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Cousins Maine Lobster co-founder describes successful journey in TV interview
April 16, 2018
Jim Tselikis, co-owner and co-founder of Cousins Maine Lobster, and co-author of a book about the company's success, discussed his journey growing from one…
read nowLevelUp teams with FullContact to improve customer segmentation
March 14, 2018
LevelUp has partnered with FullContact, an identity resolution provider, to power precision marketing programs by providing foodservice operators with a…
read nowRestaurant biz down, but not as bad as it looks
October 13, 2017
Ever since Hurricanes Harvey and Irma roared through most of the nation's southern regions, analysts and others have been itching for numbers on the storms…
read nowBusiness intelligence platform offers restaurants analytics to influence customer behavior in real time
August 23, 2017
Bloom Intelligence offers advanced tracking metrics for the hospitality industry to attract, engage and retain customers through its cloud-based business…
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The New Economy: It's all about restaurants
August 14, 2017
In Cleveland and New York City, more than a third of the new jobs added since 2015 are food and drink service industry positions, while the entire state of…
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New way to 'try on' best new bottom line-building restaurant tech
July 25, 2017
POS device provider ParTech has partnered with cloud-based API software developer Omnivore to bridge the gap between restaurants and the tech developers and…
read nowStudy on independent brands: Only the strong survive, but they also thrive
July 11, 2017
Staying independent is a pretty rough game for U.S. restaurateurs. Still, survival is not only possible but also relatively profitable for solid concepts with…
read nowRegulations stifle food trucks in Chicago and other big cities
May 8, 2017
Government figures suggest the food truck revolution has stalled in several of the country's biggest cities, according to The Economist. The sector is subject…
read now2017 Annual Capital City Food Truck Convention canceled
April 24, 2017
The 2017 Annual Capital City Food Truck Convention, scheduled for June 3 and 4 in Washington, D.C., has been canceled. According to a notice from Samuel…
read nowYelp's restaurant review data gets much easier to use
April 14, 2017
Restaurant social media managers at the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit in Dallas last month clearly identified Yelp as the go-to source of…
read nowOperators and vendors join forces to set supply chain best practices
April 12, 2017
Foodservice supply chain company, HAVI, has joined with the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association, food industry consultants at Kinetic12 and…
read nowNew tech finds, funnels real-time restaurants digital sign content
April 11, 2017
Allure is debuting an advanced content automation technology for digital signs and other devices used in the fast food and fast casual sectors. Allure…
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NRA to Congress: Full-steam ahead on Small Business Health Fairness Act
March 27, 2017
Although groups like the Consumers Union strongly oppose it, the National Restaurant Association today said it sent a letter to Congress giving its support to…
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NRA to Congress: 'Press go on health act but fix it later'
March 22, 2017
National Restaurant Association Policy and Government Affairs EVP Cicely Simpson today told Speaker of the House and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan to press forward with…
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NRA implores Congress: 'Keep debit-swipe fee controls in place'
March 22, 2017
The National Restaurant Association has joined forces with dozens of other restaurant groups to launch a campaign against repealing debit swipe-fee protections…
read nowPopcorn is on a roll in Minneapolis
March 16, 2017
The QSR snack food trend continues to grow, making this an ideal time for the world's largest popcorn franchise retailer, Doc Popcorn, to take the chain's…
read nowWorkers' groups quiet about Trump's pick to replace Hardee's CEO as labor sec nominee
February 20, 2017
President Trump's latest pick for labor secretary, R. Alexander Acosta, has evoked little response from workers' rights and other organizations supporting…
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Fake news on McDonald's and Chipotle stopped in its tracks
February 15, 2017
Fake news is again causing problems for the foodservice industry, this time inolving McDonald's and Chipotle. The event also involved reporters at USA Today…
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