2012-02-08
The weakest links in food safety are found closest to the plates of Canadian diners, according to a Conference Board of Canada report, released on the second day of the Canadian Food Summit 2012.
Restaurant Industry Trends
Thursday February 9th, 2012
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2012-02-08
The worldwide wine business is a good case study in free trade, given that there are many producers and few restrictions on commerce. In recent years, the cost of wine has reflected this generally free global market in two ways — one good and the other bad, as George M. Taber argues in this op-ed piece. Taber is the author of four books on wine. His latest is titled, A Toast to Bargain Wines: How innovators, iconoclasts, and winemaking revolutionaries are changing the way the world drinks.
2012-02-07
Check around you - the look, feel, smells and sounds that customers notice when they spend time at your bar, café or restaurant.
2012-02-07
Update from Restaurantchains.net on growing and emerging restaurant concepts
2012-02-02
A number of the fastest-growing fast-food and fast-casual chains, including Jersey Mike’s Subs, Zaxby’s, Five Guys Burger & Fries and Jimmy John’s, are also among the nation’s best-rated large chains and have sustained their 'overall customer satisfaction ratings' as they’ve grown.
2012-02-02
National Restaurant Association’s 2012 Restaurant Industry Forecast Reveals Economic, Workforce, Technology and Consumer Trends
2012-01-31
On the one hand, 'the customer is always right'. On the other hand, you've got a business to run, and they sure can get in the way...(we've all had that feeling). But there are times when we need customers to 'make a better choice' - one that works for the business too. Smart operators learn how to say No without actually using the 'N' word...
2012-01-31
Update from Restaurantchains.net on growing and emerging restaurant concepts
2012-01-31
Fueled by solid same-store sales and traffic results and a bullish outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) rose sharply in December.
2012-01-30
The lackluster economy may have dampened growth for the restaurant industry at large, but fast casual restaurants continue to stand out as one notable exception.
