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Dave's Dispatch
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Restaurant dining, summer-style
July 24, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)
The scene repeats itself throughout the summer in northern climes: a warm, supple evening in July draws the hungry outside to eat and drink. In these photos, al fresco diners gather at chain eateries in Legacy Village, a popular "lifestyle center" in Lyndhurst, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland.
Industries: Expansion
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Making Servers Pay: Cold-Hearted or cost-effective?
July 23, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (6)
Is it a sensible or a Scrooge-like business practice to make waiters and waitresses share in the cost of credit-card fees when it comes to credit-card tips? After all, isn't it the server who generates the tip, not the restaurant?

"You'll hand over 1.5 percent of your tips."
True, servers probably didn't decide to engage a credit-card company in the first place. Management did that, no doubt hoping the convenience of using a credit c...Read More
Industries: Human Resources, Operations
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Business-as-UNusual
July 22, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (5)
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| Tip her, please. |
Industries: Expansion, Human Resources, Marketing, Operations
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Peppers, avocados recalled
July 21, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)
| The recall is a result of sampling not by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but by the Texas Department of State Health Services and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services which revealed th |
Industries: Operations
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Enhancing the "guest experience"
July 17, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (2)
A recent press release from T.G.I. Friday's reminded me of the experience. The Dallas-based chain just launched a guest recognition program dubbed "Give Me More Stripes." The idea behind it: Giveaways, like appetizers, to secure repeat business.
Yet, an official added, the program isn't merely about deals. "It's about special treatment ...Read More
Industries: Marketing, Operations
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