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Operations

6 heads-up restaurant developments from overseas

Our usual roundup of head-spinning moments is pre-empted this week by an early look at head-raising news from the Global Restaurant Leadership Conference.

Operations

Restaurants no longer need to wait for customer credit card signatures

With chip-enabled card adoption, fraud has fallen.

Lamb Weston seasoned Amaizeing fries, Hobart's Wasterpro Systems, Dole Tropical Gold Pineapple and more

AROS lets the customer choose specific food options and add any special instructions. No staff time is consumed by phone calls or menu questions.

You can’t run a restaurant without ice—and lots of it.

Wine and food pairing, at its best, is when you put them together in such a way that the guest is happy with the flavor combinations, the selection process and, in the end, the entire experience.

Picked for the plateAt the first hint of autumn, your customers are probably ready to say good-bye to summer peaches and zucchini and eager to enjoy...

As the winter of 2010-11 finally (and blessedly) winds down, it might seem a bit early to be thinking about frozen desserts and “slushy” drinks. But summer is just a few short months away in the northern states and in full swing down south.

ROSEMONT, IL (December 12, 2011 - Marketwire)—US Foods announced it will save more than 2 million kilowatt hours (kWh) in 2011 by retrofitting lighting...

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