Seth Godin just posted a great entry in his blog about the power of copyrighting and words. So much can be said of a brand in a few simple words. Here Pete’s Coffee tries to get the message across, but falls short. So much of what many companies try to convey today simply gets mired [...]
I am at the 2008 MUFSO Conference in Washington, DC. Last night was the kick off cocktail reception that featured many of the great local restaurants in the area. With the wonderful backdrop of the Potomac River and the great food, all we needed were some of the top level brass from some of the [...]
Hard pressed to find good helping hands these days? Not bothered that these helping hands may not be human?
Then you may want to try hiring the same workers as used by the owners of the Japanese tavern Kayabukiya.
The local hangout just north of Tokyo employs a pair of Japanese monkeys called Yat-chan and Fuku-chan to [...]
Hungry diners craving a Chipotle burrito may soon have to fork over a bit more cash.
Denver-based Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is considering raising its prices to combat high food costs, the company said. Expect more companies to follow suit. Chipotle is a top brand, so if they are struggling can you imagine what [...]
Beef O’ Brady’s restaurants are spreading the word on water conservation.
Nearly 50 franchise owners gave a big boost to the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s free Water Program for Restaurant Outreach, or Water PRO for short.
With conserving natural resources all over the country seeming to be the minds of everyone today, it seems fitting that [...]
Pssst. The secret’s out at KFC. Well, sort of. Colonel Harland Sanders’ handwritten recipe of 11 herbs and spices was to be removed Tuesday from safekeeping at KFC’s corporate offices for the first time in decades. The temporary relocation is allowing KFC to revamp security around a yellowing sheet of paper that contains one of [...]
With all the talk from the past couple of weeks at the Republican and Democratic conventions, all I have heard is how each of the candidates will be an agent of change and bring a different perspective. With Obama as the first Black to be nominated on a major party ticket and Sarah Pallin nominated [...]
In this era of globalization, restaurant menus from New York to San Francisco boast fresh fish with distant origins: blackfin tuna from Tobago, mahi-mahi from Hawaii and black grouper from the Bahamas. But a group of chefs and food service vendors (aware that such jet-setting comes at a heavy cost – not to just the [...]
Which kids’ menus are most likely to make your children fat? A year-long study of children’s meals has revealed vast dietary differences among America’s favorite fast-food and sit-down chain restaurants, according to the authors of the new book EAT THIS, NOT THAT! For Kids. Co-authors David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding calculated calories, fat (trans- and [...]
Here is an intersting interview that I found with Ben Greenfield of Ben & Jerry’s
How did you and Ben start?
Ben and I met in gym class when we were 13 years old. We were the two slowest, fattest kids in the class, running around the track together. We went through school together, and we failed [...]
