Quiznos aims ‘Torpedo’ ads at Subway market
Quiznos aims ‘Torpedo’ ads at Subway market
May 04, 2009
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Annual Leaky Bucket Report examines why customers are leaving certain restaurants
Annual Leaky Bucket Report examines why customers are leaving certain restaurants
May 04, 2009
The annual Leaky Bucket Report from Restaurant Marketing Group confirms that the trickle of customer defections from restaurants could intensify in this recession, and lack of value and poor service would ensure that guests jump ship.The online...
Having words with John P. Gainor, president, chief executive, International Diary Queen Inc.
Having words with John P. Gainor, president, chief executive, International Diary Queen Inc.
May 04, 2009
John P. Gainor took over as president and chief executive of the 5,860-unit International Dairy Queen Inc. in Edina, Minn., last July, just as the economy started to head south. Since then, the food-and-treat company has launched...
Distributors reassess partner relationships to deal with recession
May 04, 2009
The business health of distribution is tied directly to the business health of its operator customers. When one grows, the other grows and vice versa. It’s been a growth scenario for a number of years, but recently, it’s been the opposite. As...
KFC's stamp on streets shows value of 'cause marketing'
Apr 30, 2009
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Study: Virtual menus with nutritional info most favored technology
Apr 28, 2009
ITHACA N.Y. A comparison study of restaurant technologies found that consumers felt tableside displays of virtual menus with nutritional information to be the most valuable, followed by pagers for table management and hand-held point-of-sale...
Brands say employees atwitter for social sites
Brands say employees atwitter for social sites
Apr 27, 2009
Jeffery Adler, founder of the seven-unit Dlush Beverage Joint chain in San Diego, recently turned on his cell phone and found a couple of his employees following him on Twitter, the microblogging site that allows users to share updates...
Pacuigo Gelato names Berkman president, franchising
Apr 27, 2009
DALLAS Paciugo Gelato Caffè, a 40-unit family-owned chain, has named Steve Berkman to the newly created position of president of franchising. Prior to joining Paciugo, Berkman spent more than nineyears with Palm Beach Tan...
McD may finally roll out Angus burger
McD may finally roll out Angus burger
Apr 21, 2009
OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s Corp. would neither confirm nor deny on Tuesday the reported national introduction this summer of its long-tested Angus Third Pounder, a product rollout that sources say could spark some franchisee tension. First...
On a roll: Texas restaurateurs drive business with gourmet-food trailers
On a roll: Texas restaurateurs drive business with gourmet-food trailers
Apr 20, 2009
AUSTIN Texas —Entrepreneurs in this laid-back Texas capital are hitching their dreams not just to stars but to gourmet-food trailers. While trailers offering gourmet foods are found in...
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