How To Make Your Restaurant the Valentine’s Day Hot Spot

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For the love of food! Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and there’s nothing like the expectation that comes with love and romance. The right approach to this day can make a huge difference on sales for the evening. Here are five tips that will help to drive your restaurant’s success. 1. Decorate. There […]

How to Choose the Best Commercial Fryer

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Commercial fryers come in 3 main varieties (see chart below). Which type works best for you will depend on the following factors: Costs – Consider not only the cost of the fryer itself but the long-term costs involved with commercial frying. Gas usually costs less than electricity over time, but electric fryers perform better on […]

2018 Healthy Food Trends

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New Year, New Trends. There are always trends in the food industry, whether it’s a new dish that everyone goes crazy about, or a new superfood set to take over an aisle of the grocery store. Here are a few of the healthy foods we see making a big splash in 2018. 1. Plant-Based Food […]

Get Light Right

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Ambiance and lighting can be the difference between a booming restaurant and a decent one. While food and service are crucial to an operation, atmosphere is often a reason for guests to choose one restaurant over another. One of the most important things to consider in the design of a restaurant is its lighting. The […]

9 Restaurant Event Ideas to Consider This Holiday Season

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With Thanksgiving behind us and the December holidays and the New Year right around the corner, now is the time to create your restaurant’s holiday marketing plan to capitalize on the extra traffic of family gatherings, parties, hungry shoppers and gift card sales.  Here is a list of 9 holiday event ideas to drive sales […]