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July 16, 2008
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 Tips and Insights for Noncommercial OperatorsR&I's Noncom Niche enewsletter delivers market analysis, research, product information and other data vital to noncommercial operators. This free, monthly briefing also features consumer insights and food and operations trends that impact noncommercial operations. Subscribe today!
Noncommercial operators allocate significantly more to paper goods and serving equipment, while commercial operators allocate significantly more to smallwares, furnishings and tabletop items.
Source: Foodservice Equipment & Supplies, 2008 Operator Industry Forecast
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Many entrepreneurs decide to buy into a franchise, which allows them to tap into an already established concept and draw upon the training and support of the parent company. Still, there are lots of concepts to choose from, and before you fall in love with just any franchise, you need to do your homework and steer clear of the more common mistakes, say franchising experts. Read the full story >>
Lane Cardwell: When Earnings Are in the Bag
"One of the early learnings at the newly public Chili's (pre-Brinker) was that you don't overpromise Wall Street anything," writes Chain Leader's Lane Cardwell. "You certainly don't tell them a few weeks before the quarter ends that the consensus earnings are 'in the bag.' But the company was having a great quarter, and it looked like nothing could stop them." Read the full story >>
Upstarts: Alamo Drafthouse Offers Dinner and a Movie
Alamo Drafthouse is not your typical movie theater. The Austin, Texas-based cinema eatery has gained a cult following over the last 11 years for showing both first-run and obscure art-house films while offering guests a made-to-order menu that goes beyond popcorn and candy. Now seven-unit Alamo is ready to expand its laid-back, campy brand outside Texas. Read the full story >>
Dave's Dispatch: Culinary Conservatives Unite!
"One scarcely thinks of Alice Waters, whose Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, Calif., helped kick off California Cuisine, as a conservative icon," blogs Chain Leader's David Farkas. "Yet, oddly, she's adopted as one in a recent essay in 'The American Conservative.' " Read the full story >> |
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