Some restaurant owners have been busy during the downturn. Not just cooking, either — they’ve been filing their papers to become franchisors. Now, investors looking to own a franchise of a hot new concept can get in on the ground floor with ...
"We used to play some of the electronic music and it was a little bit much for them." But for many restaurants, integrating their menus, motifs and music is not a specific effort to drive sales or influence customer behavior, but to help create ...
As we were leaving, he recommended a little stall nearby that his local staff introduced him to. “They make these donkey sandwiches,” he said, pausing when he saw grimaces all around. “They’re very good.” TRB, Temple Restaurant Beijing ...
In his latest effort to fight obesity in this era of Big Gulps and triple bacon cheeseburgers, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing an unprecedented ban on large servings of soda and other sugary drinks at restaurants ... ban would do little to reduce ...
The new restrictions make little sense for most other venues. Fast-food restaurants have customer-accessible fountains in most cases for in-store dining. Few people buy the large size, and many of these restaurants no longer bother with size at ...
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