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The National Restaurant Association has released its 2007/2008 Restaurant Industry Operations Report and the Examiner.com had the opportunity to interview Hudson Riehle (the NRA’s senior VP of research and information services). You can see the article here, but the main ideas were that a tough economy is forcing ingenuity in the restaurant business. Namely increasing food and energy costs are putting the squeeze on many restaurateurs and some suggestions for pulling in more profits include wireless ordering systems and advertising online and through cell phones.
The good news? Restaurant sales volume finally increased in March—for the first time since December.
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Remember my recent blog post about celebrity chefs coming to the NRA Show in May? Well, if you are looking for your fifteen minutes of fame—and the chance to stand side by side with those celebrity chefs—your opportunity has come. The National Restaurant Association recently announced a YouTube-based competition called the “Hot Chef” Challenge. Basically, all you have to do is make a great 2 minute video of yourself making a trendy dish and alcoholic beverage. Submit it to the appropriate YouTube channel by May 7th and tell your friends to vote for you. Get all the details from the NRA.
