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Sara Rush Wirth

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Sara Rush Wirth

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Financing

Finding the sweet spot

Is finding just the right spot in just the right neighborhood still the prime factor in opening a restaurant?

Inside Saltine

Converting a 1920s schoolhouse in Jackson, Miss., that’s on the historic registry into a restaurant was no easy feat for designer and co-owner Rachel Horn Houston, especially on a “really tight” budget.

Food

Fried chicken and ...

Chicken-and-biscuit and chicken-and-waffle combos appear on about 6% of menus nationwide. While growth was flat over the last year, it varies by region.

Food

Supercharging smoothies: Message in a glass

As evidenced by the sheer number of “veggified” green smoothies sprouting up across the market, better-for-you blends are top of mind for consumers and operators, alike.

Technology

Anatomy of a visual home page

Instead of stagnant pages, some restaurants are adopting a scrolling home page that hits the brand’s main talking points without forcing click-throughs.

Financing

The new age of credit cards

In little more than a year, restaurants are going to have to change the way they accept payment—and many are likely to be unprepared.

Technology

Takeout of tomorrow

In today’s ordering process, tablets, Bluetooth printers, apps and other advances spell efficiency.

Refusing to customize in a build-your-own world

We’ve heard time and again that consumers, especially millennials, want customization. But what about places that refuse to bend? Is their business hurt by an unwillingness to oblige customers' yen for a twist on preparations? A trip to Umami Burger suggests the answer is a resounding "no."

Food

Exploring the bayou

Operators visiting The Big Easy for the FSTEC conference this month can sample more than hurricanes and Creole cooking.

Inside Pizza Vinoteca

Ari Malcolm set out to modernize the traditional pizza joint. Here, “guests control their own experience [through tech],” he says.

Technology

Shifting server roles

From apps to tabletop tablets to self-ordering kiosks, the switch to consumer-facing technology is putting more tasks—and power—in the hands of the consumer.

Beverage

Coffee on speed

The next wave for coffee specialists: trading high craft for high-tech without losing customization and a sense of high art.

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