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Are Tuesdays the new Mondays?

Here is a roundup of Tuesday meal deals helping drive traffic on that day of the week.

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As the calendar flips from 2006 to 2007, gazing into the proverbial crystal ball becomes an increasingly popular activity.

Same-store sales declined 0.3% as storms hit the Midwest and Northeast.

Yes, you have to spend it to make it. But why spend more money than you have to? The deals are out there, for everything from wine to cleaning services. You just have to know where to find them, or at least how to ask for them. We sent reporters out looking for all the best ways for restaurant operators to save money. They found some great tips, so take a look and save a few bucks.

Great ideas we've seen from the restaurant industry.

A distributor who gets food costs down Ben E. Keith Foods Fort Worth, TexasID ranking: 9th largest distributor in the U.S. Accounts: 22,000 in the South and...

In today’s climate, operators and distributors should strive to build lasting, trusting relationships based on sharing knowledge and transparency, says...

Marco’s Pizza, of Toledo, Ohio, is a chain with 195 units and big plans. In the teeth of the recession, same-store sales climbed 3.2 percent in the first quarter. It has contracts to open 50 stores this year and 80 the next. The only missing ingredient is capital.

In 1994, when Dino Labridis opened the first EVOS with co-founders Alkis Crassas and Michael Jeffers, the concept was ahead of the curve, providing the All American Meal of burgers, fries and a shake “without the side order of guilt”—naturally raised steakburgers, signature airbaked Airfries, organic milkshakes.

Your menu is the only piece of printed advertising that you can be almost 100 percent sure will be read by your guests. That’s a reminder from Kristen...

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