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Surviving the Downturn Panel Discussion | WEEK 6: The Upside of the Downturn 11/19/2008 12:16:00 PM
Join R&I Editor-in-Chief Kelly Smith Killian in conversation with Dennis Lombardi, Executive Vice President, WD Partners; John Owens, Senior Equity Analyst, Morningstar; and Tim Zagat, Co-Founder and CEO, Zagat Survey. More
MENU TRENDS: Wings, Beer, Sports … Flatbreads? By Christine LaFave, Associate Editor - 11/10/2008
Buffalo Wild Wings aims to diversity its menu portfolio--without straying too far from the coop--with the addition of flatbreads.
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The Ten-Minute Manager's Guide to ... On-Boarding New Employees By Cheryl Sternman Rule, Special to R&I - 11/01/2008
New employees who make it past the first few weeks of a job are much more likely to settle in for the long-term. As foodservice strives to improve retention rates for all hires, on-boarding programs--both formal and informal--have become integral to the training process.
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Cutting-Edge Coupons By Kate Leahy, Senior Associate Editor - 11/01/2008
Lake Forest, Calif.-based Del Taco’s new viral marketing campaign, www.foodfightfiesta.com, encourages viewers to fling food at their friends via an e-mail with the subject line “Let’s do lunch.”
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Ivy Idea: Smith & Wollensky 11/01/2008
Guests with theater tickets and a hunger for the total steakhouse experience now can combine both at Smith & Wollensky (Ivy '03)—and still make curtain time. The upscale steakhouse chain's new pre-theater prix-fixe dinner, available between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. at most locations, was designed by Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group CEO Nick Valenti to give early, theater-going diners a...
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Table Turns: Careers on the Move 11/01/2008
Los Angeles-based Patina Restaurant Group has appointed Marc Goedemans, previously vice president of finance and CFO of the food-business unit at Mars Inc., as chief financial officer. ... Former Chef de Cuisine Chad Starling replaces Bill Kim as executive chef of contemporary Asian restaurant Le Lan in Chicago.
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Starters Chris Muller, Professor, University of Central Florida's Rosen College of Hospitality Management September 29, 2008 The Restaurant on Main Street Becomes Extinct
September 29 was the day that the credit crisis became every American&rsquo... More
Starters Chris Muller, Professor, University of Central Florida's Rosen College of Hospitality Management June 30, 2008 Authenticity and Wellness
Why, in a time of economic downturn, with the housing collapse and high gasoline pric... More
Starters Chris Muller, Professor, University of Central Florida's Rosen College of Hospitality Management November 6, 2007 Green is the New Black (As in Ink)
Just what does “going green” mean to a restaurant, and does it really mat... More
Paul Prudhomme-The View from New Orleans
Legendary chef Paul Prudhomme takes a nostalgic look back at Crescent City dining before Hurricane Katrina. This proud ambassador for New Orleans also predicts the future of the city’s restaurants and how they will help rebuild the city’s stature and culture
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