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How your restaurant sales and profits compare to competitors' and what you can do to improve financial performance

How did buying fish get so complicated?

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 09, 2006

Although the seafood supply has held steady, the industry is struggling to keep up with demand—especially if that supply is mismanaged.

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Creating a dessert drinks menu

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 21, 2009

When it comes to increasing check averages, after-dinner beverage offerings are sweet. Liquid desserts generally have higher profit margins than plated desserts.

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Focus on: Chocolate

By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 01, 2011

With Valentine’s Day smack in the middle, February is a big month for chocolate—especially on dessert lists.

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Tempting the soft drink customer

By Thomas Henry Strenk on Nov. 01, 2011

Although consumption of carbonated soft drinks fell last year and CSDs lost market share, the category is still effervescent.

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Fake meat gets real

By Steve Brooks on Jun. 01, 2012

At Karyn’s on Green in Chicago, one of chef John Gorecki’s signature dishes is a $15 crab cake.

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Early forecast for 2014: Eh.

Jun. 20, 2013

In an early assessment of what restaurants can expect for 2014, Technomic is forecasting a slight uptick in sales for limited-service outlets and bars, but no change for full-service establishments.

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