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Byline: Pulkit Arora Pulkit Arora, Director, CYK Hospitalities Tradition Meets Trend Modern heritage elements infuse a sense of history and authenticity into interior design, creating a unique atmosphere that appeals [...]

As consumer tastes become more discriminating and restaurant competitors continue to proliferate, casual-dining operators are luring customers with bolder flavors and more sophisticated fare inspired by a variety of ethnic [...]

Recently in the suburbs of Boston, a small group of parents got to talking on the subject of taking their children out to dinner. They discussed how all of their [...]

Zee Cafe along with the Desperate Housewives of The Wisteria Lane present the much awaited Sinful Event. Girls are in for the most happening evening as Zee Cafe in association [...]

Select CITYWALK, located in Saket in Delhi, was set up in 2007. The mall is spread across 13 lakh square feet with six floors and is targeted at the affluent [...]

Byline: Jenny Miller Photographs by Danny Kim Chinese-food aficionados of the old school will remember when Sichuan and Hunan seemed exotic. These days, our multiple Chinatowns are home to a [...]

Whitbread, the owner of Premier Inn and Costa Coffee, is to overhaul three of its four restaurant brands in an attempt to attract a younger audience. The brand positioning and [...]

Location-based mobile services are letting marketers know where their target consumers are, but to engage them campaigns still have to be creative, original and relevant With social media platforms like [...]

From the moment guests walk into the Russian Tea Room, with its gold-leaf ceiling, gleaming brass samovars and red-leather banquettes, they are prepared to drop a few financial pounds. The [...]

Staff For customers looking to celebrate with a bit of bubbly, mixologists are coming up with flavorful alternatives to straight Champagne. Below, examples from across the country: Monte Carlo: Cava [...]

Rob Gamble's White Lion pub-restaurant is planning to cater for groups of 'World Cup widows' during the coming football fest. Ben Walker reports Earlier this month the White Lion celebrated [...]

The question We're busy for dinner most nights of the week, but lunch covers are always low. How can I improve lunch sales? The solutions Guy Holmes, the Restaurant Ingredient [...]

The relationship between Las Vegas and China is always visible on the Strip, if you know where to look. It's evident in restaurant menus and entertainment bookings, in the brands [...]

Not so long ago, the conventional strategy for marketing a restaurant to senior citizens usually was constructed around a few one-size-fits-all promotions like 'early bird specials,' 'two-fers' and a limited [...]

The World Cup in South Africa has enabled select number of Pittsburgh bars and restaurants to fill their establishment with diners and soccer fans. ESPN Broadcasting has broadcasted nearly all the World Cup games on cable TV to give major boost in business during the early mornings and mid-afternoons. Insights on the American's growing interest in soccer are also given.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Remember when steakhouse operators thought that brightening their interiors and adding a handful of non-meat options to the menu would make their male-oriented enclaves more appealing to women? [...]

The influence of sports in American culture fittingly can be put into perspective by checking the statistics. Houston-based Plunkett Research Ltd. estimates that the entire sports industry generated about $390 [...]

PHILADELPHIA -- Contract foodservice giant Aramark Corp., based here, is breaking with tradition by picking public-access, streetfront spaces for a new bakery-cafe concept developed by the $8 billion company's health [...]

KISSIMMEE, FLA. -- The Hispanic-consumer-targeted Pizza Patron chain of Dallas doesn't buy television advertising. It pays to have its products appear in scenes of 'Secretos,' a popular crime-investigation program aired [...]

FACING THE MUSIC Pre-recorded music might influence customer behavior, but do the customers like it? IF YOU'RE READING THIS in your restaurant (of the restaurant that employs you) right now, [...]

When Pizza Patron rolls out its new spicy pepperoni pizza in early April, the company expects 15 percent of its franchisees to stand on the sidelines. It's not the food [...]

WASHINGTON -- More than 15,000 restaurants plan to participate in the National Restaurant Association's new program designed to offer parents and children a wider choice of healthful menu selections when [...]

AS expected, the board of supervisors in San Francisco, Cal., has overridden Mayor Gavin Newsom's veto of the board's ordinance prohibiting restaurants from marketing meals with toys to kids that [...]

In 2007, Dallas-based Pizza Patron made news by accepting pesos, the Mexican currency, at its 84 locations. The move touched off a heated debate over immigration, but Pizza Patron says [...]

NEW YORK -- Baseball players from this city's two professional squads came to Micky Mantle's Restaurant to promote branded wines from Charity Hop, a sports marketing company that helps athletes [...]

PHILADELPHIA -- This month, Aramark re-enters the retail restaurant business when its healthcare division opens Soluna Cafe and Bakery in Houston. Two more restaurants, in San Diego and Columbus, OH, [...]

STRATFORD, ONTARIO -- A teacher-and-student-run cafe focusing on healthful cuisine is attracting 30% to 40% of students at Stratford Northwestern Secondary School. Culinary arts teacher Paul Finkelstein oversees The Screaming [...]

Thomas Keller, a kitchen genius opened his five-star eatery in California's Napa Valley in New York's Time Warner Center in 2004, where foodie couples who want to share their passion will be able to enjoy their fill of Bouchon's award winning cuisine by booking a Keller-caterer wedding reception. The chef has launched a special events and private-dinning venture with Vintage Estate Hotels, which runs two resorts, Villagio Inn & Spa and Vintage Inn, across the street from Bouchon in Yountville.

PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. -- Banna Strow's, after teaming up last year with a franchise marketing and consulting company, is poised to roll its crape concept before hungry shoppers in malls [...]

PEABODY, PA -- A brand new display cooking concept at Brooksby Village Retirement Community is attracting almost twice as many people as the dining services team anticipated. The Overlook opened [...]

About 15,000 U.S. military veterans ate for free at McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants on Nov. 7 as part of the chain's third annual Veteran's Day promotion. This year, the [...]