social media

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.

Marketing

Join the first-ever RLC Tweetup

By Lindsay Holley on Mar. 28, 2014

Join the editors of Restaurant Business and social media mavens from the industry for breakfast on Tuesday, April 1 from 7:00 a.m. until 8:30 a.m.

What’s in a name

By Kelly Killian on Mar. 28, 2014

Hey boss, what you call employees is important.

Marketing

8 tips for first-time attendees of RLC

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 25, 2014

Changes in the RLC’s content and a few tweaks in the format should help veteran show-goers get the most out of their visit as well.

Consumer Trends

Gauging pizza customers’ behavior

By Sara Rush Wirth on Mar. 20, 2014

Despite the proliferation of entrants in the largely on-premise better-pizza market, 80 percent of consumers prefer their pizza for takeout or delivery, according to a survey conducted by the mystery-shopper firm A Closer Look.

… And be as smart as a Fox

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 05, 2014

One by the name of Don shared lessons from a lifetime spent in the business, and how he’s employed them at Firehouse Subs.

Another investor’s curbside treasure?

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 15, 2014

Some of the restaurant industry’s best-known and most-venerable brands are providing acquisition opportunities seldom seen outside of a yard sale. Are they dream purchases, or just badly worn bread makers headed for the attic?

The week’s 5 head-spinning moments

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 17, 2014

More segment-blurring, stiff challenges for 1-percenters, a legal protection of the Cronut and Grant Achatz’s response to crying babies made this a dizzying week for restaurateurs.

Leadership

Saladworks' social media strategy

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jan. 17, 2014

When Donaberger first started at Saladworks, the Conshohocken, Pa.-based chain had 10,000 Facebook fans and 1,000 Twitter followers. In the span of just over a year, he has more than doubled its Facebook fans to 26,000 and quadrupled Twitter followers to more than 4,000.

Financing

Crowdfunding smarts

By Vanessa Richardson on Jan. 21, 2014

Crowdfunding is a sea change for small businesses that don’t want to go the traditional financing route. Can it work for restaurants?

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