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Restaurant marketing ideas and trends

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Ignore social media and online reviews at your own risk

Proactive restaurateurs and bar owners aren’t content to take a passive approach to amateur Yelpers.

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Burger King lets AI do its new ads, with predictable results

The creepy, robotic ads mock the growing use of artificial intelligence in various industries.

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The 10 best cities to sell coffee

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 26, 2018

Spoiler alert: Seattle isn’t No. 1.

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Dunkin' plans to drop 'Donuts'

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 25, 2018

The new name is part of an effort to reposition the brand as a beverage specialist that sells doughnuts, not the other way around.

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Chipotle’s new campaign is ‘For Real’

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 25, 2018

The campaign highlights the 51 “real” ingredients the company uses for its menu.

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Little Caesars now has heated pickup stations

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 24, 2018

The company's Pizza Portal works with the chain’s mobile app for pickup orders.

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Restaurant chains ring in fall with wild marketing promos

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 24, 2018

Here are four creative ways brands are looking to drive traffic (and boost goodwill) as the weather cools.

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A restaurant’s publicity ruse gone wrong

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 21, 2018

That’s just one of the recent restaurant nightmares on our radar—don’t forget the customer who downed 100 plates of sushi in an all-you-can-eat joint.

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‘Seasoned beefings’: Taco Bell plans taco day celebrations

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 20, 2018

The QSR chain is highlighting its international growth with events worldwide on National Taco Day, Oct. 4.

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Olive Garden mounts digital scavenger hunt

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 19, 2018

The restaurant chain offered up clues on social media leading to 10 all-you-can eat pasta passes.