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Consumer Recourse - We Cannnot Hide The Warts Anymore - By J. Ragsdale Hendrie
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Remember when Restaurants, B&B's and small resorts said that they did not need to have a web site or even advertise, because their busine... |
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Food & Beverage - Eliminate Chronic Waste - By Joe Dunbar
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Years back, one of my clients had a policy of brewing coffee fresh every 20 minutes. This simple policy caused an extremely high level of... |
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2008-08-18 |
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Is This The Summer Of Our Hospitality Discontent? - By J. Ragsdale Hendrie
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It has been tough, folks, and we do not need to beat the drums about the obvious, particularly in the United States. But, there are alwa... |
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2008-08-15 |
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Food & Beverage - Back to Basics: 4 Simple Sales & Cost Improvements - By Ken...
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When you're a tourist, you see the industry with different eyes: all the strengths and weaknesses. |
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2008-08-13 |
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Food & Beverage - Food Cost and Break Even Point - By Joe Dunbar
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In speaking with many local operators (completely unscientific sample), the consensus estimate is a 12% drop in revenue (year over year).... |
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2008-08-12 |
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The Power of Thought - By Dr. Rick Johnson
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You are today what you thought about yesterday. Chances are you will be tomorrow what you think about today. That is why it is so importa... |
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Staff Drug & Alcohol Problems: How to Act, Not Hide - By Ken Burgin
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2008-08-05 |
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Measuring Bar Profits - Where Can You Improve? - By Ken Burgin
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Whether it's wine, beer, spirits, coffee or soft-drinks, there are plenty of ways to look at the performance and profit-margins of bevera... |
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2008-07-29 |
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Food & Beverage - Make Room For Special Events - By Joe Dunbar
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Eliminating the uncertainty of a covers forecast is helpful for everyone in restaurant management. Restaurants with a line around the blo... |
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2008-07-28 |
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Two Companies, Two Different Blueprints for Reducing Global Warming
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Businesspeople spend too much time worrying about the burdens brought by global warming -- the possibility of carbon taxes and greater re... |
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2008-07-25 |
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'Not a Site, but a Concept': Tapping the Power of Social Networking
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Mini USA, the American branch of BMW's Mini Cooper line, tracks everything being said about its brand everywhere on line -- in blogs, dis... |
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2008-07-24 |
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Food & Beverage - A Time To Listen To Your Guests - By Joe Dunbar
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Whenever the economy turns down and discretionary income declines, the advantage shifts from hot new concepts to established names. The r... |
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2008-07-21 |
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Food & Beverage - Impact of Special Event Package Prices - By Joe Dunbar
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Hotel chefs often need to accommodate the needs of the catering department with their banquet event orders. In this economy, competition ... |
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2008-07-17 |
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The Fraud Triangle: Could it Apply in Your Business? - By Ken Burgin
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Ever had a trusted employee rip you off? When I spoke with a bar owner last week, she was still in shock after uncovering a six-figure fr... |
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2008-07-16 |
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