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How your restaurant sales and profits compare to competitors' and what you can do to improve financial performance

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Investors lose some faith in QSR

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 03, 2018

The industry appears to be outperforming the stock market, but not fast-food chains, says RB's The Bottom Line.

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Can wine packs cut it on restaurant tables?

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 13, 2006

Restaurants have served wine out of bag-in-boxes for years, stealthily siphoning the stuff into glasses—behind the bar and out of sight.

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Buying sparkling wines when it's not a holiday

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 13, 2006

Many restaurateurs think about purchasing sparkling wines only for the holidays, but that’s a mistake. While the bulk of bubbly is drunk from Thanksgiving to New Year’s, sparklers are a good match for most menus year round.

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Soup’s on

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 01, 2009

Gallons of excitement are simmering in the soup pot these days. Although a cup or bowl of soup has long been a standard menu starter, restaurants are now offering more inspired choices and many rotating selections

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2011 Restaurant Growth Index

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 01, 2011

As 2011 gets underway, it’s clear that the slowly recovering economy continues to impact the restaurant industry as shown by sluggish sales and limited expansion.

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A root for dessert

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 01, 2011

Come December, many a pastry chef crafts desserts around the fresh apples, pears, and citrus fruits in abundance. But Stephen Collucci, executive pastry chef at Colicchio & Sons in New York City, likes to go off the beaten track a bit.

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Summer paradise

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 01, 2012

The Hudson Valley is on par with the Napa Valley when it comes to the local bounty of excellent ingredients, believes Eric Gabrynowicz, executive chef at Restaurant North in Armonk, New York.

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When pig(skin)s fly

By Gregg Cebrzynski on Oct. 01, 2013

To make sure your promotions don’t go down and out, consider these tips.

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Highest-volume independent steak houses

Oct. 15, 2014

Even as sales at full-service restaurants sputter along, growing at 2.4 percent in 2013 according to Technomic, sales at steak concepts are leading the pack with 6.2 percent growth.

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Not all restaurants suffer the ‘Groupon effect,’ study finds

By Kelsey Squire on Jul. 10, 2015

Newer and upscale restaurants are less likely than others to be seen as struggling when offering daily deals—and may actually benefit by doing so, a new study suggests.

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