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Hot dogs, comfort food trend on menus
Hot dogs are awfully hot and waffles are the next hot bread, trend watcher Nancy Kruse told NRA Show attendees during her “Menu Innovation 2012: Turning Trends into Money Makers”.
How does your restaurant compare to the competition?
Restaurant operators: Want to know how your business compares to similar restaurants on a monthly basis?
Fair Play: Fire on the Dock Chef Ref presides over the game
Laurence Willard is a sweetie — gentle blue eyes, a kind smile, an easy way with words — but don’t let him catch a chef cutting up in the kitchen.
Competition Dining Series Heats up NC!
Local chefs battle head-to-head in an "Iron Chef" competiton where the dinner guest is the judge.
Marketing Strategies
Restaurants use Facebook Offers, ordering to boost sales
Brands are looking into new developments in the way they can execute offers and ordering on Facebook to help boost sales and build brand awareness.
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Best Practices
How to Deliver Quality and Service in Your Restaurant
When guests come to your restaurant, you should treat them as if they are friends visiting your home. Treating your guests with care and providing an exceptional place for them to enjoy a meal is part of the reason they will come back to your restaurant again.
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Service
Why one restaurant hires salespeople for every position
Wil Brawley If everyone who worked for you knew how to move the merchandise, a lot more merchandise would get moved. Here’s how to find those people.
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Social Media
Online Promotional Tools for Restaurants
Today there are tons of different promotional tools that restaurants can use to increase their business. It can be difficult however to tell which ones are best for them. There are a few key tools that can be especially useful for promotions and spreading the word about their restaurants.
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Foodservice News & Trends
Want a rare burger? You’re a step closer in NC
By Kathleen Purvis The Charlotte Observer If you’re a burger fan in North Carolina, you just got a big step closer to being able to say “Make it rare.”
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The Bottom Line
NRN at the 2012 James Beard Awards
By Bret Thorn NRN's senior food editor shares his take on the annual event. The James Beard Foundation likes to call its annual restaurant and chef awards the Oscars of the restaurant world. Really, they’re more like the Emmys in that the same nominees are named year after year.
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Business Innovation & Ideas
Bridge the mobile marketing gap
Mobile smartphone usage is growing fast. Yet most small businesses like restaurants have yet to tailor their marketing efforts to reach this huge customer base.
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