All Blog Posts Tagged 'Fast' (5)

Non-Operator Jason Falls to Deliver Keynote at Second Annual Foodservice Social Media Universe

The first and only specialized conference for restaurant and hospitality industry professionals where attendees connect, learn and share social media practices for community management, engagement, measurement and analytics.…

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Added by FSMU on March 26, 2012 at 2:30pm — No Comments

It's the Innovation, Stupid!

The Great Recession shook up lodging and food service companies of all sizes, and every one flattened their executive and management ranks while slashing G&A. So how did some companies persevere, even grow, during the last three years? Why are some striding, even strutting, while others are barely crawling?

Innovation.

One month ago today at…

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Added by Joseph D'Alessandro on October 27, 2011 at 7:06am — No Comments

Blog World Expo (Las Vegas): ROI = 'Return on Ignoring If Not Into Social Media"

I'm following Blog World Expo through Twitter starting last night, and admittedly, am a bit jealous of all the heavy social media hitters all being together in such a fun spot. If you want to follow also - just search the Twitter hashtag #BWE09. By the way, Paul Barron, Publisher of Fast Casual is there tweeting away at us...

Here are some quotes from just this morning:

If you aren't into social media, then just call ROI "Return on Ignoring".

Paul Barron, in a… Continue

Added by Jeffrey J Kingman on October 15, 2009 at 10:32am — 6 Comments

We can talk social media until we are blue!

I always ask my friends, do you want the good news or bad news first? Facts are today that the restaurant industry is faced with the first negative index in more than 25 years, comps are down in 94% of the industry, food index is showing signs that all this could actually get worse before it gets better for the restaurant industry. Most my friends want the bad news first "most are in the restaurant business".

After all that doom and gloom many are asking where will the restaurant… Continue

Added by paul barron on May 27, 2009 at 5:39am — 11 Comments

The new face of Fast Casual

Fast casual design always pushes the envelope, and the “look good, feel good” approach crafted by Starbucks in the mid 90’s has transcended to leading-edge innovation in today’s concepts. I am continually surprised by the uniqueness and creativity of this space.

However, I recently was also surprised by some fast casuals’ lack of two equally, if not more important characteristics — attention to detail and quality.

I conducted a food tour in Dallas, during which my… Continue

Added by paul barron on April 17, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments