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7 social media tools for restaurants
Social media has become the focal point in many restaurant marketing efforts, but the battlefield for consumer awareness has become clouded with a growing number of platforms and a limited amount of...
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Lobster rolls trending in restaurants
Every year around late spring, they start cropping up on menus: Lobster rolls, the iconic summer sandwich that originated in New England. In the last few years the East Coast favorite has become even...
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Wetzel’s Pretzels founder develops fast-casual pizza concept
A Wetzel’s Pretzels founder is poised to launch a new fast-casual pizza concept called Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza that targets the growing niche for quick artisan pies. Rick Wetzel, cofounder and...
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Chef brings crab house experience to New York
As executive chef of City Crab and Seafood Company in New York, Joe Vaina is committed to bringing an authentic Maryland crab house experience to the heart of the Big Apple. And with Maryland blue...
View ArticlePizza Patrón's 'Pizza Por Favor' promotion helps break sales records
Pizza Patrón, the Dallas-based chain focused on serving the Hispanic consumer, has come to expect generating a large public reaction with its Spanish-language promotions — along with major lifts in...
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The latest chefs on the move
Scott Foster has been named chef of record at Bennigan’s Franchising Company. Currently he is the managing partner and executive chef for Nova Restaurant Group, which operates four restaurants in...
View ArticleDarden to benefit from Yard House deal, analysts say
Wall Street analysts on Friday praised Darden Restaurants Inc.’s decision to acquire the growing Yard House chain, saying the hip, young brand will be a spark within the largest casual-dining...
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Restaurant operators must prepare for difficult July
Editor's note: This exclusive series to Nation’s Restaurant News provides C-level insights into the sales and traffic data from clients subscribing to Black Box Intelligence, a financial performance...
View ArticleHealthy Dining celebrates one-year anniversary of Kids LiveWell with National...
This is a news release issued by Healthy Dining, a nutrition-related marketing and consulting firm. Healthy Dining today joined the National Restaurant Association (NRA) in celebrating the one-year...
View ArticleUSDA lowers corn yield forecast
In this weekly Commodities Watch column, John T. Barone, president and commodities analyst for Market Vision Inc., offers a snapshot of the state of commodities for restaurants. While analysts were...
View ArticleCarmela 'Mama' Sbarro dies at age 90
Carmela “Mama” Sbarro, who, with her husband Gennaro, founded the Sbarro Italian quick-service chain more than 50 years ago, passed away July 7. She was 90 years old. Born Dec. 15, 1921, she immigrated...
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Full-service restaurant sales recover in June
Restaurant industry same-store sales and traffic rose in June, as quick-service chains maintained momentum and casual-dining brands snapped back to life after a difficult May, according to the latest...
View ArticleFamous Dave’s opens first international location in Canada
Famous Dave’s of America Inc. has opened its first Famous Dave’s restaurant outside the United States, a franchised location in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, marking the next phase of its North American...
View ArticleAnalysts: 2Q restaurant earnings to be mixed
Slower same-store sales trends reported in March and April seem to have seeped into May and June as well, especially in the casual-dining segment, an industry analyst reported as many companies...
View ArticleGerard Craft plans new pasta restaurant
Since 2005, Gerard Craft has been delighting St. Louis with his fine-dining restaurant Niche, which, like many fine dining restaurants these days, is known for its use of local, seasonal ingredients....
View ArticleProject Pie to launch with aggressive growth plan
A new fast-casual pizza concept with an aggressive growth plan is launching in Las Vegas later this month, joining a growing crowd of operators who hope to claim the niche. RELATED • Smashburger owner...
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The Greene Turtle repositions itself with new campaign, menu
Casual-dining chain The Greene Turtle has launched a media campaign to promote its repositioning, including two television ads and a radio spot intended to indicate to its customers in Maryland,...
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Focus Brands opens Cinnabon–Carvel in Libya
Focus Brands International Inc. reportedly brought the first U.S. restaurant brands to Libya earlier this month after the debut of its co-branded Cinnabon and Carvel location was delayed several months...
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Mixt Greens founders to debut cash-free sandwich concept
The founders of the Mixt Greens salad chain are scheduled to debut a new upscale sandwich concept next month that will pioneer new mobile ordering and payment methods. RELATED • Starbucks opens second...
View ArticleChuy’s IPO leads way for new restaurants on Wall Street
Chuy’s Holdings Inc., the casual-dining Mexican restaurant operator, debuted on the public market Tuesday, bucking a down market to close up 15.9 percent. The 36-unit Austin, Texas-based company...
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