sales

Gap Between DSRs and Manufacturers Can Be Bridged

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 10, 2012

CHICAGO (January 10, 2012 - PRNewswire)—Technomic, Inc., a Chicago-based food industry research firm in partnership with The Association of Foodservice...

J. Kings Food Service Opens Manhattan Office

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 06, 2012

NEW YORK (March 6, 2012)—Holtsville-based J. Kings Food Service Professionals has opened a satellite office in Manhattan, where it’s been doing business...

Marketing

How Culver's uses social media to connect with customers

By Amanda M. Westbrooks on May 30, 2012

Culver’s, a quick-service burger chain that started in Sauk City, Wis. and now has 451 restaurants in 19 states, married its “Welcome to Delicious” story across traditional and social media.

Growth Continues In "Better Burger" Restaurant Category

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 01, 2012

CHICAGO (August 1, 2012 - PR Newswire)—The limited-service burger segment is the largest menu segment by revenue in the restaurant industry. It is driven...

PRO*ACT CEO Steve Grinstead Retires

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 07, 2012

MONTEREY, CA (November 7, 2012)—PRO*ACT, distributor of fresh produce to the food service industry, announced the retirement of Chief Executive Officer,...

Consumer Trends

New brands and flavors driving hard cider popularity

Feb. 25, 2013

As more brands, flavors and varieties of hard cider appear, experimentally minded American consumers are discovering a taste for the fizzy apple drink. A recent survey from Consumer Edge Insight’s Alcoholic Beverage DemandTracker shows an increasing number of women being drawn to new cider options, and men seeking them out as an alternative to other beverages.

Seamless and GrubHub Announce Merger

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 20, 2013

CHICAGO and NEW YORK (May 20, 2013 - PRNewswire)—Seamless North America LLC and GrubHub Inc. announced the signing of a definitive agreement to merge two...

Suggestive selling in restaurants

By Bill Main on Aug. 19, 1999

The sales trainee was trying to explain his failure. "You know," he said to his manager, "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink."

Financing

Domino’s today, by the numbers

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 20, 2013

Changes in product, systems and technology have changed several key metrics for the industry’s second largest pizza chain.

The six dollar burger

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 04, 2002

A purposely misnamed burger has become the most successful new product introduction ever for CKE Restaurants' two hamburger chains.

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