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Top 12 tips from the Restaurant Leadership Conference

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 04, 2014

Ideas flew like golf balls at a driving range during the four days of the Restaurant Leadership Conference. Here are a dozen the editorial staff of Restaurant Business regarded as particularly worth retrieving.

Taco Bell invites teens to redesign chain’s uniforms

 Nov. 13, 2014

The chain used Twitter to call for designs that could actually appear on crewmembers—and net the designer $5,000. The twist: All entrants have to pledge to graduate from high school.

Carl's Jr. tests Pepperoni Pizza Fries, which are exactly what they sound like

Apr. 09, 2015

The new side features toppings of pepperoni slices, mozzarella and tomato sauce.

Taco Bell debuts taco with fried-chicken shell

By Kelsey Squire on Sep. 02, 2015

The Naked Crispy Chicken Taco is being offered at some California locations.

Jamba Juice names its new leader

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 22, 2016

The quick-service chain reaches into casual dining to pluck its new CEO from one of Bloomin’ Brands’ chains.

Pizza Hut gets into bot ordering

By Kelsey Squire on Jul. 13, 2016

Customers will be able to place orders with the chain via Twitter and Facebook Messenger starting this fall.

Consumer Trends

7 lessons for engaging consumers

By Sara Rush Wirth on Apr. 13, 2017

Customers want brands to connect with them personally, both inside the four walls of a restaurant and out. The challenge now is how to figure out the ‘where’ and ‘how’ that creates an impact.

Leadership

A modern franchisee finds success with an old idea

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 18, 2018

Acquisitions have made KBP Foods one of the largest and fastest-growing franchises in the restaurant business. But the key to absorbing the expansion has been a notion that harkens back to the earliest days of KFC.

World flavors: Latin heats up

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 01, 2008

Used to be that quesadillas, salsa and guacamole only showed up in Mexican and Latin-style restaurants.

The Week in Ideas, July 30, 2012

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 30, 2012

This week we have thieves caught on camera; a restaurant making money off some unfortunate publicity; a new term is coined for late-night diners; and, as always, mountain lion urine.

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