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| Vote for Joe's 'John' |
Get a head start on casting your ballot and VOTE FOR JOE'S!
Joe's Farm Grill of Gilbert, Arizona, is one of only 10 restaurants from across the nation to be nominated for America's Best Restroom aw
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| Service More Important Now Than Ever |
"In tough economic times, restaurants are supposed to deliver more than your food."
That's the synopsis of an article on MSN.com Monday about changes in consumer attitudes toward restaurant
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| Targeting the Male Demographic with Cupcakes |
A jobless Wall Street lawyer has turned his interest in baking into a fast-growing business. His manly take on the popular baked good suggests that a little 'image modification' may work for
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| Dine4AZ Campaign Aimed at Helping Arizona Restaurateurs |
09/10/2009 -- Phoenix, AZ Shamrock Foods today launched a state-wide marketing program to get consumers eating out again.
Citing the importance of Arizona's restaurant industry to the state's econom
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| The Low Down on Low(ering) Sodium |
By Melanie Snyder, Burke Food Science & Culinary Intern The fact that sodium consumption has increased dramatically over the past forty years has gained the attention of Congress, the food industr
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| Your Signature -- Your Point of Differentiation |
While not all signatures achieve fame that is as enduring as "John Hancock," most offer opportunity for creativity and differentiation. Similarly, a pizzeria can set itself apart through its
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| Is Time Really Money? |
An enlightening article from USA Today (6/23/10) about the fiscal sense of paying for services. By Laura Vanderkam Most small businesses in the USA stay small — or fail. Few grow to have $1 mill
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| Where's the Bacon? |
The American Meat Institute unveiled a new brochure aimed at capitalizing on America's love affair with bacon by revealing fun facts and history about bacon. The brochure, titled "Six Degrees of
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| Text Messaging Rapidly Becoming a Business Tool |
"For general manger Nijmeh Shihadeh, simultaneously texting the latest promotions to all 15 employees at the Auntie Anne’s unit in the Exton Square Mall in Exton, Pa., was as easy as hittin
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| For Upscale Dining, Consumers Favor Independents |
A new study called “The Changing Face of America’s Fine Diners,” by RestaurantRx Consulting LLC, based in Orlando, Fla., shows that when it comes to fine dining, independent res
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| SmartSolutions Available for Electronic Delivery |
Shamrock Foods' popular trade magazine SmartSolutions is now available for electronic delivery.
It’s still packed with the same great food articles, business tips, ideas, recipes and operator
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| 'Texting' the Hot Marketing Tool for Restaurateurs |
“E-mail’s response rate is about 4 percent, and we don’t do direct mail because the rate’s so ridiculous and the development’s outrageous. With this, the overhead is 7.5
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| News, Events & Resources for Small Businesses |
Free IRS Webinar - Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act http://www.visualwebcaster.com/IRS/69705/reg.asp?id=69705 July 8, 2010 11:00 am – noon, Pacific Time ??? The HIRE payroll ta
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| Hormel Always Tender Pork |
Hormel introduces tantalizing ideas for Always Tender Pork. Shamrock item #s: 2534451 pork loin and 2534461 pork tenderloin.
Watch the video teaser here.
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| Restaurants Tap Patrons for Menu Ideas |
What do Dunkin Donuts, Papa John's and Culver's ButterBurger have in common?
They've each hosted contests to let their own customers come up with menu ideas. It's another example of how operators can
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| Cravings, Convenience & Coupons Drive Pizza Sales |
A recent report by the consumer research group Technomic shows that 93% of US households dig into a spicy pie at least once per month. Cravings for bold flavors drive that behavior, but there's more t
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| Who's Responsible for Declining Supper Traffic? |
Blame Generation Y. At least that's what NPD Group reports in its latest Consumer Score card. See the Scorecard.
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| Technomic Raises Outlook for Foodservice Sales |
By Alan J. Liddle and Ron Ruggless, Nation's Restaurant News. CHICAGO (May 25, 2010) Technomic Inc. has revised upward its forecast for U.S. foodservice industry sales this year, citing suc
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| Is the Era of Deep Discounts Over? |
According to an article in Nation's Restaurant News, the days of heavy discounting to lure in customers may be coming to an end. NPD Group reports that restaurateurs are cutting back on special offers
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| The Art of Getting Referrals |
Are you basking in referrals for new business? Do your customers tell others how much they love you, all the time, with a nearly embarrassing outpour of enthusiasm? Doth your sales funnel overflow?
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| Join DINE4AZ.COM Today -- It's Free! |
Arizona customers can check out this link to dine4az.com -- where consumers go to find about your restaurant and your special offers. It's free: join today.
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| PepsiCo offers Grow My Restaurant Website |
Keep Your Share :If marketing is cut from the budget in the middle of the recession, your market share will be lost by the time the economy recovers. Advice on this and other foodservice issues can be
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| SHAMROCK PEOPLE ARE THE BEST! |
Case in point: Long-time Shamrock customer Nancy Goldsmith of Nancy’s Café in Westminster, CO, recently became ill and was eventually diagnosed with a lifethreatening illness, complicated
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| Facebook, Twitter Usage Climbing: Are You In? |
Inc. magazine recently reported that 91% of Inc. 500 companies are using social media, like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and others.Facebook now reports having in excess of 350 million members worldwide
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| Shamrock Foods to Offer Dry Age Beef Program |
The Arizona Foods Division will begin offering dry-age beef starting in January of 2010. Watch for more details, and talk to your Sales Representative to learn more.
What is Dry Age Beef?
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| Shamrock Farms 2010 Fresh Chef 'Dessert' Challenge |
Roxie, Shamrock Farms lovable spokescow, is once again searching for chefs who keep it “fresh” in the kitchen with new and tasty dishes, and is now accepting entries for the 2nd Annual Fre
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| Twitter Updates from Shamrock Foods |
Do you want to receive Twitter updates from Shamrock Foods? New arrivals, special buys, new products and more. Sign up for a Twitter account, then follow shamrockfoodsaz Example: Values: Wild Ivory Sa
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Smokey Mesquite Pork Chops with Mesa Corn