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50 Great Ideas

The top industry ideas we've spotted in the last year

50 Great Ideas

34. Viral table

 Aug. 08, 2018

When new steakhouse Boston Chops designed its layout, it included an Instagrammers table. The table, which cost $10,000 to build and outfit, includes customizable features that are controlled by the g...

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37. Discounting desserts

 Aug. 08, 2018

At the Citibank corporate cafeteria in New York City, desserts are 50% off in the late afternoon.

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39. Modernizing the rules

Aug. 08, 2018

To be a more appealing employer, the HR team for convenience chain RaceTrac went through its rules with one question in mind: If a policy is not there to keep customers or employees safe, question it....

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43. Driving profits with boozeless

Aug. 08, 2018

Punch Bowl Social has found its guests are drinking differently than in the past, often imbibing less frequently or at different occasions. In response, the chain’s beverage director, Patrick Williams...

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46. Early staging

Aug. 08, 2018

Jason’s Deli has a booming catering business, and at the same time prides itself on delivering on its customers’ same-day needs. The chain can feed a group of any size in as little as 90 minutes. Its ...

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49. Giving staff a chance to stretch

Aug. 08, 2018

To allow staff members to expand their capabilities in order to promote excitement and retention, Daniel del Olmo, CEO of Disruptive Restaurant Group, parent of Umami Burger, reassigns staffers to oth...

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29. Wearable incremental sales drivers

Aug. 08, 2018

Desserts are on the menu at Xoco, Rick Bayless’ counter-service spot in Chicago, but customers don’t always think to order them when they order meals. Once they sit down, there’s no way to know they c...

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32. Upcycling compost

Aug. 08, 2018

Chefs are repurposing compost into menu items and playing off the word in the item’s name. Compesto—a pesto made from vegetable trimmings that would end up in a compost bucket, such as carrot tops and...

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35. Explanation-free catering

Aug. 08, 2018

Many options on the events menu at The Gray, one of Kimpton Hotel’s Chicago properties, are inspired by the in-hotel restaurant, Boleo. That includes empanadas. To make it easier and more frictionless...

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38. Tattooed promotions

Aug. 08, 2018

When there is a new concept at the University of Connecticut, the dining team creates a temporary tattoo of the logo or name.

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