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Madeline Triffon: Master sommelier

The way Madeline Triffon sees it, "I'm just a high falutin bus person."

Starbucks' end run into the fast-casual burger market

The latest business departure of the ever-diversifying coffee giant calls for the launch next month of a fast-casual burger place hiding in a café.

In it for the long haul

By Bill Main on Sep. 03, 2003

In today's crowded marketplace, only the most loyal of guests stay loyal. Research has consistently demonstrated that any but this most loyal group are as...

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Finding the sweet spot

By Sara Rush Wirth on Oct. 14, 2014

Is finding just the right spot in just the right neighborhood still the prime factor in opening a restaurant?

Maitre d'matters

By Bill Main on Apr. 21, 2004

Consistently great food has created a need for a new point of differentiation among restaurants. Thus the (next) age of service has arrived. Leading the charge in a growing number of establishments is the maitre d'hotel.

Applebee’s reinvents itself once again

Apr. 03, 2015

The brand’s latest turnaround effort focuses on the “millennialized” menu and hipness.

Little big buyers

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 14, 2005

Some independent restaurants in Houston are about to unveil the future of group purchasing.

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Going to extremes

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 18, 2016

Starbucks gets into diapers, a restaurant has its waiters cross-dress, lawmakers lean on suppliers for a change, and a prominent exec says he’s having second thoughts about people.

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Restaurants lure diners with Trump-themed LTOs

By Benita Gingerella on Sep. 07, 2016

A variety of Donald Trump-inspired items have been used to draw customer dollars this election season. 

A history of the wine bottle

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 11, 2006

United States glass manufacturers alone will ship over 2 billion wine bottles this year, according to the Glass Packaging Institute. And that’s nothing; Italy and France each produce about double the amount of wine that American wineries do.

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