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Restaurant owners need a vacation too, and many of them choose to close their operation while they're away. That time can be good not only for you, but for your restaurant as well.

The menu is one of a restaurant’s most powerful marketing tools. Learn how to design yours for success.

For many restaurant owners, HR issues can fall to the bottom of a long list of more pressing issues; but ultimately this costs the restaurant money: from making a bad hire, to poor training, and even potential legal issues.

Branding is one of those terms that gets thrown around a lot and is often misused, but building an easily-identifiable brand is essential to creating a business that consumers will seek out time after time. Learn to build your brand.

No matter what you think of online reviews, one thing is certain — they present an opportunity to gain insight into customer experience, and that’s an opportunity you can’t afford to miss.

Taking your brick-and-mortar restaurant operation on the road can be a good way to connect with a new audience and create additional revenue opportunities.

It’s a great feeling to get mentions and likes, but it doesn’t always pay the bills. Here’s how to get the most out of great coverage and social media engagement.

Your guests are excited, baby sitters are hired and Ubers are at the ready. It’s New Year’s Eve, and it’s time to celebrate in style. Here are six ways to make your restaurant a New Year’s Eve destination this year!

The holidays present excellent opportunities for your restaurant, but can also be stressful. These five tips will make sure you have a happy, and profitable, holiday season.

Multi-chef dinners are extremely popular, seemingly popping up every week in busy dining markets. It’s a great way for chefs to collaborate, share skills and explore new passions; and it’s usually pretty exciting for guests. Collaborative dinners can bring awareness to a specific cause and can give chefs a chance to flex creative muscle.