Restaurant News

Viral marketing and social networking have arrived on the scene after a long, strange trip indeed. As David Meerman Scott and Brian Halligan explain in their new book, the Grateful Dead were much more than a bunch of rock-and-roll geniuses; they were pioneers of the digital age marketing landscape.

River Jordan, Inc. Inks Franchise Agreement to Open U-SWIRL in Marietta

Arizona Swirl, LLC Bringing U-SWIRL Experience to Mesa and Scottsdale, Arizona

It is always a good idea to have some sort of commission incentive program in place to obtain referrals to your restaurant.

When any restaurant owner is considering changing their businesses strategy in order to increase the success of their establishment, there may be some risks involved.

The Company reported consolidated operating income of $21.4 million, or 5.2 percent of net sales, in the first quarter of fiscal 2011, compared to operating income of $25.1 million, or 5.9 percent of net sales, in the first quarter of fiscal 2010. The decrease was due primarily to deleverage from a decline in sales in both business segments and record-high sow costs in the food products segment.

Petrus Brands, parent company of Shane's Rib Shack, LLC and Planet Smoothie, LLC, has named Carl Jakaitis as its new chief financial officer. Carl Jakaitis assumed the role of CFO on June 15. He will be responsible for supervision of the Petrus Brands finance and administrative functions, strategic business planning, regulatory functions and working closely with franchisees.

The Asian American Restaurant & Food Fair is a one-day food tasting, cooking demonstration celebration, gathering more than twenty-five of New York's very best Asian restaurants and their award winning, world class chefs on Sunday, August 29th, in Flushing, Queens.

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today published a joint Exposure Draft (ED) on lease accounting.The ED, if finalized, would represent a fundamental change in how lessees and lessors account for their leasing transactions.

In response to Canadian consumer demand, top U.S. grill & bar is heading north

Three New Locations Set to Open before the End of the Year

Using twenty-five vignettes, a Cornell study of hospitality innovators finds that both new and established hospitality companies are applying novel approaches and unconventional thinking to serve the ever changing needs of hospitality guests.

Last weekend I took a walk though arable land and couldn't fail to notice that all was not well with the wheat crops. I suppose it's not surprising; I only have to look at my own garden and see the effects of the recent dry (UK) weather.

Update from Restaurantchains.net on growing and emerging restaurant concepts

There should be no such thing as 'limited service' in hotels or hospitality

Today being in business means being fully automated and of course this includes utilizing whatever services you can glean from the internet. One of these ways that has become quite popular is to be able to make restaurant reservations online.

When the economy is facing tough times, it can be particularly hard on the restaurant business. This often forces the restaurant into looking at innovative ways to cut costs that will not directly affect their services.

Net Income Improved by $6.7 million, Ends Quarter in Strong Cash Position, Updates Guidance for FY 2010

RT Hawaii Restaurants, Inc. plans to open three new Ruby Tuesday restaurants within the next three years; the first restaurant is slated to open in June 2011.

Open since August 6, 2010 and located in Minot, North Dakota, this newest addition to BAB’s national franchise system has seen lines out the door and sales that have placed it at the top of the chain for average daily sales