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Two ways to give us your feedback from RFMA 2017
1. Education Session Evaluations in the RFMA 2017 conference app
2. Overall Conference Evaluation
Your feedback matters to RFMA so make sure to complete both your education session evaluations and overall conference evaluation.

Save the Date for RFMA 2018! Join us in Phoenix for RFMA 2018, March 4-6, 2018.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/rfm-nwl/articles/index.asp?aid=431171&issueID=55988 to view the full article online.

RFMA is heading to Oklahoma City for our next Restaurant Facilities Benchmarking Roundtable.
When: Wednesday, April 12th from 10am-1pm
Topics to discuss include: Energy Management, Equipment Training for Operations and Asset Management

Visit http://www.rfmaonline.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=943768 to view the full article online.

 

QSR
Today, brands are increasingly thinking beyond the bottom line when they write their mission statement and evaluate their company’s success. Whether it’s championing the environment, advancing employee benefits, or improving consumers’ eating habits, these for-profit entities are using their businesses as vehicles for social change.

Visit https://www.qsrmagazine.com/human-resources/restaurants-can-change-world to view the full article online.

Jonathan Maze, Nation's Restaurant News
DineEquity Inc. named former Brinker executive, John Cywinski, brand president of Applebee’s. Cywinski most recently was executive vice president of strategic innovation and marketing at Chili’s parent Brinker International Inc. Before that, he worked with Yum! Brands Inc. as president of KFC’s U.S. business.

Visit http://www.nrn.com/people/john-cywinski-named-applebee-s-brand-president to view the full article online.

Jonathan Maze, Nation's Restaurant News
McDonald’s Corp. is testing a trio of new McCafé drinks in Northern California starting this week as the chain continues its efforts to bolster its beverage business.

Visit http://www.nrn.com/beverage-trends/mcdonald-s-tests-expanded-mccaf-california to view the full article online.

QSR
The restaurant world can often seem like a battle between David and Goliath wherein small, independent restaurants are battling the giant corporations for share of stomach. But what if those two camps weren’t mutually exclusive?

Visit https://www.qsrmagazine.com/finance/these-franchisees-are-opening-their-own-brands to view the full article online.

Sarah Frank, Restaurant Hospitality
Tapas-style restaurant Little Octopus in January graduated from pop-up to a brick-and-mortar with a permanent storefront in Nashville, Tenn.

Visit http://www.restaurant-hospitality.com/new-restaurant-concepts/pop-restaurant-returns-brick-and-mortar-concept/gallery?slide=1 to view the full article online.