Food & Beverage - Improving Staff Number Skills: a key to cost cutting - By Ken Burgin
If staff don't understand the logic or basic maths behind cost cutting, you lose an opportunity to find even more ways to improve efficiency. ...more

Do You Hate Preparing for Interviews? These Surefire Preparation Tips Will Help You Win The Top Candidate - By Dan Kutis
Thorough interview preparation is one of the most important aspects of successful hiring. Even busy managers can increase their company's recruiting power and differentiate themselves by diligently following a preparation checklist. ...more

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Despite Tough Economy, Technomic Finds Some Diners Willing to Spend More for Premium Ingredients
Though consumers are spending less on dining out, foodservice consultants Technomic found that many are willing to spend more on 'higher quality' menu items if they include premium ingredients. ...more

Restaurant Trends - Growing And Emerging Concepts - Data reflects change and activity from June 6, 2008 to October 6, 2008
Update from Restaurantchains.net on growing and emerging restaurant concepts ...more

Center for Hospitality Research Explores Human Resources
Roundtable Invites Practitioners and Faculty to Share HR Issues ...more

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Dunkin' Donuts Opens Evansville, IN for Franchise Sales
World's Largest Baked Goods and Coffee Chain Plans to Develop Approximately 15 New Restaurants ...more

Healthy Fast Food, Inc. Has Acquired the Rights to U-SWIRL Frozen Yogurt
Healthy Fast Food, Inc. (OTCBB:HFFI) (OTCBB:HFFIW) (OTCBB:HFFIZ), announced today that through U-SWIRL International, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, it has acquired the worldwide rights to the U-Swirl Frozen YogurtSM concept. ...more

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Domino's Pizza Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results
Net income was negatively impacted versus the prior year quarter by continued challenges in the domestic environment and resulting decreases in domestic same store sales and supply chain volumes. The International division continued its strong performance, posting its 59th consecutive quarter of same store sales growth, up 5.4% during the third quarter of 2008. ...more

Denny's Reports Same-Store Sales Decline
Denny's Reports Same-Store Sales and Preliminary Results for the Third Quarter of 2008 ...more

McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants, Inc. Reports Preliminary Third Quarter Revenues and Comparable Restaurant Sales
Preliminary revenues for the third quarter of 2008 are approximately $99.9 million, an increase of 13.4% over the third quarter of 2007, with a preliminary comparable restaurant sales decrease of approximately 5.5%. ...more

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Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART) Announces 2009 Hospitality Training Conference Dates and Locations
March conference will be in Portland, OR, and July conference will be in Cleveland, OH ...more

The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles Hosts Food Network as the Search Begins for The Next Food Network Star on October 15th
The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles is hosting one of Food Network's national castings for the new season of The Next Food Network Star. The network is currently conducting a nation-wide talent search for its popular reality show and encourages both professional and amateur chefs to apply. ...more

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