prices

Firehouse Subs' smokin' hot sandwich

By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 01, 2013

The Smokehouse Beef and Cheddar Brisket has been heating up the menu at Firehouse Subs since its launch, and now it’s starring in a special 90-day promotion. What makes this sandwich such a hot ticket at the Jacksonville, Florida sandwich concept? It starts with the meat.

Consumer Trends

Raise a glass

Feb. 15, 2013

On-premise wine drinkers traded down from bottles to glasses in 2012, according to GuestMetrics, which tracks over 250 million checks from restaurants and bars across the U.S. In addition, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon—longtime favorite varietals—lost some ground to Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir.

Randall Farms Assets Sold to Harvest Meat

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 12, 2013

SAN DIEGO, CA (March 12, 2013)—Harvest Meat Company, Inc. acquired some Randall Farms distribution assets from Randall Foods, Inc. Terms of the deal were...

Restaurants Need to Improve Produce Options for Children

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 29, 2013

CORAL BEACH, FL (March 28, 2013 - The Packer)—More restaurant chains offer fruits and vegetables with children’s meals than they did in 2008, but the...

Food

10 ways to keep food costs down this year

By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 01, 2013

Economists tend to bicker, but there was at least one source of agreement in their 2013 forecasts: food prices are going to increase 2 to 4 percent this year. With restaurant patrons still pinching pennies, raising menu prices may not be the best solution. So what are the alternatives?

Self-publishing a cookbook

By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 01, 2013

For several years, Hank Holliday, owner of Peninsula Grill in Charleston, South Carolina’s Planter’s Inn, talked about doing a cookbook to showcase the restaurant’s culinary legacy.

Consumer Trends

Study finds support for organics, not their prices

Apr. 15, 2013

Consumers are showing more interest in doing what’s right for the environment—as long as it doesn’t cost them more.

NYC soda cap could prove a boon for bundlers, study finds

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 15, 2013

The web is buzzing over a just-released finding that New York City’s suspended ban of large soft drinks could encourage rather than temper soda consumption.

Vistar Opening Merchant's Mart with Expanded Food Offering in Nashville

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 22, 2013

RICHMOND, VA (April 22, 2013)—Vistar, a distributor of candy, snacks and beverages, has announced that its newest Merchant’s Mart store opening today in...

Financing

Restaurants’ recovery portrayed as a white-knuckle ride

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 25, 2013

The fortunes of the restaurant industry and the economy as a whole have improved since the dog days of 2009, but it's been a roller coaster ride to get there, attendees learned at this week's Restaurant Leadership Conference.

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