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Delaware North Joins Greener Fields Together

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 04, 2012

BUFFALO, NY and MONTEREY, CA (December 4, 2012)—Delaware North Companies has signed an agreement to become the first major hospitality and foodservice...

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The future of tea is more than hot or cold

 By Thomas Henry Strenk on Apr. 01, 2013

Tea is the most consumed beverage, after water, in the world. Here in the U.S., however, coffee rules. That may change.

Technology very much in hand at the NRA show

By Joann Whitcher on May 24, 2013

The restaurant industry’s shift to mobile technology was reflected on the show floor of this year’s NRA conference, with exhibitors showcasing the latest apps for everything from customer loyalty programs to systems for online ordering, labor scheduling, payments, and guest entertainment.

The power of sampling

By Bill Main on Jul. 11, 2001

Your dining experience must be fresh and exciting to keep guests happy and coming back. Sampling is an excellent opportunity to improve sales of high profit menu items and test new menu items.

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Restaurants’ sales to rise 3.6 percent in 2014, NRA forecasts

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 16, 2014

Restaurants will vie this year for a 3.6 percent increase in total industry sales, which should hit an all-time high of $683.4 billion, according to the just-released business forecast of the NRA.

The Upper East Side: The Handler sisters

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 15, 2003

When restaurateur Jennifer Handler decided she wanted to open a restaurant, she excitedly took her father to visit the storefront on New York's Upper East Side she'd just leased. His exact words were: "You're kidding, right?"

The week's 5 head-spinning moments

By Peter Romeo on May 23, 2014

Adjustments in tech strategies, a big promotion that slipped past unnoticed, why every big chain should be scared and the day fast food lost its mind.

Carbs slide in supermarkets, not in popularity, study says

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 18, 2004

Consumers may be buying fewer low-carb packaged foods, but they're sticking to a diet strategy of eating less starch and sugar, according to a survey conducted earlier this summer.

Free 'extras' now on menu at Qdoba

Oct. 03, 2014

The Mexican fast-casual chain is now providing condiments and mix-ins like guacamole and queso for no extra charge.

Cover story: Ready for your close-up?

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 15, 2005

You didn't ask for it. You might not even want it. But you got it—big-time publicity.

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