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qusca

In Japan, women-only café also provides sleeping facilities

February 20, 2013 No Comments »

As well as lunch and wifi, the Qusca Sleeping Café offers space for women to rest and refresh during their working day. Women who are looking for beauty treatment and... Read More »

ramen

Brits surrender to London’s ramen invasion

February 16, 2013 No Comments »

Four ramen joints have opened in London in the last year — the city has finally discovered the art of high-quality noodles In London, foodies can find anything they want.... Read More »

fastcasual

Casual-dining, fast-casual concepts stealing market share

February 13, 2013 No Comments »

Technomic study finds restaurants in these segments could be luring customers from quick-service and upscale-casual brands Fast-casual and casual-dining restaurants appear to be cutting into market share for quick-service and... Read More »

maccas

Australian McDonald’s to Offer Table Service, Silverware

February 6, 2013 No Comments »

McDonald’s franchises in Australia have gone rogue. First of all, McDonald’s corporate let a bunch of them change their signs to read Macca’s, which is Australian for McDonald’s. And now... Read More »

livmenu

Tablet-based video menu lets diners see their meals before ordering

January 30, 2013 No Comments »

Livmenu is using tablets to help diners see each meal being prepared to give a better idea of what it will look like. The Thirsty Bear pub in London has... Read More »

farmtotable

Tender Greens: Farm to Table Restaurant Chain

January 25, 2013 No Comments »

The restaurant business is notoriously brutal, but SoCal farm-to-table chain Tender Greens has found a new way to build profitable careers for chefs. “I realized there was nobody in the... Read More »

dirtmeal

Tokyo Restaurant Serves $110 Dirt-Infused Meal

January 24, 2013 No Comments »

The 5-course meal includes dishes like potato and dirt soup, dirt risotto with sea bass, and mint dirt tea René Redzepi might have the ant course down, but Tokyo French... Read More »

olderdemo

Restaurants’ Hot New Demographic: Older Diners

January 17, 2013 No Comments »

Past restaurant marketing campaigns have usually featured sexy patrons having a good time with friends or their adorable young families. But according to new research, maybe it’s time food-service companies... Read More »

socialmediatrends

Restaurant Social Media Trends for 2013

January 4, 2013 No Comments »

While Pinterest became a hot piece of real estate in 2012 social media, experts looking further into 2013 see less of a new breakout name than the more effective use... Read More »

dishfm

iPhone app helps restaurant patrons decide what to order

January 4, 2013 No Comments »

Dish.fm is an iPhone app that helps restaurant patrons zero in on the best-reviewed dishes at any particular restaurant. We’ve already seen a site that helps food lovers with a specific craving... Read More »