The Best Dishes to Add to Your Menu from the Top 16 World Cup Contender Countries
The 2018 World Cup is here, and it’s already promising a month of toppled dynasties. With 2014 winner Germany out of the …
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From A to Generation Z: Restaurant Trends Among Younger Diners
The younger generations are fundamentally changing the way Americans eat. Millennials and Generation Z are two of the largest living generations, and …
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The Last Straw: Restaurants Reduce Their Use of Plastic
Remember plastic bags? Just a few years ago, they were in every grocery store, and most consumers used two of them at …
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Take the Plunge: Expanding Beyond a Single Location
First off: congrats! If you’re considering opening a second location, you’re doing something right. You’ve beaten the odds and discovered a winning …
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Taste the World: How Global Flavor Trends are Changing Restaurant Menus
In this age of social media, guests have access to more information about food than ever before. All of a sudden, American …
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The Top 9 Restaurant Data Reports You Should Be Analyzing
Goodbye spreadsheets, hello automation! The reporting feature of your Point of Sale (POS) system is an essential tool in any restaurant manager’s …
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Generation Yum: Why Millennials Love Food
Millennials are changing the way we do business. As the largest generation in the American workforce, Millennials have immense spending power, and …
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Pump Up Your Sales: How to Train Servers to Suggestive Sell
Would you like fries with that? Suggestive selling is about as old as the restaurant industry itself, but many teams still struggle …
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Simplicity: The Real Ingredient of the Year
For years, chefs have been caught up in the trend of adding a variety of high-profile ingredients to dishes, in order to …
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May Flowers: A Restaurant Trend in Bloom
Flowers are more than a trend. They are, one writer tells us, an important part of our history. “The ancient Romans decorated …
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5 Food Trends to Leverage for 2018
It’s a whole new world of flavors out there! Today’s chefs are breaking ground with previously underexplored cuisines, bringing popular Asian and Mediterranean flavors to the forefront of Western palates. Recent food trends also reflect changes in the way diners approach eating in general. Restaurant …
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Staying Fresh: A Look at the Lifespan of Restaurants
It’s often said that 90-95% of restaurants close within a year of opening their doors. However, this scary statistic might be misinformation. …
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