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Hard news

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 01, 2010

Perhaps the biggest news in the soda-fountain world is the development of a high-tech, interactive dispenser by the foodservice arm of Coca-Cola. Called Freestyle, the proprietary machine can dispense more than 100 branded drinks, both carbonated and still.

U.S. Foodservice Touts Safe, Temperature-Controlled Trucks

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 23, 2011

ROSEMONT, IL (September 23, 2011 – Marketwire)—On the heels of the NBC Today Show report on “hot trucks” delivering unsafe, unrefrigerated...

Marketing

Building a local presence on Facebook

By Amanda M. Westbrooks on Mar. 29, 2012

Attendees learned that there are three steps to building and promoting a local presence for your brand on Facebook:.

Technology

Today's restaurant tech may need some catch-up

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 17, 2012

Imagine if the course of food trends was reversed and home kitchens suddenly became the source of the best and most interesting culinary ideas. In that alternate reality, restaurants would be the followers, not the innovators, hoping to catch up with customers who were routinely more inventive and advanced.

Sysco Distribution Center Presented Environmental Stewardship Award

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 01, 2013

COLUMBIA, S.C. (February 1, 2013)—Food distributor Sysco recently completed a project to upgrade their existing lighting systems to reduce electricity...

Operations

Safe equipment storage for customers with food allergies

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 23, 2013

When cooking for customers who have food allergies or are gluten-sensitive, you need to be especially aware of how you store ingredients and the prep techniques you use.

Technology

Diner, as hostess

Jan. 02, 2014

Consumers soon will be able to check wait times at restaurants and add themselves to the list before ever walking through the door.

Starbucks stores to offer wireless charging for smartphones

Jun. 12, 2014

The chain is adding wireless battery-restoring “mats” to stores.

Technology

Shifting server roles

By Sara Rush Wirth on Sep. 12, 2014

From apps to tabletop tablets to self-ordering kiosks, the switch to consumer-facing technology is putting more tasks—and power—in the hands of the consumer.

Taco Bell's app stunt sees success

Oct. 31, 2014

Its decision to "go dark" on its social media channels to promote the rollout of its new mobile app resulted in some success, Adweek reports. The company says 75 percent of all stores had processed a mobile order 24 hours after the launch.

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