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Get a deal on everything: Marketing edition

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 21, 2009

You have to spend money to make money, and these days you don’t need to spend that much.

The Week in Ideas, May 13, 2011

 By Sam Smith on May 13, 2011

Arby’s led things off with a challenge to Subway. Fight! Fight! Fight! Some Beef O’Brady’s down south may be regretting a free beer idea. What could possibly go wrong? And an indie in Los Angeles had the bright idea to paint a donkey. PETA, line one.

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New and noteworthy in drinks: chocolate wine and aged cider

By Thomas Henry Strenk on Dec. 01, 2012

Wine snobs may cringe, but red wine flavored with chocolate is a rapidly growing trend, especially among Millennial consumers.

Party on

By Kelly Killian on Feb. 02, 2014

Corner Bakery Cafe shows why a company that plays together stays together.

Olive Garden hints at a return of the Never Ending Pasta Pass

Oct. 24, 2014

The Darden Restaurants chain said it will surprise social-media followers by giving them a chance to win one of a new batch of passes.

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Chains reveal the latest fashions for restaurant diehards

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 27, 2018

Secret menus were once the way chains let hardcore fans know they were special. Now the means may well be doughnut- and pizza-themed sneakers.

Spot check evaluations

By Bill Main on Jun. 06, 2001

Spot check evaluations can help improve the performance of your staff. Instead of waiting for the big performance review, why not give them mini-evaluations over the course of the year?

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