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Social peanuts

 By Bill Main on May 30, 2001

A coconut shell, roasted peanuts and a string... for centuries these simple items have been used by some native Africans to trap monkeys using a simple strategy.

Meanwhile, in other weirdness ...

 By Peter Romeo on May 31, 2013

Did the industry sneak off to Colorado or Washington for a few now-legal bong hits? How else could the business have brainstormed jaw-droppers like these?

A piece of the action

By Bill Main on Jan. 24, 2002

Warning to Managers: This Trade Secret can put serious money in your pocket... if you're willing to work hard, be accountable, and keep your eye on the ball.

Consumer Trends

The new beer drinker (infographic)

By Sara Rush Wirth on Nov. 15, 2013

Beer is still consumers' favorite type of alcohol, but the demographics of beer lovers is changing.

This is not your father's oldsmobile

By Bill Main on Sep. 12, 2002

None of us can run a restaurant alone so we surround ourselves with capable people. In nearly every workplace there are members of the WWII Generation, BabyBoomers, Generation X'ers and Millennials (Gen Y). But each generation is unique.

Swiping a page from Starbucks’ magic book

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 04, 2014

Its success may seem like hocus pocus, but we’d all do well to learn a few of this company’s tricks.

In-house vs. out-house

By Bill Main on Mar. 26, 2003

Running a foodservice operation is not a simple prospect. In addition to producing quality food and maintaining a high level of service, owners and GMs are faced with a multitude of responsibilities: payroll & human resources, taxes, state, federal and local mandates, technology, marketing, and accounting to name a few.

Leadership

Get to know vending machine guru Luke Saunders

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jun. 17, 2014

With no food experience beyond his own kitchen but plenty eating less-than-desirable meals on business trips, Saunders saw a niche to fill.

The tills are alive with the sound of music

By Bill Main on Oct. 20, 2003

"Music is the food of love", according to William Shakespeare. It's also money in the bank for restaurant owners. A recent study conducted in central England showed that classical music has the power to persuade people to part with their cash.

Bonus head-spinning moments: Business innovations & oddities

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 14, 2014

In the ever-pressing quest for more traffic, some operators broke new ground.

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