival Diet.

Karen Willison

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 15, 2003

First taste of restaurant work came at 15, waiting tables at a Steak & Ale.

Beverage

Brand in a bottle

By Thomas Henry Strenk on May 01, 2014

Two operators discover that private-label wines can differentiate the list and boost sales.

Cool it!

By Bill Main on Jul. 17, 2003

Man it's hot! My air conditioner is working overtime to keep people, pets, and even furniture from wilting in the heat.

Starbucks’ new plan to win over coffee snobs, commuters

Sep. 05, 2014

While the chain’s new express stores will emphasize speed of service, a Starbucks variation at the other end of the spectrum will stress the art and mystique of coffee.

Cocktail napkins

By Bill Main on Mar. 11, 2004

Often the recorder of lunch-time business plans, cute girls' phone numbers and Warhol-worthy doodles, the cocktail napkins can take on additional duties as a service tool.