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How your restaurant sales and profits compare to competitors' and what you can do to improve financial performance

Get a deal on everything: Marketing edition

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 21, 2009

You have to spend money to make money, and these days you don’t need to spend that much.

Bright signs for a bright start

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 01, 2011

The breakfast daypart is revved up and raring to go—just like those eaters who begin their day with an energizing morning meal.

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Beverage innovation comes from history

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 01, 2012

Thanks to a growing number of dedicated beverage producers, you can drink like an Egyptian, quaff like an ancient Roman or sip hot cocoa like an Aztec warrior. Some may call these marketing gimmicks, but both consumers and producers are enthralled by bibulous legends.

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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.

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Help for operators struggling with segment blur

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 21, 2014

Restaurants struggling to understand the new food and beverage sources will meet the challengers nose-to-nose at a conference.

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Even amid stale sales, takeout is a fresh spot

By Sam Smith on Jun. 01, 2015

A confluence of tech advances, changing lifestyles and demographic shifts has brought a renaissance in takeout, and everyone is racing to capitalize on it.

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2015 Top 100 Independents by location

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 20, 2015

Tourism continues to rule the Top 100 Independent Restaurants. Not surprisingly, New York City and Las Vegas are home to the most restaurants in the ranking–33 and 15, respectively.

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