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There are plenty of ways you can use digital signage to make your restaurant more awesome. The digital signage software engineers have seen it all. Here are a few things you can do with your digital signs as suggested by the engineers at Kitcast.tv. Try to remember that you are only limited by your imagination. How you make digital signs work for you is what really determines how powerful they are. Digital signs are now. They are the future of modern retail.

Restaurateur Stratis Morfogen talks business in his new book Be a Disruptor; but there’s no analytics or theory, his experiences from gangsters to Covid are what taught him the most valuable lessons of the trade. Aside from writing a tell-all book, Morfogen is known as a business owner, entrepreneur,...

If the beverages you send out for delivery have to be held in place by strips of masking tape crisscrossed across the lid to prevent leakage, or you have wasted lids strewn all over counter tops, you have a solvable problem. GP PRO’s lidding technology is providing the ideal solution...

Through fairness and progressive thinking, the upbringing of Chelsea’s aRoqa Contemporary Indian Cuisine set the precedent for how perseverance and zeal can achieve goals in the city where dreams are made: New York City. Monica Saxena opened aRoqa in 2017 following an atypical career path that enabled her to...

Turning to culture and the ordinary to create extraordinary experiences …with pork rinds. Not everyone thinks of a restaurant team like a football team. But that’s exactly how I think of it – different players, each having a pivotal role in how the scoreboard racks up the points.

The NYC Hospitality Alliance are thrilled to see that New York City Mayor Eric Adams took major steps late last month to reduce burdens on and cut red tape for the city’s small businesses by announcing reforms to 118 city regulations. The 118 reforms stem from his Executive Order...

Cultural diversity and student involvement are key ingredients within the recipe for success for University of Massachusetts/Amherst’s (UMASS Amherst) dining hall selection; and the quality and care offered within the facilities are crucial as well. The days of late-night munchies and early morning breakfasts are here to stay for...

EDENS announced late last month, a slate of 10 new partners arriving in Union Market’s burgeoning retail district. The rapidly expanding merchant roster represents a curated mix of homegrown businesses, global brands and culinary stars that will occupy more than 34,000 square feet of storefront in this historic northeast D.C. neighborhood.

Four years ago, Elon Musk first tweeted about a “roller skates & rock restaurant” that would double as a charging station for electric vehicles. The tweet said: “Gonna put an old school drive-in, roller skates & rock restaurant at one of the new Tesla Supercharger locations in LA.”

Join Total Food Service and L. Sashin & Associates on June 22nd at 9:00am ET for Virtual Breakfast Session #19: Crypto Made Less Cryptic. The restaurant, catering, bar and hospitality business has always been hard, but with work, a good concept and efficient systems it was a doable, profitable and a good way to make a living. Then came COVID-19. We’ve been dealing with the pandemic for 2+ years now. We’ve dealt with lockdowns, altered our menus to cope with changing dining habits, supply shortages and price hikes.

Business books have changed my life and they have the power to do the same for you. I read at least one new book a month and there have been times when I have read one new book a week. I wanted to suggest five of my favorite business books...

In 1980, Dr. Thomas Colin Campbell claimed responsibility for coining the term plant-based, creating the phrase to help present his research on diet to skeptical colleagues at the National Institutes of Health that year. The term reached new levels of popularity after the release of the 2016 edition of “The China Study,” Dr. Campbell’s book detailing the link between plant-based eating and the reduction of certain cancers and chronic diseases.

Using commercial-grade air purifiers in indoor settings keeps customers comfortable, so they indulge in dessert, cocktails, and other add-ons For restaurants, too much accumulated indoor tobacco and food prep smoke and odor can become a serious problem that drives away customers and creates an unhealthy environment for employees. Even when smoking is designated to certain sections of a restaurant, the smoke can drift to common areas creating an uncomfortable environment for all.

Article contributed by Danielle Fantasia, Sales & Marketing for Motion Technology Inc. To say the last few years have been burdensome for just about every industry would be a massive understatement. Not only has it been incredibly tricky to navigate the fast changes, shortages, and regulations, but foodservice specifically has...

If you own, run or work at a restaurant, it’s been a tough year with more uncertainty ahead. But the good news is, across the industry, business is back on the rise—powered by limited in-person seating and continued diner interest in take-out and delivery. Third-party delivery apps like...

Your restaurant’s opening date is approaching fast, and you’re diligently working your way through the heaping plate of obligations involved in opening a business. You’ve meticulously selected your kitchen equipment, battled through endless license and permit red tape, and assembled a menu that’s a veritable work of culinary art. Still, your to-do list seems neverending; to say you’ve got your hands full is somewhat of an understatement. While it’s tempting to think marketing can wait until after you’re open, certain marketing efforts are time-sensitive and can’t wait until the last minute. Here are four important online marketing actions you should tackle at least 30 days before your restaurant opens its doors.

June is upon us – the beginning of summer, summer produce, and lighter menu offerings for dining on those hot summer days. As the indulgent braises and warming soups come off the menu, there’s a new fish species arriving in America with the culinary versatility to appear on every section of the menu… Kranios!

Brinker International, Inc. announced last month that Wyman Roberts will retire as Chief Executive Officer and President of the company, President of Chili’s® Grill & Bar and as a member of the Board of Directors effective June 5, 2022. Roberts, 63, will continue to serve the company in an advisory role for 12 months as part of the company’s succession plan.

Businesses that were able to survive the pandemic did so by adapting and presenting their value to customers in new ways. That has been something Merchants Sales Company has been able to do not just through the course of the pandemic but through their fifty years of serving the restaurant and foodservice industry.

Viral Instagram photos. Thousands of social ad impressions. An email newsletter with promising open rates. How are these actually driving impact for your business?. Restaurants have a digital marketing problem. They’re hungry for results, so they can’t resist the appeal of “trackable data” from their digital marketing efforts, but when the time comes to tie that data back to actual revenue and guest visits — they can’t. They can only make educated guesses about what impact their digital advertising efforts have on guest foot traffic and purchases in-store.