sales

A trio of sweet wines

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 01, 2012

When I am in a restaurant concluding a meal, I feel the server is remiss if he neglects to offer dessert wine. The restaurant has lost an opportunity to sell a profitable product and perhaps exceed the expectations of the guest.

Food

Ethnic breakfast sandwiches combine portability with global flavors

By Katie Ayoub on Jul. 10, 2012

Ethnic breakfast sandwiches offer a triple play: adventurous flavor combinations, craveablity and portability. These three elements seem to drive sales any time of day, and food service professionals indicate that the breakfast sandwiches they inhabit play particularly well on all-day breakfast menus.

Legacy Foodservice Alliance Signs 100th Member

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 27, 2012

GLEN ALLEN, VA (September 27, 2012)—Bell Foods in Harahan, La. has joined Legacy Foodservice Alliance as the 100th distributor member location.In 2009,...

Food

Menus: What's in, what's out

By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 01, 2013

Tired of bacon and salted caramel? At the saturation point with farm-to-table menus? Predicting trends is always a risky business, but it looks like those few may have peaked in 2012. So what’s on the radar for 2013?

Marketing

Burger standouts detail their marketing strategies

By Steve Holtz on Apr. 29, 2013

As the executives of Burger King and Five Guys revealed during a session at the Restaurant Leadership Conference, their brands share a conscious commitment to style over substance in their marketing approaches.

Food