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There's a reason the old adage starts with "if you can’t stand the heat…."

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Falling for freshness

It used to be that spring and summer menus had the monopoly on fresh fruits and vegetables—especially in restaurants north of the sunbelt.

If you view other restaurants as your competition, meet Howard Stoeckel. He’s eating your lunch, and you may not even realize it.

This executive chef keeps guests entertained with fish apps that put sustainability info at the user’s fingertips.

Once the intruders find a way into the technology of a certain chain, they’ll proceed franchisee by franchisee or restaurant by restaurant.

With all the hubbub about mobile payments and tablet menus, it’s easy to forget that technology, as defined by Webster’s, cuts a broader swath; it’s defined as “the practical application of knowledge, especially in a particular area.”

Did the industry sneak off to Colorado or Washington for a few now-legal bong hits? How else could the business have brainstormed jaw-droppers like these?

Restaurant surveillance equipment is a given, but how fancy should you get?

Here are 6 stealable ideas from the Restaurant Leadership Conference that can help you grow and improve your business.

The industry’s largest chain announced its intentions to accept payments via the Softcard digital wallet system less than a week after McDonald’s, Starbucks and Panera Bread were reportedly committing to Apple’s rival system. Subway was also cited at the time as a likely user of Apple Pay.

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