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Q&A: California Pizza Kitchen EVP on growth and leadership in the restaurant...
Franco (Image: Coast PR) California Pizza Kitchen celebrated 30 years in the restaurant business last March, and the brand rolled out the Next Chapter Initiative as a roadmap to its future. SmartBrief...
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Q&A: Establishing foodservice operations in one of America’s oldest retail...
Cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery (photo: Flickr user Alexi Ueltzen) In the constantly-changing era of the Internet, restaurants and retailers can no longer get by with just traditional offerings. Instead,...
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Report: College students most likely to spend money on food
(Photo: Flickr user Mike) What comes to mind when you imagine the eating habits of the average college student? Is it the stereotypically cash-strapped millennial stocking up on packets of ramen and...
View ArticleTop 10: New stores, new branding, new products
Out with the old and in with the new. So went the trend in most-popular stories this week, with details on Whole Foods Market‘s first 365 store, slated to open in Los Angeles next month, gaining the...
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Retailers, restaurateurs take advantage of cutting-edge technology
Chef Daniel Boulud presents at Samsung 837’s 360 Meals (Photo: Donald Bowers/Getty Images for Samsung) From brick-and-mortar to mobile to social, today’s consumers are used to operating in a seamless...
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Top 10: Coca-Cola updates Dasani packaging, Alinea’s remodel and FDA’s final...
(Photo: Flickr user Brian Reich) The most popular story by far in the past week centered around Coca-Cola’s updated product design for its Dasani brand of flavored sparkling water, which is being...
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An influential minority: Progressive health and wellness consumers redefine...
(Photo: Flickr useratl10trader) For the better part of the past two decades, most consumers and companies were looking to solve primarily baseline health and wellness conditions or find new approaches...
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Report: Coupons still play important role in today’s omnichannel shopping...
(Photo: Flickr user MissMessie) The retail industry is facing major shifts and changes as mobile devices get smarter and consumers incorporate them further into their daily lives. From shopping to...
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Top 10: ALDI’s new prototype, Hormel absorbs Justin’s, Amazon delivers meals...
Food retail news and one culinary news story made the top five most-read stories this week in SmartBrief on Food & Beverage, with a story on ALDI‘s new higher-end store prototype taking the top...
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Kids’ meals offer a playground of foodservice opportunities
(Photo: Flickr userJason Lander) Earlier this year, IHOP and Applebee’s joined a number of national restaurant chains dropping soda from children’s menus, offering choices like milk and juice in its...
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