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    Spring Forward with these Seasonal Food Trends

    Spring has sprung, Daylight Savings Time is here, and flowers are starting to bloom. In the restaurant industry, we all know what …

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    4 Ways Celebrity Chefs are Changing Restaurants

    Food is a great equalizer. Everybody eats – from high-powered CEOs taking clients out for steak, to high school students who just …

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    Thinking of Opening a Restaurant? Here Are 5 Things to Know

    Opening a restaurant will be one of the most thrilling and gratifying experiences of your life — but it also takes hard …

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    Waste Away: How Restaurants Can Reduce Food Waste

    The ecological and economic cases for reducing food waste are clear. In the US, food waste estimates are based on the USDA’s …

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    4 Creative Restaurant Promotion Ideas You’ll Wish You’d Thought Of

    Taco Tuesdays? Tried that already. Early bird specials? Too old-school. A flyer on nearby car windshields? Not bad, but it doesn’t have …

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    Weather or Not: How to Win Customers Over in Rain or Shine

    Rumor has it, April showers bring May flowers. But for those of us who run restaurants – not flower shops – this …

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    Restaurant Interview Questions: How to Hire Insanely Great Servers

    We have good news and bad news. First the good news: experts predict a pretty healthy economy for the next year, and …

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    A Tour de Force: Food Tourism for Local Restaurants

    With the rise of celebrity chefs, food enthusiasts are taking their passion to the next level. Whether they call themselves foodies, health …

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    Organic Reach: Should Restaurants Invest in Organic Ingredients?

    As American diners become more and more health-conscious, they’re having a hot debate about what it really means for food to be …

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    How to Create a Kick-ass Restaurant Marketing Plan

    On its surface, a restaurant marketing plan seems simple: it’s a document that highlights restaurant goals, budgets, and the path you intend …

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    Go for the Green: 3 Tips for Restaurants to Make the Most of St. Patrick’s Day

    In March, as the trees begin to turn green, bars are following suit by going green for St. Patrick’s Day. What was …

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