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Today’s consumers expect fine-dining menus to boast locally sourced ingredients and change with the seasons, and now the locavore trend is fueling changes at...
Dawn Sweeney (Photo: National Restaurant Association) For many people, the restaurant industry is a doorway into the working world — one in three adults...
(Photo: Flickr user Liz) It is no surprise that women are behind a good deal of spending dollars. Women account for more than 70%...
If you’re in the restaurant industry and you’ve heard of Foursquare, then there’s a strong chance you’ve heard of AJ Bombers. The restaurant and...
This post is by SmartBlog on Restaurants and Restaurant SmartBrief contributor Janet Forgrieve. Chefs understand the importance of touching more senses than just taste...
This post is by SmartBlog on Restaurants and Restaurant SmartBrief contributor Janet Forgrieve. Starbucks brewed up news last week with the launch of a...
This post is by Restaurant SmartBrief contributor Janet Forgrieve. As the debate about whether OpenTable is worth the cost goes on among some restaurateurs,...
With thousands of Twitter followers and millions of Facebook “likes,” KFC has built a solid relationship with its customers and increased its fan base....
Every week, Restaurant SmartBrief editors scour the Internet for the breaking news and best-practices stories that restaurant owners and managers need to make their...
Our weekly reader poll in Restaurant SmartBrief — SmartPulse – tracks feedback from restaurant owners and managers about current trends and issues. Last week’s...
SmartPulse — our weekly reader poll in Restaurant SmartBrief — tracks feedback from restaurant owners and managers about trends and issues. Last week’s poll...
It’s a short week at Restaurant SmartBrief, but there’s been no shortage of odd, offbeat and downright quirky food stories to share, starting with...
This week’s off-beat food news reminds me of a joke my brother-in-law tells: The Dalai Lama walks into a pizza place and asks “Can...
Adweek reported last week that 10 major restaurant chains are reviewing their ad agencies and looking to shake up their marketing strategies to bolster...
From Cowboys Stadium in Dallas to the plastic Tic Tac cases at cash registers across the country, pink is the color of the month...
With the 2011 holiday season under way, I reached out to ConAgra Foods Corporate Affairs Vice President and ConAgra Foods Foundation President Christopher Kircher...
McDonald’s reported another stellar quarter, with earnings that beat analysts’ estimate and a plan to open 1,300 units this year, including several in the...
Restaurant visits are likely to be slightly down this year, a disappointment for operators and chains that have been struggling to stay afloat since...
This blog series is brought to you by the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA), the leading trade association for the foodservice industry. This series...
The comments that customers leave on your review sites and social media pages are an opportunity to showcase the customer service your restaurant offers...
No doubt you’ve heard a lot about Pinterest lately — from what it is and how it works to which brands are really rocking...
Bringing attention to your restaurant through the media is a guaranteed way to get more traffic at your tables — as long as it’s...
Restaurant traffic increased a bit in the U.S., Canada and other developed countries during the first quarter, with the exception of Australia and several...
Since 1983 chefs, winemakers and other foodservice professionals have gathered in Lyon, France for Sirha, the biennial international hospitality and foodservice conference that also...
Wine is everywhere these days, from high-end cellars to Walgreen’s shelves, but the growing ubiquity isn’t necessarily translating into higher consumption, according to Nielsen...
Summer officially begins Friday, but the Garden State has been turning greener and more lush for weeks. Fields boast robust-looking rows of corn plants...
Francis Ford Coppola (right) with winemaker Corey Beck at AFI Theater and Culture Center, Silver Spring, Md. March 4, 2014 (Photo: Chuck Fazio) When...
Fancy food always tastes better when it’s served with a side of story, and there were plenty of those at the Specialty Food Association’s...
Ninety five percent of all population growth from now through 2020 is set to come from the developing world, which will add 800 million...
Baer-Sinnott (Photo: Oldways) Look out celebrity chefs: The next food rock stars — supermarket dietitians — have been discovered under the bright lights of...
Antimicrobial food coatings have been around for decades and synthetic antimicrobials — such as sorbates, nitrates and sulfites applied directly to foods to keep...
Angela Fernandez is the vice president of retail grocery and foodservice for GS1 US. The Foodservice GS1 US Standards Initiative was launched in 2009...
Photo: Flickr user Kaitlyn Tierney Food fraud is a problem that has sounded global alarm bells in recent years, from tainted meat in China...
In the market for a new POS system? Jeff Riley, CEO of Dinerware Inc., recently spoke at the NRA Show as part of a...
SmartBrief’s Amanda Yeager tuned in to this week’s episode of “Top Chef D.C.” Cheftestants entering the “Top Chef” kitchen this week were puzzled to...
This post is by SmartBlog on Restaurants and Restaurant SmartBrief contributor Janet Forgrieve. Travelers passing the time between flights at LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal D...
This blog post was written by Adam Gaub, lead editor for SmartBrief for Health Care Marketers. One might think that, for someone who has...
SmartPulse — our weekly reader poll in Restaurant SmartBrief — tracks feedback from restaurant owners and managers about current trends and issues. Last week’s...
SmartBlog on Restaurants editor Megan Conniff interviewed Casie Caldwell, founder, president and CEO of Greenz Restaurants. Caldwell is responsible for the direction of the...
Every week, Restaurant SmartBrief editors scour the Internet for the breaking news and best-practices stories that restaurant owners and managers need to make their...
Our weekly reader poll in Restaurant SmartBrief — SmartPulse – tracks feedback from restaurant owners and managers about current trends and issues. Last week’s...
Does good service start with your servers writing everything down? Some guests told the New York Post this week that pencils and pads in...