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New restaurant equipment and back-of-the-house technology

Refrigerators: Cool It

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 07, 2008

A refrigerator is one of the biggest investments you’ll make. With energy costs so high, it’s important to look beyond a refrigeration unit’s desirable...

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New Product Preview: 2009

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 11, 2008

To coin a new word, "superperforming" might be a good way to describe this year's crop of new products. Besides doing their usual tasks, this equipment can help your operation be greener, maximize your energy usage and work wirelessly.

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2013 equipment round-up

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 01, 2012

High-tech or not-so-high tech, this year’s crop of new equipment is bound to ease both back-of-house and front-of-house operations.

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Shrinking food waste

By Lindsey Ramsey on Aug. 12, 2015

Although many operators want to reduce food waste because it’s the right thing to do for the environment, some are being pushed by government mandates.

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Cracking down on dine and dash

By Jonathan Deutsch, Ph.D. on Sep. 28, 2017

The law gives operators lots of leeway when it comes to dealing with thieves, Advice Guy says.

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This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Unsolved mysteries

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 10, 2017

Given the mystifying developments that arose, you’d have thought restaurants were holding their own Agatha Christie Week.

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Discover eliminates signatures at checkout

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 11, 2017

Discover customers will no longer need to sign receipts beginning in April.

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Why Amazon should buy me

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 08, 2018

Whole Foods was once a place that left you marveling about the breadth of the pepper family. Now it’s the center of the world’s attention, all because Amazon decided it needed another field to conquer

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