How to Prepare Your Restaurant for the Super Bowl
Superbowl LIII is approaching fast, but there’s still time to get your menu and operation ready for the big game. Many operators have been prepping for this event since the beginning of the year. Building out catering menus, hiring extra day-of staff and even sending out invites to regulars offering them a special way to […]
Turning Restaurant Trends into Actionable Strategies in 2019
2019 and how your restaurant can get started making the most of technology and more. It’s that time of year again. The trend lists have been written, the “best of” awards have been given, and every operator is ready to start the quarter off on a positive spin. But now that you know that […]
Lavu and Dining Alliance Announce Joint Marketing Partnership
Lavu and Dining Alliance’s Collaboration Will Provide Restaurants With A Path Towards Achieving Greater Profits and Easier Facility and Order Management December 20, 2018 09:36 AM Eastern Standard Time ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lavu, an industry leader in mobile point-of-sale systems, and Dining Alliance, the nation’s largest group-purchasing organization for restaurants, have agreed to collaboratively offer their […]
Maximizing Profits at Your Breakfast Counter
If operators are serving breakfast at their diner or restaurant, knowing the right products to use to maximize profits is essential to their success. At Dining Alliance, our group purchasing organization knows a thing or two about purchasing the right products for food-service menus. Believe it or not, purchasing the wrong grade egg, or the […]
Know your label: Egg Nutrition Defined
Egg buyer’s cheat sheet: Do you know what you’re purchasing? Whether you’re a small diner, or a high-end multi-unit restaurant, chances are if you’re serving breakfast, you’re serving eggs. Over the past year, diners have flocked to purchase more food away-from home raising the Consumer Price Index for food by 2.5% (source). Furthermore, diners are […]
7 Restaurant Horror Stories That Will Turn Your Stomach
Halloween Horror Stories With Halloween right around the corner, we can’t seem to get enough of the grotesque. Inspired by Buzzfeed’s round-up of customer and restaurant focused-horror stories, we asked a few of our members and friends some of their most gruesome or terrifying restaurant stories. These are the tales they had to share. […]
How to Avoid the Next Kitchen Nightmare
restaurant safety can be scary With over 13.19 million employees in the restaurant industry and consumers dining out more in 2017 than in previous years, it’s inevitable that there are going to be mishaps as well as good fortune in your operation. And while everything may not be at the level of Kitchen Nightmares, nagging […]
Off Premise Catering & Holiday Takeout—is it right for your operation?
What we learned during the Technomic Restaurant Business Facebook Live Sponsored by McCain Food Service As the holiday seasons approaches many operators, especially smaller independent restaurants, are looking towards catering services both in social and business events. While the opportunity to revamp your menu and profits with a restaurant catering menu seems promising, it’s important […]
Italian Inspiration from Barilla
Celebrating national pasta month with Barilla October is national pasta month and our friends over at Barilla are turning up the celebrations! Explore everything you need to know about pasta below by taking a look at some of Italy’s most historic regions for this dish. CALABRIA: When it comes to pasta, knowing the different regions […]
Coffee Menu Inspirations | National Coffee Day
Making the Most of National Coffee Day at Your Operation National Coffee day is Saturday September 29 and operators nationwide are celebrating. Many independent restaurants are expanding their beverage menu to include special brews. Bigger chains like Krispy Kreme are offering free drinks and a LTO coffee glaze on their signature donut. So what […]