NRA Supports Obama Health-Care Proposal

Posted by kellyb on February 24, 2010 under Industry News, Uncategorized | Comments are off for this article

Read about the NRA’s stance on health care reform……..NRA’s The National Restaurant Association issued a statement on the President’s health care reform…
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Emerging Restaurant Chain Plans High-Energy Growth

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Eliminate calories not flavor………Health-oriented fast-casual chain Energy Kitchen plans to grow outside New York via franchising,…
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Pending wage boost provokes minimal outcry from operators

Posted by kellyb on February 16, 2010 under Labor | Comments are off for this article

Read about restaurants reactions to the pending federal minimum wage increase….The pending federal minimum wage increase to $7.25 per hour appears to be ruffling few feathers as its July 24 effective date nears.


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Simple food safety still applies to high-tech ordering and delivery

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Learn how this restaurant group introduced a successful online ordering and delivery program…… When the Murphy Adams Restaurant Group bought Mama Fu’s Asian House from Raving Brands nearly two years ago, chief executive Randy Murphy — already a Mama Fu’s franchisee — wanted to add online ordering and delivery to the 14-unit chain’s service options. Murphy believed customers would use both, and there was little competition in the fast-casual segment for either service.
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Burgerville tests nutrition data on receipts

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Read about the latest technology to report nutritional information to consumers. …Burgerville said Monday it is testing at a unit here technology that calculates the nutritional metrics of individual orders, customized or standard, and prints them on receipts.


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Restaurants hit by reservation scalper

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Beware of online scalpers…… Operators at some of Atlanta’s busiest restaurants discovered Wednesday that a website owner was making Valentine’s Day reservations at their establishments and selling them online for between $50 and $100 each.
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Contract feeders to support anti-obesity push

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Find out how restaurants are helping to rid the nation of childhood obesity… The National Restaurant Association hailed the big three on-site foodservice providers Tuesday for joining first lady Michelle Obama in her quest to eliminate childhood obesity within a generation.
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