prices

A guide to getting happy

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 08, 2007

Maybe it’s that warm glow you get looking over a full dining room on those rare nights when everything hums along perfectly. Scientists who spend their lives studying the subject contend that happiness is ...

Financing

Bacon and eggs

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 07, 2008

The highest-volume purchases for most sit-down breakfast programs are typically bacon and eggs. Industry pros help you make smarter buys.

Potatoes: Spud Story

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 01, 2008

Getting up to speed on the latest in purchasing and preparing potatoes.“The 2008 Idaho potato harvest was generating headline news before the first field...

Adding a daypart

By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 01, 2010

When Smokey Bones changed its name from “Barbeque & Grill” to “Bar & Fire Grill” in 2009, the rebranding didn’t stop with the signage. The 10-year old concept began remodeling its 67 restaurants to focus on the bar, making the area larger and installing TVs, high-tops and stools to encourage socializing

Financing

Your franchisees need a loan? Give their bank an earful

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 08, 2011

Restaurant franchisees wouldn’t have to scrounge for capital if their franchisors provided lenders with info about the brand’s performance, plans and work-out scenarios, concluded a high-level powwow on the credit crunch.

The week in ideas, February 17, 2012

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 17, 2012

This week: an inadvertent idea from the Heart Attack Grill. An edible balloon from Alinea. More racist receipts from idiots in our industry. And some disquieting news out of Technomic.

Technology

Transforming the restaurant experience, one app at a time

By Joann Whitcher on Sep. 12, 2012

Some of restaurants’ best marketing opportunities come via smartphone apps. The best of these apps enable chefs and restaurateurs to engage with customers in a low-cost discussion that can greatly boost sales. Or they can allow restaurants to fill tables that would have otherwise gone empty.

Beverage

Higher-priced options driving adult beverage sales, study finds

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 02, 2013

As the volume trend softens, consumers spark increased competition among premium beer, wine and spirits for drink orders in restaurants and bars.

Consumer Trends

Consumers give fast casuals a raise

By Mary Chapman on Feb. 16, 2016

The maximum prices that consumers say they are willing to pay for fast-casual meals have gone up over the past two years, according to a recent study from Technomic.

Insider trading

By Bill Main on Sep. 19, 2001

One of the greatest challenges facing foodservice operators in the 21st century is service. There are five major reasons for this service challenge.

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