Why Restaurants Change Music To Lure Customers
Restaurants Change Their Tune on Music to Lure More Customers. Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin have crooned through the speakers of Olive Garden dining rooms for years. Lately, though, diners at the Italian chain also have been hearing Adele, David Bowie and U2. Central Florida casual-dining restaurants are undergoing musical makeovers as they try to attract [...]
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Top 10 Food Trends for 2014
What’s Hot Culinary Forecast Predicts Locally Sourced Food as Top Restaurant Menu Trend of 2014. The National Restaurant Association (NRA) each year prepares its What’s Hot culinary forecast of menu trends for the coming year. The NRA surveyed nearly 1,300 professional chefs – members of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) – to find which food and [...]
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Four Hygiene Myths Busted During National Handwashing Week
In honor of National Handwashing Awareness week (Dec. 1 -7, 2013), here are four misconceptions about handwashing and hygiene that will leave you running to the sink. Myth: Germs die quickly so we don’t have to worry about contamination Truth: Bathrooms carry all sorts of unpleasant germs that can make us sick. But according to [...]
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Biggest Public Schools Join on Sustainable Food
Biggest Public Schools Join on Sustainable Food. Six of the biggest public school districts in the US are working together to get more healthy foods on kids’ plates while using more sustainable products, starting with compostable dishware. School districts in NYC, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Miami and Orlando have formed the Urban School Food Alliance to cut the costs of [...]
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3 Delicious Meals To Make With Thanksgiving Leftovers.
3 Delicious Meals To Make With Thanksgiving Leftovers. Each one of these fabulous post-Thanksgiving dishes uses three leftovers: roast turkey, string beans and mashed potatoes. Bored of turkey sandwiches? Try this flavorful soup as an unexpected way to reuse a few holiday favorites. Read more at huffingtonpost.com. Open Offices For All; It Is More Flexible, Adaptable and Green. [...]
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Keep Hungry Kids Fed on Thanksgiving – And Every Day
While the majority of us will focus on food and festivities on Thanksgiving, many children will be hungry. One in five children in America struggle with hunger, and any day they can go to bed on a full stomach is like Thanksgiving. Share our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign connects kids with nutritious meals and [...]
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Flu Pandemic 10 Times Deadlier Than Thought
2009 Flu Pandemic Was 10 Times More Deadly Than Previously Thought. By the World Health Organization’s official tally, the flu pandemic of 2009-10 killed 18,449 people around the world. Those are deaths of people who had laboratory-confirmed cases of the so-called swine flu. But a fresh says the real toll was 10 times higher — [...]
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Four Tips to Stay Healthy During Holiday Travels
Travel for the 2012-2013 holiday season is expected to increase to 93.3 million travelers, according to the AAA 2012/2013 Year-End Holidays Travel Forecast. Most travelers are expected to venture at least 50 miles from home this year, an increase of 1.6 percent from one year ago. So how do you travel for the holidays and [...]
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Black Friday Shopping: The Restaurant Plan
Black Friday Shopping: The Restaurant Plan. As retailers experiment with extended Black Friday shopping hours, restaurants are responding by flipping on the “We’re Open” sign in the hopes of squeezing out additional sales from hungry bargain hunters. This early-bird trend is especially pronounced for restaurants located in malls, many of which are required by their leases [...]
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