operations

Tour de Force

By Bill Main on Jul. 15, 2004

Watching the Tour de France is always exciting. I became hooked on the sport as I watched Lance Armstrong, the young American cancer survivor, compete for and win an unprecedented seven tours.

Leadership

Of scaling mountains and running a business

By Steve Holtz on May 30, 2013

Ever feel that running a restaurant is like climbing Mount Everest? Alison Levine says it is, and she would know. She’s an accomplished businesswoman as well as one of the few people who’s climbed the highest peaks on all seven continents. Then there are her treks across the North and South Poles.

Survivors ready?

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 15, 2005

Crap happens. Take a page from some savvy fellow operators and meet the challenges with our Survival Guide.

Trash talk

By Steve Coomes on Nov. 01, 2013

When even the smallest profit increases are major victories for restaurateurs, neglecting to examine fixed costs such as trash removal is like throwing away money, says Dean Corbett, owner of Corbett’s: An American Place and two other Louisville, Ky., restaurants.

IFDA Sales & Marketing Conference

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 29, 2005

In the course of the two-day session, 123 distributor and supplier-members listened to a handful of speakers and panelists analyze the changing landscape...

Consumer Trends

Consumer research 101

By Amanda Baltazar on Jan. 21, 2014

It’s all about talking to the consumer. Here’s how to conduct the conversation.

Oates Named Sysco Vice President

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 22, 2005

Oates, who will continue to serve as assistant treasurer, will assume her additional duties on Dec. 1.Oates joined Sysco in 1998 as senior director,...

Food

Consumers put new starters in the game

By Sara Rush Wirth on Mar. 03, 2014

Consumers’ tastes can drastically change in the span of a year—and they did. New research from Washington, D.C.-based newBrandAnalytics found that the starters people buzzed about most in 2013 were almost completely different from the previous year. Only ceviche was a favorite in both 2012 and 2013. Here are the top-five starters of 2013.

Distributorships Ink Two Dozen M&A Deals in '05

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 03, 2006

According to our records, based on stories that we've published and additional information from other sources, there were some two dozen deals among...

Garden variety

By Sara Rush Wirth on Apr. 04, 2014

Restaurant gardens have been all the rage for some time, but the space and commitment traditional gardens require are not realistic for all operations.

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