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Rubber Bands Help USF Cut Pallet Shrink Wrap Use by 11 Percent

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 20, 2009

FORT MILL, SC (Aug. 13) They may not be high-tech, but rubber bands are proving to be an environmentally friendly solution at U.S. Foodservice’s Fort Mill,...

US Foodservice to shut VaBeach operations

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 20, 2009

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Nov. 11, 2009)—A major national food-distributioncompany plans to close its Virginia Beach warehouse and offices aspart of its plan to...

Operations

What’s brewing?

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 01, 2010

Customers raised on Starbucks expect to be able to order specialty coffees any place they patronize. The challenge for the restaurant operator is how to offer a range of coffee drinks without burdening a stretched-thin staff. Fortunately, there are a number of automatic or semi-automatic coffee machines that can virtually duplicate the coffeehouse experience.

Lessons in seasonal menuing

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 01, 2010

But how do you get in on the seasonal game? We asked the experts and came back with these suggestions.Eat’n Park’s head of purchasing, whose official...

SSA Claims Both Top Spots for Quiznos

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 02, 2010

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (November 2, 2010)—Systems Services ofAmerica (SSA) has won the two top awards from Quiznos as the chain’sDistribution Centers of the...

Operations

Holding the lines

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 01, 2011

In the most basic sense, warmers and holding cabinets keep food warm. But as with most equipment purchases, finding the best one for your operation isn’t simply a matter of deciding which is cheapest.

Music to my ears

By Bill Main on May 16, 1999

There are many people who work hard to ensure that local, state and national policies and laws benefit and protect the restaurant and hospitality industry. One such group is the National Restaurant Association (NRA).

September 2011 ideas index

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 01, 2011

Restaurant Ideas on promotions, sourcing, design, menus, marketing, recruiting, expansion purchasing, service and operations

Not now... I have a headache

By Bill Main on Aug. 30, 2000

Ever had a hangover? Worse yet, ever had to work with a hangover? Not pretty. You're achy, you're fuzzy, and you're definitely not in the frame of mind to give great service.

Consumer Trends

2012 trend book: Growth

Dec. 01, 2011

How do you spell “opportunity”? Nontraditional locations, self-service catering, pop-ups, trucks, kiosks, retail products—that’s how.

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