July 2013
How Does Your Restaurant Garden Grow?
Situated in Nantucket Island’s historic downtown district, American Seasons restaurant is known for its hyper-fresh ingredients and seasonal culinary dishes.
Is Square the Answer?
The broad availability and purported ease of mobile “dongle-style” point of sale (POS) solutions like Square, Groupon, and Intuit’s GoPa
Top 10 Full-Service Franchise Opportunities
Full-service restaurants account for 5 percent of all franchised establishments in the U.S., notes Rick Bisio, franchise consultant and author of The Educated Franchisee.
How to Get Noticed in the E-Application World
According to the most recent report from the U.S. Labor Department, “restaurants have been adding an average of 50,000 jobs monthly since April – about double the rate from 2012.
13 Ways to Painlessly Improve Profitability by Saving Energy in 2013: Part 6
“If you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.” It may be an old adage, but five minutes in a bustling kitchen leaves little doubt that it’s also literally true. According to the U.S. ...
Wine-Flight Wonders
Admittedly, I make snap judgments on a restaurant’s wine menu based on the number of wines—and the global breadth—available for a small pour.
Stay Afloat with Flood Insurance
Like others, David Volion, owner of Voleo’s Seafood Restaurant, Lafitte, Louisiana, felt he couldn’t afford flood insurance.