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Kristy's Down Home Cookin brings smash burgers to Oregon
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media
Kristy's Down Home Cookin' operates a classic menu of smash burgers and fried pickles. Read all about it in this month's Food Truck Spotlight.
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Dishing out local store marketing secrets for restaurants
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media
Hoping to build a loyal customer base in their neighborhoods, restaurant owners can learn actionable local store marketing tactics at the upcoming Restaurant…
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Dave's Hot Chicken named Fast Casual's 2025 top brand
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
The Los Angeles brand launched in 2018 and has grown to over 300 locations. It won the Top 100 two years ago, making it the second brand in history to earn the…
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What's the best part of running a food truck?
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media
Food trucks aren't all toil and hardship. Operators share the best parts of running a food truck.
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What to do with all this data?
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media
What do you do with all that data as a restaurant? The Restaurant Marketing Workshop held from June 2 to 3 in Indianapolis, Indiana plans to tackle that…
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Food truck brings cheesecakes to St. Louis
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media
Too Sweetz Desserts STL offers the rich flavors of cheesecakes to its customers.
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Eggs Up Grill, Hot Palette Holdings, Jeff's Bagel Run execs talk leadership skills
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media
Leaders from Eggs Up Grill, Jeff's Bagel Run and Hot Palette Holdings discussed leadership skills at the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit in Myrtle…
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Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, Perkins, Bun Mee, Keke's leaders share franchising success insight
by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media
What it takes to succeed in franchising was the focus of a panel talk at the recent Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit.
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Salad House, Barcelona Restaurant Group, Knuckies Hoagies execs talk tech, talent acquisition, retention
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media
A panel at the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit highlighted the importance of balancing technology with human interaction in hiring and retaining…
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How and why restaurant leaders are serving up AI in operations
by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media
AI is fast becoming ubiquitous in the restaurant environment, helping to streamline tasks, train employees and deliver a more rewarding customer experience.
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Swig, HTeaO, Everbowl, Vicious Biscuit leaders share tips for building a tech roadmap
by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media
Mapping out a tech roadmap was a panel topic at the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit, held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It was sponsored by Crisp.
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Missouri food truck shares big lessons, smiles
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media
SNSGOODIES Food Truck has been through difficult times and hard lessons. Learn how the operation survived and succeeded despite challenges.
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Restaurant leaders share why AI, data, emotional intelligence are keys to franchise success
by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media
When it comes to growing and sustaining a successful franchise, brands would do well to tap AI to drive expansion, leverage emotional intelligence to drive…
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Jollibee North America president says company is ready for next-level growth
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media
At the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit in Myrtle Beach, Maribeth dela Cruz, president North America for QSR chicken brand Jollibee, said the brand…
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How to dominate restaurant data
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media
A panel at the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit will discuss how to use data to drive growth and profitability.
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Family, potatoes are the perfect food truck combo
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media
Mr. Papas 2 Go delivers baked potatoes with a family friendly spirit.
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Do you know what part of your marketing spend is actually working?
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media
A panel at the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit in Myrtle Beach will look at how brands are wasting their marketing money and how to get the most out…
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Can Jollibee out-cluck Popeyes, Chick-fil-A?
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
Maribeth Dela Cruz will discuss how she plans to compete with the biggest chicken chains in North America, during her keynote, "Bringing Joy to North America…
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Using customer data to boost loyalty
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media
A panel at the upcoming Restaurant & Innovation Summit in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina from March 11 to 13 will examine how restaurants can leverage data to…
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Fire food truck brings US classics to UK
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media
A fire food truck fleet delivers American tastes to UK customers.
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