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3 Food Trends you should bet on in 2016

Stay up to date with what your customers will be looking for in the year ahead, by keeping up with the latest food trends for 2016.

3 Trade Shows You Should Not Miss in 2016!

Get the New Year off to a positive start by planning your trade show visits. Educational, informative, inspirational and fun, discover new technology, network, and build relationships.

Looking ahead to 2016 and events to celebrate throughout the year

More than 80 dates to celebrate in your restaurant and organize your 2016 schedule from the perspective of sales, marketing and events.

December in your restaurant : 5 keys to make a difference

Discover 5 keys to make a difference in your restaurant in this month of December.

5 ideas to perk up your restaurant in November…

At a time when lots of high street shop fronts are already gearing up for Christmas, here we will suggest some different ideas to perk up your restaurant in november.

5 dates and events to liven up your restaurant in October

From the world vegetarian day to the London restaurant festival, including the world rugby cup or Halloween, October counts many opportunities to liven up your restaurant.

Sensory marketing, a new weapon for restaurant owners

Sensory marketing can benefit restaurants by arousing emotions and encouraging both customers and prospects to purchase.

4 original ways to get your customers to pay

From England to Austria and on to the United States, here is a little trip around the world to see four of the wildest, wackiest and most original ways of having your customers pay the bill.

Differentiation is no longer an option!

Differentiation is no longer an option in the fiercely competitive world of foodservices! Standing out from the rest is now decisive, whether through your interior décor, visual identity, culinary style or communication strategy.

My restaurant’s logo

Small in size, but key to all your communication, the logo is the most visible element of your restaurant's identity. How to create & choose the right restaurant's logo is what we'll discuss here.

6 astonishing restaurants’ façades

What's on the plate is not always the only way to surprise a restaurant's customers. With pictures to prove it, here is a quick round-the-world tour of 6 astonishing restaurant façades, from Madrid to Beijing, Vienna to Mexico.

When new technologies reach our tables

Customers, and especially the Y-Generation, are increasingly on the lookout for new technologies. How can restaurant managers meet this need?

7 restaurant ads that have caused a stir!

Ambiguous, socially-driven, wildly creative or plain funny, here are seven restaurant advertising campaigns that have marked the history of restaurant marketing.

6 all-important marketing tools for restaurants

Want to develop your online presence? Whether for online ordering, managing your newsletter or creating your interactive menus, here are 6 all-important marketing tools for your restaurant...

10 food trucks like you’ve never seen before

10 must-see food truck concepts: unique, off-beat, sexy, committed... but above all, appetizing!

Competitions on Facebook: practical guide for restaurant manager

How to organize a Facebook quiz game/competition for your restaurant to improve your visibility, acquire and retain new customers: practical guide for restaurant manager.

‘Wichcraft, the portable meal trend

'wichcraft, created under the guidance of renowned chef Tom Collichio, offers a fine example of a straightforward food service with an added twist of talent.

How to use Pinterest to boost your restaurant?

Ranking ninth among the most-used social networks, Pinterest can be a powerful vehicle for promoting your restaurant! Find out how to use and integrate Pinterest in your strategy. 

What is food porn?

Food porn is a culinary, social phenomenon that is very much in vogue right now. Identified more than 25 million times on Twitter, it represents a potential marketing opportunity for restaurants. So what exactly is #Foodporn?

Targeting children in your restaurant

A practical guide on how to effectively target children in your restaurant.

After the burger, here comes the pizza!

Is the pizza supplanting the magical burger? Three growing players who successfully combine pizza & fast casual trend!

Domino’s removes the word Pizza from its logo

Discover why the renowned US pizza delivery chain has decided to remove the word "pizza" from its logo

Vine application, what is it?

What is Vine? What is it used for? What does it have to offer as a marketing tool?

iBurger: the restaurant inspired by Apple

Apple's technological innovations have inspired the creation of many a new product and innovative concept. But have you ever heard of the iBurger?

Ultra-customization: 8 surprising ideas for your restaurant

Customization or personalization is a marketing trend that is in full swing... and it goes way beyond having a sandwich specially prepared for you while you wait!

“Guerrilla Marketing” put to good use by restaurants

In difficult economic times, so-called "guerrilla" or "street" marketing can effectively boost a brand's creativeness for minimal cost. Discover how some brands make brilliant use of this strategy.

Taco Bell, a resolutely social and digital brand

For the launch of its latest breakfast offer, Taco Bell distributed 1,000 mobile phones to its fans and influencers, backed up by a digital social and viral marketing campaign.

El Comodo restaurant uses Instagram to create buzz and keep a full house!

Find out how some restaurant managers have made the most of Instagram, such as restaurant El Comodo, which has been the talk of the web thanks to its excellent social networking.

How some restaurants made the buzz

All companies dream of creating (good) buzz, since it is an excellent way of gaining almost instant notoriety at minimal cost. Find out how some restaurant owners have created buzz using 6 different tools.

Taking on the virtual world!

With no strategy and no objectives, we are quite simply wasting our time on social media platforms. Here's how to define a social network strategy.