Using a Restaurant POS for Marketing and PromotionPOS systems can create customer databases, increase the effectiveness of loyalty programs and improve the store-operator interface, if users take the time to learn how.
 | From calculating tips to booking a reservation, there's an app for nearly everything in today's foodservice industry. Even the moderately tech-savvy consumers are using popular apps like Urbanspoon and Foursquare to find restaurants, make … |
 | I took a break from my usual every two-week blog to observe the scene. This time of year SME's (Subject Matter Experts) predict trends based on their view of the market. I have read quite a few and did my own survey. Last year at this time, I made … |
 | If you listen very carefully you can hear a buzz of anticipation from pizza operators everywhere as we quickly approach the Super Supreme Pizza day of the year, wait for it.....Super Bowl! Bruce Horovitz, of USA Today was quoted as saying, "More … |
 | Compiling subjective end-of-year lists is never easy, especially in a heavy news industry like foodservice. PizzaMarketplace tried its best with the top 2011 stories published earlier this week. What stood out to us in 2011 was the unstoppable value … |
| The PeopleMatter Institute (PMI) put together the 'Top 11 of 2011,' a compilation of the hottest trends from the past year that the service industry should continue focusing on in 2012. From this list I predict the following to be the most prominent … |
 | Industry surveys say Americans are ready to spend more money on dining out in 2012, but only if they feel that what they are eating is good for them, as well as a good value. Are you ready for the coming Year of More Information? I've spotted five … |
| I read this week that Kodak is nearly out of business. Growing up in the 1960's and '70's, every family had a Kodak. Those yellow boxes were everywhere and getting your very own Kodachrome camera was a rite of passage. Heck, Paul Simon even wrote a … |
| Every two weeks for just over a year now I have been posting blogs here at Networld Alliance sites for you about what is new and hot, and how trends like gluten-free and menu labeling are being played out in restaurants across the country. I have … |
 | Happy days are here again. I know. It doesn't feel that way to me either. Granted, things don't seem as dire as they did in 2008, -09 and -10. But it doesn't seem to me — or anyone I know, for that matter — that our national economic … |
| A number of years ago, restaurant chains stopped being chains and became brands. Chain is so uninviting, fenced out and smacks of bigness not closeness. People don't want to be chained to a chain, they want to identify and be enamored with a brand … |
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Internet Marketing and the Social Media (Slides)
Industry leaders provide vital information regarding the use of the Internet and Social Media to aid in your restaurant's growth. Download the slides from presentations given by: Boris Bugarski …Type: PresentationSponsored by: Fast Casual Executive Summit -
Foodservice Social Media Universe: Developing a Social Media Strategy
In this keynote presentation, delivered during the 2011 Foodservice Social Media Universe, Altimeter Group's industry analyst Jeremiah Owyang, he defines how companies of all sizes should develop a …Type: PresentationSponsored by: Foodservice Social Media Universe 2011 -
Corporate Communication Strategies
Digital signage successfully conveys corporate messaging in three different arenas.Type: White PaperSponsored by: ADFLOW Networks -
2008 Fast Casual Restaurant Top 100 Movers & Shakers
As for most industry watchers, culminating the very best of the breed in a fast-growing segment is often a difficult task. With more than 600 fast casual concepts in the half-trillion-dollar …Type: Special ReportSponsored by: FastCasual.com -
Pizza Executive Summit 2011: Building A Market Perspective to Determine Value
In this presentation, such topics of discussion include the roadmap to commodity markets, component pricing and risk management tools.Type: PresentationSponsored by: Pizza Executive Summit
