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In recent years, there has been a growing trend in the restaurant industry towards offering more natural and organic wines, with minimal intervention, to appeal to customers who are looking for a healthier and more natural option...

As diners become more health conscious with ever increasing access to nutritional studies, YouTube health channels and an ever growing array of online, healthy meal prep services, traditional dine-in and delivery based restaurants are taking notice and embracing the following healthy diet trends...

Millennials are now the largest living age group in the U.S., and even if they are young, many of them have sophisticated preferences when it comes to their dining options. The millennial generation is no less passionate with their choices in restaurants as they are in their politics, their beliefs or even their choices in careers. As a recent Forbes article showed, millennials have over $200 billion in buying power. Appealing to this generation is vital. Here are what some restaurants are doing to successfully attract millennials...

Starting a food truck is a chance for chefs to take their specialty and bring it to a new demographic. For many, starting a food truck is lower-cost option to opening a restaurant. For others, it helps an already established brick and mortar restaurant branch out to new neighborhoods or expand a catering business. Regardless of your motive, find out what it takes to start a food truck...

In the last ten years, the integration of the smartphone into everyday use has virtually changed the way that many businesses operate. For the restaurant industry, the smartphone age has forced many restaurant owners and culinary professionals to re-invent and redesign how they cater to their diners.

Opening a restaurant is life changing. It will not only be your business but your one and only priority. When opening a restaurant, there are many factors to take into consideration. Here are five things you need to know before starting a restaurant.

Now that the New Year has come and gone, it's time for restaurant owners and those in the food service world to start thinking about how to implement new ways to keep up with an ever-evolving industry.

A good reservation system should be capable of managing walk-in guests, phone reservations, and call ahead seating. The management and execution of these parties will vary based on the guest type. The system should provide complete visibility for the host to important guest information, allow the host to modify guest preferences, and should logically sort the guests based on their arrival time and guest type.

A good reservation system should be capable of managing walk-in guests, phone reservations, and call ahead seating. The management and execution of these parties will vary based on the guest type. The system should provide complete visibility for the host to important guest information, allow the host to modify guest preferences, and should logically sort the guests based on their arrival time and guest type.