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NRA wrap up: Record sales, healthy menus

 By Restaurant Business Staff on May 25, 2005

Restaurant industry sales are projected to reach a record $475.8 billion in 2005, reported the National Restaurant Association at its annual Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, which ended earlier this week.

Brinker posts 4.2% comp-sales gain for Chili’s

 By Peter Romeo on Jan. 28, 2015

Strong traffic contributed significantly to the gain for company-run stores and helped boost Maggiano’s same-store sales by 2.3 percent, the casual-dining giant said.

Win the real estate game

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 12, 2006

Want to beat the big guys in this game? You’d better find the right corner—or in-line or end-cap. “Of all the decisions a new restaurant owner will make, the biggest is real estate,” says Steve Greene, COO of Camille’s Sidewalk Café in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Operations

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Threats, Fido perks, delivery doubts

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 23, 2017

Restaurateurs learned their world truly is shrinking, but they can't readily say the same about delivery concerns.

How to build buzz

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 04, 2006

It's the hottest, well, buzzword in marketing. Buzz. Everybody wants it. Not everybody has it. And to get it, best you forget the old lingo of media buys, bump rates and drive times and get hip to the "influencers," "viral marketers," "bloggers" and "blasters" who are driving things today.

Operations

How is delivery disrupting business as we know it?

By Sara Rush Wirth on Dec. 10, 2017

Here's how the off-premise engine is causing a sea change.

Financing

Ice machines and dispensers

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 13, 2007

You can’t run a restaurant without ice—and lots of it.

Operations

Offsite Gear: Traveling Gear

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 07, 2007

Whether it’s simply moving lunch to an outdoor location or offering a full off-premises banquet and catering service, there’s money to be made offsite. But preparing and holding food often requires specialized equipment.

What to know about: service contracts

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 01, 2008

Get all the help that you needEvery restaurant operator’s nightmare is a Friday night turning sour when a critical piece of equipment goes down—like the...

Operations

Water purification systems

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 11, 2008

Water—whether it's used in your equipment or served to your patrons--is vitally important to your operation. Today, being "water wise" means using water efficiently in your equipment and merchandising it effectively to your customers.

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