promotions

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.

35% of Americans To Visit Restaurants Over Labor Day Weekend

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 30, 2011

WASHINGTON (August 30, 2011)—Food plays a central role in outdoor and vacation activities in the summer time, and new research by the National Restaurant...

The week in ideas, December 21, 2012

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 21, 2012

Tip pooling might be a bad idea. Begging for business might be a good one. Keeping your mouth shut can also be a good idea. Telling cops they can’t eat at your restaurant is never a good one. But none of that matters because the apocalypse is today. Hope you have your promotion lined up.

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.

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."

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.

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