The Business of Love: Why Restaurants Thrive on Valentine’s Day
Discover why Valentine’s Day drives major revenue for restaurants and how to maximize profits with strategy, ambiance, and special dining experiences.
News Bites – January 2025
January 2025 News Bites include the Super Bowl, promotions, quitters day, expansions, collaborations, and marketing strategies.
Back to Office Requirements Increasing Traffic
The return-to-office trend boosts lunch, catering, and happy hour traffic—here’s how restaurants can capitalize on the growing midday and after-work demand.
Post-Holiday Blues: Tips for Boosting New Year Restaurant Traffic
Beat the post-holiday slump with smart promos, fresh menus, and winter-friendly strategies to keep your restaurant busy all season long.
GLP-1 Drugs and the Implications for Bars & Restaurants
GLP-1 drugs are reshaping dining habits—restaurants must adapt with smaller portions, nutrient-rich meals, and health-focused menu options.
Four Questions with Nick McMillan and Amanda Signorelli: Managing partners at the Golden Steer
The Golden Steer is more than just a steakhouse, it’s a piece of Las Vegas history. Sinatra, Muhammad Ali and Elvis dined there. Mob bosses held dinner meetings in dimly lit Golden Steer booths, coming and going through a secret back entrance. Nick McMillan and Amanda Signorelli are the husband and wife team managing the […]
Four Questions with Anand Gala: Managing Partner of Gala Capital Group
Anand Gala of Gala Capital Partners shares how he evaluates franchises, supports hands-on operators, and invests in core restaurant categories for long-term growth.
News Bites – December 2024
December 2024 News Bites include inflation gap narrows, rebrands rise, Toast shifts to Uber Eats, job growth rebounds, and LA approves $30/hour wage by 2028.
Four Questions with Shannon O’Shields: VP of Marketing for Rubix Foods
Rubix Foods has its finger on the pulse of the hottest flavor trends and brings those trends to life for roughly 70% of the top QSR and FSR restaurant brands in the nation. Shannon O’Shields is the VP of marketing for Rubix and a recent guest on our food and beverage podcast, Forktales. Among the […]
News Bites – November 2024
November 2024 News Bites include restaurant market share hits high, job growth slows, child care initiatives in Texas, overtime rule overturned, Starbucks adds delivery.