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Dunkin' Donuts Franchisee-owned Co-op To Open Distribution Center

 By Restaurant Business Staff on May 08, 2012

(May 8, 2012)—A franchisee-owned distribution and purchasing cooperative for Dunkin’ Donuts has signed an agreement to lease a distribution center in...

Technology

Menuing Instagram

 By Joann Whitcher on Nov. 14, 2012

Instead of fighting the growing trend of restaurant customers posting photos of their menu orders, Felipe Donnelly, owner of Cómodo, a four-month old Latin American eatery in Soho, New York, has embraced it, using the photos to create what is being called the first Instagram menu.

Operations

MexiCali Burrito turns to Phoodeez to boost its corporate catering

By Joann Whitcher on Apr. 05, 2013

MexiCali Burrito Co., a, family-owned taqueria in Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was already well into catering when it signed up with Boston start-up Phoodeez (pronounced food-ies) to boost its corporate reach.

Operations

Hardly uniform

By Tom O'Brien on May 01, 2014

According to the NRA, the look of a uniform can play a key role in staff pride and performance, and more restaurant concepts are seeking employee input.

Operations

Screen savers

By Rita Negrete-Rousseau on Aug. 15, 2017

Operators say the right kitchen display system can streamline order fulfillment and costs.

Safety first

By Bill Main on Sep. 29, 1999

A line cooks comes to work looking very pale. He says he has a minor case of the flu, but upon hearing his symptoms you send him to see a doctor. You are notified the next day that he has Hepatitis A. What do you do?

Ron Bailey: Stay open late

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 15, 2003

For years, Ron Bailey, a McDonald's franchisee with six units spread across New York City's Harlem neighborhood, would lock up shop at 11 p.m.

Locke Retiring after 23 Years with Sysco

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 14, 2005

Locke joined Sysco Chemical Co., Inc., in 1982 as regional manager. Sysco Chemical Co. was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sysco located in Detroit before it...

Financing

Best buys in value wines

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 13, 2006

Can a $25 bottle of wine become the star of your wine list? how about a $15 bottle? We think they can. It takes some digging to find wines that you can sell in that price range, so that’s just what we did. And we found plenty that fit the bill. Not just okay wines, but great ones. A lot of them. There are 84 wines here—and each one provides both you and your customers with a quality product at a very good price.

The smoking process

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 14, 2006

Smoke is complex. It can be subtle or overpowering. You need to know your stuff to manipulate it for great results. Take a look at the basics and not so basics of smoking food.

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