Simple Ways To Improve the Quality of Your Restaurant

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It makes sense that you want to ensure your restaurant receives consistent business. That requires reliable quality in your food items and services.

It’s no secret that running a restaurant is one of the most challenging business ventures to tackle. Nearly one in three restaurants will fail to make it through their first year. With these significant odds working against you, you need to ensure your restaurant continues providing the best-quality foods and customer service. That’s why you’ll want to know about these simple ways to improve your restaurant’s quality to help ensure long-lasting success.

Provide Stellar Customer Service

You’ve likely been to a restaurant that had terrible customer service. The food might have been amazing, but everything paled compared to the service you received. Even if you have the most delicious food, it’ll hardly be memorable if your customer service isn’t up to snuff. That’s why you must provide your wait staff with adequate training that details the most amenable verbiage and actions they can use to give your customers a positive experience.

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Open for Entries – Your Rescue Pet Could be the Next Cadbury Bunny

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The Cadbury Bunny Tryouts are back for a fifth year and to celebrate the milestone, the Cadbury brand is looking to make one special rescue pet the star of its annual ad. Starting today through February 23rd, one of America’s top Easter brands is asking rescue pet parents across the country to enter their rescued pets for the chance to be the face of the newest Cadbury Clucking Bunny commercial. Rescue pets are the spotlight this year, a first in Cadbury Bunny Tryouts history. The commercial will air this March and the winner will take home a cash prize.

Since 2019, each spring the Cadbury brand has put a call out to pet owners nationwide in search of the next big star of its beloved Easter ad – and this year, it’s all about rescue pets. To honor this specific call-to-action and in celebration of the brand’s long-standing partnership with the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), Cadbury is asking rescue pet parents to enter their beloved animal companions into the competition.

This year rescue pets participating in the Tryouts will have the chance to win a spot in the iconic Cadbury Clucking Bunny commercial, alongside a cash prize of $5,000 for themselves and another $5,000 going to the animal shelter of the winner’s choice.

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How To Make Your Snack Business More Sustainable

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Stay in the snack business for a long time by making everything more sustainable, from the snacks all the way down to the manufacturing process.

The world loves snacks. A quick salty or sweet treat to tide them over until their next meal might be one of the greatest inventions. Snacks are great for child play dates, a quick lunch option for high executives, or even an energy boost after a vigorous workout.

In other words, snacks are extremely popular, meaning you need to find new ways to attract customers to your business. Start by making your snack business more sustainable.

Adjust the Ingredients

The ingredients are the first priority. The ingredients you use define whether the snack will be perishable or non-perishable. Most snacks are non-perishable—with the exception of fruit. However, there are some dried fruit snacks that are non-perishable.

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Morningstar Farms® and Pringles® Combine Iconic Flavors in First-Of-Its-Kind Plant-Based Chik’n Fries

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Meat-free mealtime just leveled-up as MorningStar Farms® brings Pringles® flavors to the center of consumers’ plates with fry-shaped, finger-lick’n chik’n

The plant-based pioneers at MorningStar Farms® and the ingenious flavor masters at Pringles® are teaming up to debut all-new MorningStar Farms® Chik’n Fries in two delicious Pringles® flavors: Original and Scorchin’ Cheddar Cheeze.

A testament to the brand’s continued plant-based innovation, the MorningStar Farms Chik’n Fries are the first of their kind in the U.S. plant-based market. Crispy and golden on the outside, juicy chik’n on the inside, they are made with 100% plant-based protein, containing 11g of protein and 41% less fat than the leading homestyle chicken fries.

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Nominations Now Open for the 2023 Restaurants Advance Leadership Awards

Submit Nominations Before March 17, 2023, at ChooseRestaurants.org/LeadershipAwards

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Restaurants Advance Leadership Awards honoring the industry’s best-of-the-best in community service and diversity, equity and inclusion. New for 2023, the NRAEF will also celebrate an inspiring individual who has pursued their personal dream of building a future in the restaurant, foodservice and hospitality industry.

Each award winner will receive $10,000 from the NRAEF. The Educational Foundation will also designate a special $2,500 scholarship to be awarded to a future restaurant leader in the winner’s name. Award categories include:

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