Restaurants
News and Articles About Restaurants
Franchise of the day ![Lindsay Friedman]()
Franchise of the Day: This Taco Shop Will Have You Feeling Warm and 'Fuzzy'
After launching the restaurant in 2003, a father and son duo set out to make their Mexican-food concept a franchise.
Customer Experience ![Greg Hong]()
3 Ways Restaurant CRM Is Going to Change Your Next Night Out
Don't be weirded out if everyone at that new eatery you're visiting knows your name. It's technology, baby.
Shared Workspaces
There Are 2,000 Empty Restaurants During the Day in New York -- and This Startup Is Doing Something About It
Spacious seeks to have restaurant double as a shared workspace.
Overcoming Obstacles
After A Tragedy, This Restaurateur Did What All Entrepreneurs Must: She Learned How To Keep Going
Her husband died, but Jen Hidinger continued to chase their dream-while lending a hand to others in the industry.
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More Than 13,000 People Are on the Waitlist for This Tiny Pop-up London Restaurant Where You Can Eat Naked
No joke: The Bunyadi opens in June and will serve grilled meats by candlelight in an effort to recreate a caveman dining experience.
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Owner of This Georgia Fried Chicken Joint Came Out a Winner After Corporate Bankruptcy
By staying true to herself, Vickey Shelton kept the doors of her Mrs. Winner's Chicken and Biscuit restaurant open through tough financial times for the company.
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'Hey, Dummy. Right Here. Right In Front of You!' Said My Calling in Life as I Made a Dirty Martini
My entrepreneurial niche involved something I did over and over every day as a bartender.
Franchise Players ![Erin Schultz]()
California Restaurant Industry Vet Finds a New Persona at Cutting-Edge Pizza Place
Nick Ulrich says he loves the mom-and-pop feel of the build-it-yourself Persona Pizza franchise, which he runs with his brothers in his hometown of Santa Rosa.
Marketing Bootcamp ![Tracy Byrnes]()
Artisanal Craftspeople Are Making Healthy Cheeses With Compelling Histories
Consumers are craving the backstory behind the products they buy, and Artisanal Cheese is trying to capitalize on that.
Franchise Players ![Erin Schultz]()
From Anheurser-Busch Sales Rep to Restaurateur, This Man Has Made a Career of Wings and Beer
Long-time franchisee Brent Weaver of North Carolina started out in sales for the beer giant before opening his own East Coast Wings & Grill 12 years ago.
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NBA All-Star Ray Allen and Wife Are Opening an Organic Fast Food Restaurant
The establishment will be the first of its kind in the country.
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This Franchisee Turned His After-School Job Into a Business
Amol Kohli has been working in the restaurant industry since he was 15. Now, as an adult, he's a restaurant franchisee. Here's how he climbed the ladder.
Marketing Bootcamp
Pitch Switch: Changing Sales Tactics Made This Reservation App Appealing to Restaurants
Greg Hong learned to hone his sales pitch over drinks. Save yourself the money and learn from his story.
Restaurants are businesses that make and sell food. Chain restaurants are a business model where a series of restaurants are owned and operated by a single parent company. Some well-known chain restaurants include Outback Steakhouse, Red Robin and P.F. Chang’s.