In the Store

June 18, 2013

In the Store

featured articles

Roy's Tips for Creating Repeat Business How to keep your heavy, medium, and light users coming back for more.	QSR Drive-Thru Performance Study How does your brand stack up to the seven best drive-thru chains in the nation?
5 Restaurant Tips from Google These five tips from Google executives should be at the front of every restaurateur’s playbook.	McD’s Loses Popularity to Subway The results of Zagat’s annual fast food survey are in, including Best Burger, Best Coffee.
Plight of the Independents Disproportionate amount of restaurant closures highlight the challenges of an independent operation.	A Sonic Rebound After decades of growth, the recession halted No. 10 Sonic’s long-lasting positive vibes. Today, CEO Clifford Hudson says momentum is back on the drive-in chain’s side.
Micro Packaging Could Be the Future Nanotechnology could reshape the food and packaging industries, but will quick serves get on board?	Experts Say Success Starts with Culture From big restaurant companies to small, a strong corporate culture attracts customers, engages employees, and enables better decision-making.
Why it Pays to be Big Man on Campus Paul Wilke of Toppers Pizza discusses the advantages of partnering with a university for events.	Moe’s On a Mission The Atlanta-based chain is serving up better food and a new design to its consumers at home and abroad.

industry headlines

DQ Sees Results with New WAND Digital Menuboards

2013-06-14

In its first month, the new Euless, Texas Dairy Queen restaurant broke nearly every sales record in franchise and...

Popeyes Franchisee Brings In Big Bucks for MDA

2013-06-06

In 2002, Sailormen Inc., the largest domestic Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen franchisee, established a partnership with the Muscular Dystrophy...

ShopKeep POS Named a Top Private Company

2013-06-04

ShopKeep POS, an iPad point-of-sale system for brick-and-mortar merchants nationwide, announced it has been named to the Red Herring Top 100...

Food Waste Group Champions USDA's New Challenge

2013-06-04

Today U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was joined by Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe to announce the...

Swipely Completes $12M Series B Round of Financing

2013-05-24

Swipely, a tool for local merchants to accept payments, understand customers, and grow revenue, announced it has completed a $12 million Series B...

NRA: Restaurants to Add 448,000 Jobs This Summer

2013-05-24

Restaurants are expected to add 448,000 jobs this summer season, a 4.5 percent increase over the March 2013 employment level, according to...

NRA Show Attendee, Exhibitor Counts Up Over Last Year

2013-05-24

The 94^th annual National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show and 6th annual International Wine, Spirits & Beer...

FROM THE FLOOR: App Developers Boost Loyalty

2013-05-21

Strolling down the aisles of food, beverages, equipment, and more at the annual National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show...

FROM THE FLOOR: Building a Culture That Works

2013-05-19

In an age when culture means so many things that it often means nothing at all, brands are going back to their roots to build a strong...

Subway Franchisees Look to EZUniverse for Loss Prevention

2013-05-16

EZUniverse Inc., a software development company, and Independent Purchasing Cooperative Inc. (IPC), the independent Subway franchisee-owned...

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