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The Polar Vortex Survival Diet

How and where do people eat when the mercury plummets to negative numbers and the snow continues to fall? See how restaurants and delivery services fared in The Polar Vortex Survival Diet.

Consumer Trends

The truth about millennials

For this in-demand set, one size does not fit all.

Advertising characters such as Ronald McDonald that people have been familiar with since childhood continue to affect food decisions once they become adults.

Ken Calwell’s read on the challenges confront chains’ C-suites.

The Super Bowl game was a snorer, but the action between plays provided some noteworthy moments for restaurateurs.

I’m excited to refresh a regular column that had been a staple of Restaurant Business for years. Here are my picks for the week’s (give or take a day or two) best ideas—plus one of the worst.

This time of year offers a prime opportunity for real-time messaging.

The San Francisco Chronicle reported an 8 percent increase in cookbook sales in 2011, and the trend has continued.

In-house cooking classes have long been a way for restaurant chefs to connect with consumers. With the official launch of Google Helpout at the end of November, chefs and restaurateurs now have a new option to reach potential guests across the miles.

This week, Google stepped up its menu game, chains courted lovers and people fell for a “dumb” stunt.

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