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Tech at the table?

 By Kelly Killian on Apr. 07, 2014

Restaurants’ policies try to keep up with the times.

Tennessee's Choice Food Makes Fourth Acquisition

 By Restaurant Business Staff on May 17, 2006

Choice Food Group acquired on Monday, May 1, a local packaging plant that previously housed manufacturing operations for Portion Pac, Inc., a H. J. Heinz...

The week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Servers under siege

By Peter Romeo on May 09, 2014

Many industry savants see service as the area where restaurants can distinguish themselves. Then why are so many trying to cut server-customer interaction?

Schnuelle Succeeds Winterhalder as ceo of Sysco Sacramento

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 24, 2006

Schnuelle, who currently serves as executive vice president of that company, will assume his new duties effective Oct. 1. He succeeds current president and...

Operations

View masters

By Maura Keller on Jun. 16, 2014

Well-designed display cases can improve operational efficiencies, create competitive differentiation and increase sales.

Systems Services of America to Relocate to Arizona

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 13, 2006

Previously known as McCabe's Quality Foods, the Portland-based quick service and casual dining restaurant supplier was acquired by foodservice industry...

Who is the first barista accepted to ASU through the Starbucks College Achievement Plan?

Jul. 07, 2014

The announcement of college opportunities for employees quickly turned controversial when news reports revealed that Starbucks may not actually pay for baristas’ classes at ASU. Here’s how Starbucks is positioning the new program, straight from its website.

Avoid these pitfalls and grow

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 12, 2007

An IPO may not be in the cards any time soon, but if you’ve set your sights on growth through unit expansion you’re facing a whole new set of challenges than simply having a great concept and executing it well.

Behind bars

By Thomas Henry Strenk on Jul. 29, 2014

While statistics are hard to come by, one liquor-auditing service estimates that bar losses equal about 23 percent of the bottom line.

Where'd the money go?

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 07, 2007

And just like that, the lending market tightens. It was but a few months ago that private equity groups liked putting money into small restaurant chains.

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