Restaurants Get Creative at Cutting Costs
Food prices are affecting restaurants, in both their costs and customers. So they're getting creative in finding ways to cut costs and lure diners. Operators can learn how these tactics can affect your own bottom line. Read the full story >>
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27% of noncommercial operators who offer Mexican entrees indicate they are thinking about adding some type of taco to their menu. Source: R&I, 2007 Menu Census
Los Angeles Bans New QSRs in Poor Neighborhoods
A law that would bar new fast-food restaurants from opening in South Los Angeles for at least a year sailed through the City Council on Tuesday. The council approved the fast-food moratorium unanimously, despite complaints from representatives of McDonald's, Carl's Jr. and other companies, who said they were being unfairly targeted. Read the full story >>
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Why Starbucks Lost Its Mojo
Bad news has been pouring out of Starbucks for a year. As the shock wore off, the explanations came. Pundits and analysts blamed gas prices, the mortgage crisis, competition from McDonald's, along with real estate blunders, like putting stores on opposite corners of the same intersection. But are these the true reasons for Starbucks' decline? Read the full story >>
Colleges Phase Out Cafeteria Trays to Save Food
Many college students will have to take extra trips to the food counter this fall to gorge on pizza and pop at their favorite on-campus eateries. With rising food and fuel prices, colleges and universities are following a national trend to reduce food waste and energy by removing cafeteria trays or discouraging their use. Read the full story >>
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Chris Muller: The "Value Chain" Is Broken
"Let's face it, business stinks," writes R&I blogger Chris Muller. "The 'Value Chain' forged by our customers and our enterprises has been broken. Today customers, like many operators, are feeling pessimistic. Gasoline while easing this week, still lingers around $4.00/gallon. Other than some of the QSR leaders and a few LTOs on selected full-service menus, domestic restaurant sales are shrinking." Read the full story >>
Lane Cardwell: A Death in the Family
"S & A Restaurant Corp. died on July 29 after a long illness," writes Chain Leader's Lane Cardwell. "Known by family and friends as Steak and Ale and Bennigan's, S & A's strong genes could not protect it from an extended period of abuse and neglect. Death was sudden, but not unexpected. There was no living will." Read the full story >>
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