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

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Minding their food miles

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 01, 2010

Pizza Fusion sources locally in eight states (and counting). How they tamed a logistical monster.

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Patty action

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 01, 2010

When it comes to grabbing share of stomach and dining-out dollars, burgers are leading the charge.

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A new web resource for operators

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 01, 2010

Virtually every distributor today tries to train its sales reps to serve as consultants to their customers, not just order takers.

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Brazilian: Carnivore spoken here

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 01, 2010

Brazil is a polyglot nation,” stated Jessica Harris, director of New Orleans’ Institute for the Study of Culinary Cultures at Dillard University, at the CIA’s 2009 Worlds of Flavor Conference. “Adaptiveness and creativity are its hallmarks.”

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Cocktail mixers: Ground to glass?

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 01, 2010

Not every bar has a barkeep in muttonchops stirring up faithful versions of pre-Prohibition classics. Nor does every restaurant enjoy a steady supply of ingredients for “farm to glass” cocktails. But high-quality mixers can produce similar results.

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Getting in on produce

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 01, 2010

Maines Paper & Food Service, a mega $3 billion broadliner, set out several years ago to eliminate the competitive disadvantages companies its size often have in the produce category.

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Lessons from the downturn

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 24, 2010

Picture a busy intersection capped with four different, well-known restaurant chains. Ask any consumer which one they want to go to, and the answer will probably be, “Whichever has the shortest line.”

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Bar gear: Cramming for the bar

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 07, 2008

At most restaurants, the bar is a big profit center, so an investment in tools will pay back dividends. When writing up the shopping list, be sure to consult your bartender or mixologist.

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Drinks with a plus

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 07, 2008

The category of “plus” beverages has surged far beyond sports drinks—it’s huge and growing bigger every year.

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Beer: Crafty buying

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 07, 2007

It’s no longer news that craft beer sales are on the rise—nearly 12 percent last year, according to the Brewer’s Association.

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