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Egg producers are scrambling to ramp up cage-free supplies to meet brands’ future commitments. However, companies and even the consumers to whom they’re trying to appeal with new sourcing guidelines are slow to make the switch.
The majority of operators are certainly worried about rising labor costs – 75% of operators said they are concerned about labor costs, and one-third of operators are very concerned.
In late 2015, BJ’s Restaurants approached Dynamit with a problem all-too-common for the industry: The company’s website had become disconnected from the BJ’s brand.
Dunkin’ Donuts instituted its DD Green Achievement two years ago to ensure that franchise operators had the chance to meet their sustainability goals while also maintaining efficient restaurants.
With a young customer base that is starting to exercise its own decisions and form its own tastes and preferences, C&U decision makers are always on the lookout for the concepts, ingredients and dishes that will resonate with students.
(Image: Visualphotos.com) Site selection for restaurants is a delicate balance of art and science. Twenty-plus years ago, when I started my career as director...
Later this month, tens of thousands of restaurant professionals will gather in Chicago for the National Restaurant Association‘s annual show. The foodservice industry’s largest...
Photo: Flickr user Bob Mical Many of this year’s hottest food and restaurant trends are efforts that stem from seeds sowed in previous years,...
From cognitive computing to virtual reality to robots, retailers and restaurants are looking beyond e-commerce and mobile tech to entice customers.
(Photo: Tony Sarsam, CEO, Ready Pac Foods) This post is sponsored by Ready Pac Foods, Inc. Tony Sarsam, chief executive officer of Ready Pac...
(Photo: Flickr user MTSOfan) Those of us who shop seasonal farmer’s markets have learned that the bumpy apples, misshapen eggplants and two-pronged carrots fresh...
Getting your goods out there is important for any business, restaurant or otherwise. Enter new site Peeka.com, which works like an inverted auction. A...
Restaurants with a sustainability plan have an advantage over the competition in several ways. Making an effort to protect the environment and prevent food...
Restaurants can use smartphone applications and Web-based programs for more than menus and online ordering, as software companies offer options to help ensure, document...
I’m on Pinterest, and I noodle around there from time to time in search of news and trends that might be relevant to my...
Understanding the implications of the 2010 health care law and how it affects specific employers can be a tricky business for restaurant operators. As...
SmartPulse — our weekly reader poll in Restaurant SmartBrief — tracks feedback from restaurant owners and managers about current trends and issues. Last week’s...
Anita Jones-Mueller founded Healthy Dining in 1990 with the aim of inspiring chefs to create healthier options for diners and allowing Americans to include...
SmartPulse — our weekly reader poll in SmartBrief on Restaurants — tracks feedback from restaurant owners and managers about current trends and issues. Last...
Online ordering can relieve strain from a restaurant’s in-house staff and provide customers with a service that they appreciate. SmartBrief reached out to Exit41,...
Department stores have been in a race to set themselves apart from each other for years, and the quest has become even more urgent...
Anita Jones-Mueller is the founder of Healthy Dining, which works to inspire chefs to create healthier options for consumers and make restaurant dining part...
Healthy Dining works to inspire chefs to create healthier options for consumers and help diners find meals that fit into a healthy lifestyle. Last...
Restaurant websites look and perform much better than they did in the early days of the Internet, and chains are continuing to build in...
Fast casual isn’t just the fastest-growing segment of the restaurant industry, it’s also out in front when it comes to adopting mobile technology for...
This post is by SmartBlog on Restaurants and Restaurant SmartBrief contributor Janet Forgrieve. Restaurant experts, trade groups and media outlets will soon begin issuing...
This guest post is by Deb Spicer, founder of Quantum Level Success and a 25-year senior executive and consultant. Spicer is the author of...
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...
We’ve read much about the pros and cons of signing up for the growing array of daily-deal sites, including reports of studies showing that...
This post is by Janet Forgrieve, a contributing editor to Restaurant SmartBrief. Policy Matters is a weekly column that rounds up the latest state,...
I recently sat in on a GreenBiz.com webcast on sustainability and its role in workplace hygiene policies. Here are some of the insights I...
This post is by SmartBlog on Restaurants and Restaurant SmartBrief contributor Janet Forgrieve. Sondra Bernstein’s three restaurants aren’t just serving up dishes made from...
In the U Street neighborhood of Washington, D.C., restaurant-bookstore Busboys & Poets hosted an author event a couple weeks back that drew foodies, a...
In years past, restaurateurs might mumble under their breath when patrons blew off their reservations or showed up and hogged the table for too...
Every day two-thirds of consumers eat breakfast, most of it at home. But in the past few years restaurants have been working hard to...
Thays Morgan, senior manager for strategy, planning and development for the full-service restaurant channel at Coca-Cola This post is sponsored by Coca-Cola. Specialty beverages...
Avery Block, social engagement and brand champion for Taco Bell, has 15 years of operations and human resources experience. She has previously worked for...
How can online ordering change your business? How can you guarantee that implementation will run smoothly? What do you need to know before you...
This column is excerpted from Jim Sullivan’s new book, “Fundamentals: 9 Ways to Be Brilliant at the Basics of Business.” It’s available exclusively at...
As consumer expectations continue to evolve, brick and mortar retailers are elevating experience. Clearly. They are not only fighting for your attention and your...
The Get Back to Scratch campaign provides a forum for food producers, sellers and consumers to share and spread their love of “foods made...
An artist’s rendering of the brewery located inside the CIA student union. Image credit: CIA As craft beer continues to gain prominence with both...