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Mobile restaurateurs

 By Amanda Kooser on Apr. 23, 2012

The Great Food Group in Atlanta could give the local Apple Store a run for its money with the sheer number of iPhones it has in use.

Systems Services of America and Jamba Juice Form West Coast Distribution Alliance

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 09, 2012

EMERYVILLE, CA ( October 9, 2012 - Business Wire)—Jamba Juice Company and Systems Services of America announced the formation of a supply chain...

Financing

A Facebook scavenger hunt

By Joann Whitcher on Mar. 01, 2013

Arby’s most successful social media campaign was launched last year, timed to the anniversary of its founding—July 23, 1964.

Forget the transvestite dwarfs in the trailer park

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 06, 2013

If you’ve ever wanted to start a “Jerry Springer”-style show for the restaurant industry, this is the week to do it. Insults and chairs will be flying before you can say, “I caught my spouse cheating.”

The RLC’s brain-food smorgasbord

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 25, 2014

Bags packed? Travel plans checked? Appointments and networking strategy finally set? Don’t forget that other key piece of preparation for the RLC: The checklist of what you intend to learn.

The week's 5 head-spinning moments: Money & calorie tracking edition

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 20, 2014

Following the money could have triggered a whiplash epidemic this week. Darden didn’t make enough of it, fueling speculation of management changes, while disgruntled restaurant buyers said they want a professional snoop to determine exactly where theirs went. A hefty round of fines underscores who was really behind last month’s fast-food wage protests, and employees in Michigan are learning what it’s like to have skin in the game.

Sonic is counting on tech to bolster comp sales

Sep. 17, 2014

The drive-in chain says new digital menus and a next-generation POS system will enable stores equipped with the new technology to outsell the rest of the system. Not coincidentally, it’s currently asking franchisees to install the devices.

Chipotle finds mobile job-application function to be a hit

Nov. 20, 2014

The percentage of job candidates using the app hit 20 percent in the first week, according to the chain.

Chipotle apologizes for racist tweets during Twitter hack

Feb. 09, 2015

The burrito chain is also investigating how outsiders wrested control of its Twitter account for about two hours and used it to post offensive messages.

Marcus Samuelsson to try Mastercard’s order-and-pay system

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 17, 2015

His Streetbird Rotisserie will be the first U.S. restaurant to use the order-and-pay app.

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