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| October 27 |
Keep it Simple |
| Artificial pretentiousness is being replaced with uncluttered, natural-feeling tabletops. |
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| October 20 |
Menu suggestions that sell |
| Well-written restaurant menus are terrific sales tools that use a bit of consumer psychology to help boost check averages. |
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| September 16 |
Restaurants rise above hard times: Part 1 |
| In an age where once-booming chain restaurants are now facing the possibility of cutbacks and bankruptcy, some independently owned restaurants are showing record growth. What's their secret to success? |
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| August 26 |
Restaurateur feels bite of economy |
| Expenses for nearly every ingredient that ends up on a menu, from produce to poultry, are up as transportation costs rise for producers, growers and suppliers. |
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| August 22 |
FDA Resource on Salmonella |
| Some helpful information from the FDA on the recent salmonella outbreaks and tips for preventing illness in your foodservice establishment. |
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| August 6 |
H - 2 - Oh! |
| Water—so simple, so pure, perhaps this necessity of life is so unobtrusive that you don’t even think about how it can help your business. |
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| August 6 |
Flour Power |
| Considering something other than white or wheat with your next flour order? |
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| August 6 |
Safety First |
| Creating a safe kitchen is easier -and more important- than you think. |
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| July 29 |
Ice cream grows up: Just add liqueur |
| Ice cream drinks make a festive addition to any summertime restaurant or patio. Just plop a few scoops into the blender, add a splash of liqueur and whip up something cool, creamy and delicious. |
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| July 15 |
School cafeterias struggling to keep food on the table |
| Rising costs for fuel, food and labor are forcing school cafeterias nationwide to raise prices, cut jobs and, in some cases, dip into "rainy day" funds to put food on trays, according to congressional testimony to be delivered today. |
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| June 17 |
Sandwiches a Mainstay of Restaurant Fare |
| Sandwiches continue to be a mainstay of restaurant fare, making up 31 percent of all limited-service restaurant entrées and 15 percent of entrées at full-service restaurants, according to Technomic’s “Sandwich Consumer Trend Report.” |
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| June 12 |
Key Tomato Crop Approved |
| The FDA yesterday cleared the nation's leading supplier of fresh tomatoes as being free of salmonella. |
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| May 28 |
Tea Break |
| In warmer weather,offering iced teas cool customers and heats up profits |
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| May 28 |
How to Go Green |
| With all the information circling about "going green" out there, it’s easy for operators and everyone else in the foodservice industry to experience confusion. |
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| May 22 |
Mondavi’s Legacy: Reinventing Napa Valley |
| Like many great Americans, Robert Mondavi reinvented himself — several times, in fact — and in the process he reinvented Napa Valley and the American wine industry. |
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| May 21 |
Hey! Who's stealing my old grease? |
| Restaurants from Berkeley, Calif., to Sedgwick, Kan., are reporting thefts of old cooking oil worth thousands of dollars to rustlers who refine it into barrels of biofuel in backyard stills. |
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| April 29 |
Tips Get Smaller |
| In a tough economy, tips are depreciated; Those who depend on them feel the pinch of patrons saving pennies. |
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| April 29 |
Hip, Casual Efficiency |
| Embassy Suites targets a new generation of travelers with its lobby restaurant concept. |
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| April 29 |
Passionate About Panini |
| A traditional Italian grilled sandwich that's wildly popular and easier to make than every before. |
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| April 28 |
How to Survive a Recession |
| Casual-dining chains are marketing value and networking with their loyal customers to get through these tough times. |
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| April 22 |
Operation Green |
| Enodis features more than 40 ways to save energy in the kitchen! |
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| April 18 |
Lean Times for Restaurants |
| A shakey economy and higher food and labor costs are squeezing eateries. How can chains raise prices and hold on to their customers? |
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| April 18 |
Green: The New Gold |
| Data from the National Restaurant Association shows that 6 out of 10 U.S. consumers say they are “likely to choose a restaurant based on its level of environmental friendliness.” |
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| April 3 |
QSRs Go Green |
| More and more restaurants are "going green" to meet public demand. |
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| April 3 |
Working for Diners |
| Many upscale restaurants are working harder to attract diners as uncertainties about the economy nudge people toward eating cheaper |
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| March 28 |
What's Cooking |
| Successful retailers are using new equipment to heat up the foodservice business |
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| March 28 |
Clearing a Crowded Cold Vault |
| As the cooler gets more congested, retailers face difficult decisions about what products to keep and which ones to chuck. |
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| March 14 |
Whet Their Appetite |
| Competition is heating up for high school chefs with big dreams on their plate |
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| March 14 |
Business: All Night Long |
| Learn how smooth the transition to longer hours can be and how quickly and substantively customers can buy into extended hours |
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| March 14 |
High Demand |
| The restaurant business is fighting hard to find workers |
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| March 4 |
From Tips to Clicks |
| Restaurants try e-menus, letting diners order from a touch-screen at the table |
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| February 27 |
Catering is a snap! |
| Catering is the fastest growing segment of the foodservice industry, with $14 billion in sales last year. |
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| February 9 |
Servicing Seniors |
| Key equipment and supplies for assisted living facilites |
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| February 8 |
Corporate Cafeterias Going Green |
| Many corporations are overhauling their cafeteria fare in a new effort to introduce healthier foods and programs that slash environmental waste. |
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| February 7 |
Keep the Customer Satisfied |
| You can have the greatest customer service tools and procedures in place, but if they are of no value to the client then they are of no value to you. |
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| January 28 |
The NRN 50: Independent Party |
| Unaffiliated restaurant owners stay in business by remaining flexible and connecting with their communities in ways chain competitors can't. |
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| January 24 |
The Safe Zone: Unsafe Bet |
| What does the average food-handling employee in the restaurant industry think about food safety? The answer may surprise you! |
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| January 10 |
Best Restaurant Dishes to Try in 2008 |
| F&W editors make it their business to know about the best new restaurants and chefs. Here, in this web-exclusive, they’ve selected some of the best new and amazing restaurant dishes to try in 2008— from pork belly BLTs in Key West, Florida, to sake pairings in Chicago and langoustines with Prosecco-lemon sorbet in New York City. |
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| January 5 |
Kettles… |
| "Souper" merchandisers |
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| January 5 |
Breakfast: A Wake-Up Call |
| Chefs like Los Angeles’ Neal Fraser have started setting their alarms early so they can serve exquisite breakfasts—from ricotta pancakes and brioche French toast to braised pork shanks with poached eggs. |
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| January 2 |
Developing Recipes |
| Once you have decided on a menu theme, suppliers, a production team and specific menu items, it's time to develop standard recipes. |
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| January 1 |
Ties That Bond |
| R&I’s 2008 New American Diner Study illuminates consumer dining patterns. |
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| 2007 |
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| December 15 |
Restaurant Trends in 2007 and 2008 |
| It's that time of year where we look back at the year gone by and then gaze into our crystal ball -- or in this case, our crystal decanter -- to see what's coming up. |
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| December 12 |
What to look for in 2008… |
| Consumer Demand for Ways to Fit Quality Meals Into Hectic Schedules Shape Restaurant Trends in 2008, According to National Restaurant Association |
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