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Brick House Tavern + Tap

 Jul. 08, 2014

Leather recliners, HD TV and plenty of beer. Sound like the ultimate man-cave? Add handcrafted American food, trend-forward design and a bevy of smiling waitresses and you’ve got the ultimate neighborhood watering hole, a.k.a. Brick House Tavern + Tap.

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Customers turn stupid

 By Peter Romeo on Nov. 14, 2014

The customer isn't always right. Sometimes the consumer isn’t even sane, as events of the past week attest.

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: New realities for restaurant employers

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 03, 2015

New rules for employee handbooks, a 21 percent price hike to cover higher wages and an employee-employer-guest discussion group are just some of the past week’s labor-related developments.

Marketing

Valentine’s Day promos from left field

By Kelsey Squire on Feb. 05, 2016

Here’s how some concepts are spicing up sales on the industry’s second-busiest day of the year.

2016 Top 500 restaurant chains

Jun. 21, 2016

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.

Consumer Trends

8 chains missing the mark with takeout

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jan. 27, 2017

A look at the casual-dining chains satisfying consumers with their dine-in services, but not doing quite as well with takeout.

Operations

Are wings places the next wave in fast casual?

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 15, 2017

Full-service chicken-wing chains are hatching quick-serve spinoffs.

Monterey Culinary Center Hosts Amerifresh

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 16, 2006

"The trip to Monterey is a reward for our top produce sales associates. They enjoy Monterey and they get a better education on fresh produce. Each year we...

Hooters

Jun. 11, 2017

A male-focused concept specializing in hot wings served in a sports bar

This much we know already

By Peter Romeo on May 18, 2011

With the NRA show just hours away, certain truths about this year's convention are piling up like used toothpicks at a sliced-pepperoni booth. Here’re some of the insights we've gleaned so far:

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