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As Restaurant owners and managers, we hear all the time about the importance of social media, but how does social media affect your business?   Most of our customers are internet savvy, so the best way to reach them is where they already are.  We will briefly run down a few social media channels and how […]

More restaurants have returned to the earth by showcasing fresh or local foods as maximum quality and good local neighboring. For example, McDonald’s new ad campaign emphasizes local farmers and ranchers. Similar efforts have been seen from Chipotle, Wendy’s and Dominos Pizza. Some of the Big Steak and Seafood Players like McCormick and Schmick’s, list […]

Orlando — A report released Monday by the National Retail Federation said that retail industry sales growth for 2012 is forecasted at 3.4%, a pace slower than 2011’s 4.7% growth. Though retailers ended last year on a strong note with holiday sales rising 3.9% over 2010, the bad news was that the traffic count was […]

In 2012, Food costs will remain a huge challenge for the restaurant industry, with wholesale domestic food price inflation running at 8.4 percent — the highest it’s been in three decades. Operators won’t be able to pass on high costs on a one-to-one basis, so the focus will remain on driving out costs, while hopefully […]

A few full service casual restaurants are trying to come up with “gimmicks” to create a sense that you are receiving good service. For example, Chili’s, a popular chain restaurant now has 2 servers per table. Is this is supposed to mirror fine dining establishments where you have a front and back waiter? Instead of […]