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Not your everyday nachos Give guests something a little extra special before the meal with a tasty twist on traditional nachos — Brew City® craft beer battered Wide Mouth Fries® topped with cheese, bacon, tomatoes and sour cream. Try this and other recipes. |
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Tim Hortons eyes bigger US presence
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Tim Hortons reported a same-store sales increase of 5.8% in the US during the fourth quarter of 2015. The brand, which operates about 650 locations in the US, has unveiled plans to open new locations in cities including Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio. "We've done a good job laying the foundation for growth of Tim Hortons in the US. The potential for the brand there is huge," said Restaurant Brands International CEO Daniel Schwartz. The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (tiered subscription model)/Bloomberg
(2/17)
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Restaurants boost morale with superior staff meals
A growing number of restaurants are placing more importance on staff meals, allowing more time for employees to dine together and encouraging cooks to show off their skills with menu-worth dishes. The practice helps employees bond and can be good for business. "If I take better care of the employees, they'll take better care of the customers," Teddy Suric, general manager of New York's '21' Club, said. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)
(2/16)
Are your employees having fun yet?
As companies look to foster growth through innovation, leaders need to morph from cost-cutting, productivity-stoking machines into something more flexible and more fun, argues Chip Bell. "This is not the heyday of the leader as circus clown; it is more the time of leader as circus ringmaster," Bell writes. LeadChangeGroup.com
(2/17)
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Chefs use bitter, sour flavors to make plates pop
Salty, sweet and savory flavors have always been the stars of restaurant menus, but chefs are using more bitter and sour flavors to punctuate flavors of different global cuisines. "Since the emergence of more global cuisine, we have seen more balance in flavors," said Jesse Gideon, chief operating officer at Atlanta-based Fresh to Order. "Bitter rounds out the whole palate. I can actually back off something salty and sweet by adding something bitter. That makes the salty and sweet stand out." QSR Magazine
(2/2016)
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