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General The catch-all. What have we missed? What have you missed and what do you need? Tell us, tell other FohBoh members.	256	Apr 22 Reply by Aaron Flure
Gripes Got gripes about your job, the industry or how it works? Annoyed with ungrateful customers? Start a discussion on anything you have a beef with.	11	Dec 28, 2010 Reply by PeopleMatter
Growth/Expansion What are your plans? How will you find good employees? Where is the best Real Estate? How will you finance your growth? What are your key success factors?	14	Mar 5, 2010 Think Local by Michael Biesemeyer
Health/Sanitation Will health departments start requiring certification? Should all employees have a food handlers permit like the state of Nevada requires for casinos employees and the state of California just mandated? Will health inspections be privatized? Should they? Will public notifications of sloppy inspections be a good thing? What are the new tools and technologies and who is providing them?	16	Jun 16, 2010 What is your process to prepare allergen free foods in the BOH? by Rick Komas
Human Resources Someone once said "this would be a great business without the people and the equipment". Well, that's 100% of this business. What's your story? How do you recruit? Train? Develop? What's you strategy for retaining employees?	76	Feb 1 Reply by Holly A West
Investing If you are looking for investors or an investor looking for the next big thing? Here is your forum. Start here, then end up communicating through your profiles privately. Valuations are coming down? Why? Where's the private investor? How to find angels? Start and join an Angel Investor group.	5	Jan 10, 2012 Restaurant M&A Due Diligence by Michael L. Atkinson
Liquor Product mix, cost, recipes, training, specials, promotions even bar design. Let's open up liquor to discussion. Is it really necessary to have a full bar with a hamburger concept?	8	Dec 2, 2011 Reply by Norm Elias
Management Learn and teach best practices. What is different now versus 10 years ago? 5 years ago? What skill set is required and where are you finding talent?	37	Feb 28 How do you handle a customer complaint? by Barry Chandler
Marketing/Branding Direct mail or email? Location Based Services (LBS)? Social media? Are coupons still cool? Is Groupon a good idea or bad? Is buy one get one a bad idea? Why? What are you doing? How has technology and the Internet helped you? Are bulletin boards and message boards, blogs and discussion threads like this helpful? Let's discuss marketing ideas, online and off line.	94	Nov 18, 2012 Reply by Gary Green
Nutrition Labeling posting calories to menu boards and on menus and the affects this may have on sales. Is this great for the consumer? Negative for operators? Or, is this a win: win?	0	No activity yet
Online Reviews/Social Media We all love them but love to hate them too. Internet is making it easy to be constantly in the news? Is no press bad press? What are you doing to monitor and stay informed of what your guests are talking about online? What services do you use and why? What is best practice?	14	Mar 7, 2012 Reply by Savanna G Eckenrode
Opportunities Mergers and acquisitions, organic growth, franchising, licensing, hotel joint ventures, international partnering, alliances and partnerships. What will be the flavor of the day in 2011?	30	Mar 31, 2012 Reply by Mark Moeller
Organics This has to be a popular topic because it affects a lot of other discussions. Fresh, organic, certified, corn fed, free range, what does it cost? Why is it needed? Who are the providers?	7	Aug 20, 2010 Reply by Jeffrey Molander
Politics What's on your mind and what are you nervous about? Commodity pricing? Fuel? Health Care?	17	Jul 17, 2012 Reply by Paul Letendre
Social Marketing/Social Commerce Social media are a force of change that affects all businesses. What are you doing? How do you define success? This is a unique opportunity to showcase your restaurant and your social media marketing and social commerce ideas. How, what, when, why, how, who. What's your success story and is there a ROI?	15	Dec 15, 2011 Reply by Jammie Mountz
Real Estate Sites, markets, lease terms, ground up or in-line. What are the experts saying and what does the operator need.	2	Feb 19, 2012 Leases for Restaurant Sites by Don Barrick
Recipes Go visit FohBoh Social Marketplace...the place where branded food manufacturers connect with restaurant operators.	15	Nov 7, 2011 Reply by Norm Elias
Restaurant Development New concepts? How to start or grow? How to finance them? Where is the best place to start? Why?	25	Feb 14 Reply by Shawn Parkinson
Service Providers All the lawyers, accountants, contractors and consultants need to pipe up here. What's happen in your world that will help the operator? Why?	14	Apr 7 Commercial Pest Prevention and yes it is possible. by Bobby Perry
Social Media \| Social Networking What are social media? What are you using and how has that worked for you.	21	Jul 24, 2012 Reply by Nate Sanford