Look what a NEW roll can do for your burger

How Wendy's value shot up nearly $1billion in just one month with pretzel bacon cheeseburger

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May I suggest some rolls?


0216   Lg China (Challah) Roll

2432   4oz Sourdough Roll

2435   4oz Sun Dried Tomato Roll

2433    4oz 8 grain Roll

7165    Brioche Roll 

7813    Brioche Ham


or even just some of our Kaiser Rolls!

7904  Long Island Kaiser

0907  LI Sliced and Packed

0243  Pan Kaiser

0262  Pan Kaiser seeded

1751  Italian Kaiser

Spice it up - Go to the bank!!!

Your website sucks - READ THIS

Please

Dazzle them when you have them

Full Service Restaurants Continue Four-Year Streak of Visit Losses

Read more: http://www.foodservice.com/news/show.cfm?contentid=40305&title=Full%20Service%20Restaurants%20Continue%20Four-Year%20Streak%20of%20Visit%20Losses#ixzz29NIRxc2G


Our clients, the midscale restaurants, are down 3% in traffic over last year.

We must take the opportunity to excel when we have them in our restaurants.

Different bread options are a cost effective way to add value to your regular offerings.

Also, different beverages, and upselling dessert.

When they are visiting your restaurants, dazzle them.

Make them realize the difference between your establishment and other choices.

6 Ways to Maximize YOUR Social Media Program

Great Article here.

1) Search phrase trends

2) Images images images

3) Get the Competitive juices flowing

4) Add a little sauce

5) Talk to them individually

6) Make them owner for a day (or at least a table cover)

Download the playbook for more insight.

I expect to see SM awesome. Don't let me down.

The grass isn't really greener

All You Can Eat not doing so well.

You knew it, you just didn't want to believe it.

BELIEVE IT.

Foursquare and YOUR Menu

Perfect together!

Get in on it now.

It will be in the app soon.

INFO HERE

10 Fastest Growing Restaurants

Here’s the complete list of the 10 fastest growing restaurants, according to NPD Group:

1. Five Guys Holdings, LLC

2. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc

3. Jimmy John’s

4. Buffalo Wild Wings Inc

5. Little Caesar Enterprise Inc

6. Qdoba Mexican Grill

7. Panda Restaurant Group, Inc

8. Panera Bread Co.

9. Papa Murphy’s International LLC

10. Starbucks Corporation

School Taxes - Food Service Treachery

More information on how Food Service Companies profit while tax payers and the children lose.

Read the whole story.

This needs to end.

Another Foodservice Company Snagged

Story Here.

At least New York is doing something about it. Fines are good; banning would be better.

Generation Y - Where they eat

Generation Y and where they eat.

The key now is to figure out what they want, and get them!

Profits dropping...THE CHAINS TOO!

See, it's happening to everyone.

PF Chang's profits down 28%.

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Facebook - You need a Socail Media Host/ess

Fill in the Facebook page information. Be sure to list your open hours, add a link to your website and add a description of what you do.

1. Add your logo and photos of your restaurant and food.
2. Invite people to “like” your page. Ask your friends, family and staff to help you spread the likes. When you get to 25 likes, you can snag a name for your page such as facebook.com/yourrestaurant. Be sure to add links to it on your website.
3. Use the page! If you create a Facebook page, add it to your online marketing process. Add links to your blog posts, daily specials, fun events, pictures, etc. Be active!

Be social! If all goes well, people will interact with your page. If someone asks a question about a special or an event, answer them! It’s not called anti-social media.

Read more: http://technorati.com/business/small-business/article/facebook-a-winner-with-restaurants/page-2/#ixzz1Lr4st3LF

Make them WAIT.

STORY.

Make them wait; then make it worth it!

Fastest Growing Restaurants

Story HERE.

Nothing special. Staples. Just do them real well. Service and presentation. It's all about the magic.

Make your place, your service, and your food noteworthy.

Try a new roll. Try some different breads during the week. Mix it up.

We can help.

They will notice, and tell their friends.

Feeling the tremors.......

Increased operating costs, declining sales to existing customers, and the weather have made 2011 more arduous than ever.

Wheat futures soared 47 percent in 2010, while corn has gained 52 percent. Kraft, the world’s second-largest food company, on Feb. 10 lowered its full-year earnings forecast because of rising commodity costs.

Adjustments need to be made.

More Trends for 2011

I like these 7 tends. They appeal more to the techie in me, and reaffirm what I try to constantly preach to the Independent Restaurant Operators that I service.

Don't get left behind....jump on board....You've got nothing to lose.


2011. We're here, let's make it great.

Trends for 2011

Article here.

I, personally like #'s 2, 4, and 9.

Incorporate some of them. What have you got to lose?

11 Trends for 2011

They look pretty much dead on to me.

Especially, my fave, #4 - Heed the warning in the last line.

Article here:

Foursquare - You're on it; when are you going to USE IT?

Again people...If you don't use the technology available, don't complain when the competition buries you. They're using it, and they will bury you.

Stop complaining (passive) and take action (do something).

READ MORE

Generation NOW! Get them or bust.

Check out the numbers.

Social MEDIA to get them.

Social RESPONSIBILITY to keep them.

Go get them.