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The Everything Guide to Processing Plastic

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 01, 2008

From cutting fees to killing fraud. What you need to know.

Mobile, social and local marketing

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 01, 2010

First, it was Web sites and email marketing. Now, it’s all about mobile phones, smart coupons that know your location and sites and services that hook straight into local communities. Restaurants aren’t just places to grab some grub anymore. They are active participants in the social conversation with legions of tech-savvy customers.

Operations

The broiling point

By Tom O'Brien on Sep. 14, 2011

Steak, chicken, fish, burgers—all of these are menu staples, and all of them reach flavor perfection when broiled. That’s why the broiler has become an indispensable piece of equipment.

Cause-Based Mobile Rewards App Replaces Traditional Restaurant Customer Loyalty Card

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 13, 2012

MINNEAPOLIS (March 13, 2012 - PRNewswire)—ValuedPatron Marketing Services, LLC has launched Eat-A-Bite, Give-A-Bit™—a long-term, cause-marketing...

Technology

Make it funky: "What's on your current playlist?"

By Joann Whitcher on Sep. 14, 2012

For chefs, music is often as important as the knives they cart around. While chefs tend to avoid music during restaurant service, prep is another matter.

Technology

Are mobile payments safer?

By Amanda Kooser on Feb. 01, 2013

It’s easy to get blinded by the newness of mobile payment technology, but the security issues aren’t that much different from older methods of taking payments.

Innovators get a spotlight during the NRA Show

By Patricia Cobe on May 23, 2013

Five restaurateurs were recognized during the NRA's annual convention for brainstorming innovations that broke new ground in the business.

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