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3 stealable packaging Ideas from across the world

By Aaron Jourden on Jan. 04, 2017

Restaurant brands are driving engagement, enhancing value and generating buzz with innovative uses of food and drink containers.

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The future of social media

By Lisa White on Sep. 14, 2017

RB's virtual roundtable of restaurant tech execs predicts the platforms and strategies that will spur engagement in the future.

The 7 Steps to a New Menu Item

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 07, 2007

Food companies are increasingly working with restaurant operators to create custom products. Understanding the process can help facilitate the customization partnership.

Consumer Trends

Of consumers surveyed during May and June by Market Force Information, 25 percent said they plan to eat out more over the next three months. That’s a significant jump from the December, 2009 survey, when just 5 percent responded with the same intention.

Technomic: Food Trucks Not A Passing Fad

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 18, 2011

CHICAGO (July 18, 2011 - PR Newswire)—A new study by Technomic reveals good news for mobile food vehicles, as 91 percent of consumers polled who are...

11 top tweeting chefs

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 01, 2012

These busy restaurant chefs find time to tweet in the middle of dinner prep—and throughout the day. The authenticity of the tweets reveals that they’re coming from the chefs themselves—not a social media intern sitting behind the scenes. Here are the most prolific toques on Twitter.

Technology

The latest vending machine technology

By Amanda Kooser on Dec. 03, 2012

If you're strolling down Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills and suddenly get a hankering for a snack, you won't have to settle for a candy bar spit out by a regular old vending machine. Instead, snag a fresh cupcake from the Sprinkles Cupcake ATM. It's restocked all day and night for continuous cupcake delivery.

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