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Sysco Corp. is doing its best to help its customers through the recession. It has launched a new online tool that contains recipes, consumer trends and other information to help operators protect their businesses during tough times...
ALBANY N.Y. Gov. David Paterson proposed Monday a statewide menu-labeling bill, making good on intentions he had voiced earlier this year. The mandate, which Paterson had called for during his State of the State address in January, would...
Dairy Queen, which will celebrate 70 years as a brand and 25 years of the Blizzard next year, has had time to get to know its customers. A major key to the 5,600-plus-unit chain’s success, said chief brand officer Michael Keller, has been Dairy...
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants is revving up its menu innovation engine to drive customers through the door and keep them coming back despite the stalled economy. The Tampa, Fla.-based company, which owns or franchises 836 Checkers and Rally...
Opening two units of an upscale casual-dining concept just as the national economy plunged into a recession was never the plan, says Bobby Fitzgerald, a co-founder of the three-unit White Chocolate Grill based in Scottsdale, Ariz. ...
While better times may seem a long way off, the recession of 2008-2009 will eventually give way to the economic recovery of 2010-2011. That’s the good news. The bad news is that there are a number of forces at work that could make rising food...
Generation Y and Millennial customers have clamored for sustainable business practices and local food sourcing in the industry these past few years, but Burgerville has valued these approaches from the beginning. Jeff Harvey, the 39...
Chef Paul Kahan can sum up the inspiration for his latest restaurant in Chicago, The Publican, in very few words. Three, to be exact: Oysters, pork and beer. “The idea stems from three things I love,” he says. “We took that holy...
Though operators have been trying to tap the lucrative mom market for years, most don’t really know what today’s moms want or how best to communicate with them, according to The NPD Group.The crux of the problem is that mothers vary widely in...
Recession-proof may be an impossible state to attain during this downturn, but Buffalo Wild Wings is proving to be at least recession-resistant. Dedicated sports fans, plentiful local marketing and happy, engaged employees are helping the 588-unit...