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Free babysitting, Beyonce and the week’s other great ideas

 By Kelly Killian on Feb. 05, 2014

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.

Taco Bell invites teens to redesign chain’s uniforms

 Nov. 13, 2014

The chain used Twitter to call for designs that could actually appear on crewmembers—and net the designer $5,000. The twist: All entrants have to pledge to graduate from high school.

Data, data everywhere...

By Bill Main on Feb. 28, 2002

Sorry managers... just because you've joined the top ranks doesn't mean performance evaluations are a thing of the past.

Financing

The latest in POS

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 26, 2009

You have a close personal relationship with your point of sale system.

Working the neighborhood

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 02, 2009

Lacrosse. Soccer. Softball. Basketball. Leho Poldmae never says “no” to sponsoring a youth sports team in the Westminster, Maryland community where his franchise of The Greene Turtle is located.

Independents Trying To Lure Customers Away From Chains

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 26, 2011

CHICAGO (September 26, 2011- PRNewswire)—Battling with low operator and consumer confidence, rising food costs and a lack of corporate support, independent...

Technology

The integrated strategy

By Joann Whitcher on Mar. 01, 2013

Zeroing in on 1 million fans on its Facebook page, CiCi’s Pizza is ready to branch out to other social media platforms, most notably Instagram and FourSquare, two places where its guests are spending a lot of time.

Leadership

Pinkberry's need for speed

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 31, 2014

Laura Jakobsen, senior vice president, marketing and design at Pinkberry, gives advice to women striving to become innovative leaders.

Union bashes Au Bon Pain’s menu in new P.R. campaign

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 19, 2014

Unite Here has launched what it calls a “consumer education campaign” that asserts the bakery-café chain’s menu is anything but healthful.

Madeline Triffon: Master sommelier

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 15, 2003

The way Madeline Triffon sees it, "I'm just a high falutin bus person."

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