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Marketing

Mothers as customers

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 12, 2005

American mothers, all 82.5 million of them, are—surprise!—quite often swayed by the whims and desires of their children.

Financing

Shopping (and selling) tips from dealmaking pros

 By Peter Romeo on Mar. 30, 2012

A Murderer’s Row of industry dealmakers took the stage at the Restaurant Leadership Conference to air their widely different approaches to finding and profiting from restaurant acquisitions.

Food

Pizza’s next play

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 15, 2015

Two emerging fast-casual players are betting on something a little different—tapping into the legacy of mom-and-pop pizzerias and updating old-world flavors.

Monical's secret to success

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 28, 2007

If you’re familiar with the Monical’s brand, it’s likely because of the wave of publicity the chain received back in 2003, when for a 17-month period it experienced zero turnover among management—a statistic that’s virtually unheard of in this business.

Leadership

What keeps the nation's fastest growing restaurants awake at night?

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 01, 2012

Never mind AUVs, ROI or LTOs. We wanted to know what REM sleep is like for CEOs of the Future 50 chains—what percolates up from their subconscious when they drift off to sleep.

Domino’s bets on new loyalty program

By Kelsey Squire on Oct. 09, 2015

“We’ve seen what loyalty programs do for customers across many different industries and it was time for us to get in the game,” CEO Patrick Doyle said.

Marketing to Hispanics

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 07, 2007

Hispanics are still the hot demographic all right—but as families grow more diverse marketing to them can get a little tricky.

Technology

The integrated strategy

By Joann Whitcher on Mar. 01, 2013

Zeroing in on 1 million fans on its Facebook page, CiCi’s Pizza is ready to branch out to other social media platforms, most notably Instagram and FourSquare, two places where its guests are spending a lot of time.

Panera’s ‘strategic plan’ is driving sales but slashing profits

By Kelsey Squire on Oct. 28, 2015

The chain is doubling down on investments in catering, delivery and other growth vehicles.

Menu: Beer/Food

By Joan M. Lang on Dec. 01, 2008

In the Deschutes Brewery pub, beer is deconstructed and rebuilt on the plate.

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