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50 Great Ideas 2024

50 Great Ideas 2024

Sunglasses with dinner

 Jul. 22, 2024

Purple sunglasses branded with the name “Laser Wolf" cut the glare as guests watch the sun set.

50 Great Ideas 2024

Because travel is good for the soul

 Jul. 22, 2024

The Nashville restaurant Noko devotes 1% of sales to offer all staffers some extra cash for travel.

50 Great Ideas 2024

Tales of the tats

Jul. 22, 2024

CEOs of restaurant chains typically spend a considerable amount of time visiting stores to chat with employees about what they’re seeing, hearing and feeling. Kelli Valade, now CEO of Denny’s, shared ...

50 Great Ideas 2024

Find people where they are

Jul. 22, 2024

This operator created a tiny outlet in a former boathouse by an urban lake, turning it into an outdoor destination dining spot.

50 Great Ideas 2024

Picturing an attractive culture

Jul. 22, 2024

During an educational session at the National Restaurant Show, SoNapa Grille Principal Adam Barringer cited several low-cost ways to showcase a restaurant’s culture, or what SoNapa has found to be a k...

50 Great Ideas 2024

Go for gold

Jul. 22, 2024

Most restaurants are focused on value. But sometimes people want to splurge.

50 Great Ideas 2024

Keep hot sauce from walking away

Jul. 22, 2024

It’s routine today for restaurants to put bottles of hot sauce on their tables or in an area where guests can help themselves to condiments. For some patrons, the temptation is too much; they end up s...

50 Great Ideas 2024

50 Great Ideas 2024

By RB Editors on Jul. 22, 2024

Times are tough in the restaurant industry, as operators face pressures from all sides: Falling traffic, increased labor costs, uncertainty over technology, high food costs, the list goes on.

50 Great Ideas 2024

Off-leash dog restaurants

Jul. 22, 2024

Maybe it’s the karmic correction to the cat café craze of a few years ago. Pet lovers are lint-rollering a different sort of fur off their clothing after discovering what some are calling off-leash do...

50 Great Ideas 2024

The Apple-style menu event

Jul. 22, 2024

Taco Bell spends much of its marketing effort over the course of the year on new menu news. It tests items and introduces other items and finds innovative ways to combine Mexican food with snack items like Cheez-Its or Doritos. The problem? People leak this news to bloggers and websites. So the company this year took a page from Apple’s annual developers conference. It booked a Crunchwrap-shaped tent in Las Vegas during Super Bowl weekend and revealed all its menu items at once. All big chains should do this.

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