The Dish

Our October/November issue including our 2019 Buyer’s Guide is now LIVE featuring:

• Cover Story: Pizza Prevails 

• Emerging Trends: May I Take Your Order?

• FM Project Profile: Aligning Landlord and Vendor Relations 

• Audit Strategies: Plan to Work, Work the Plan 

• Sharpen Your Tools: Saying Yes to Less

• 2019 Annual Buyer’s Guide 

…Plus other relevant restaurant facilities articles on Handyperson Programs, LED Lighting, Preventative Maintenance Programs & more!

 

 

The coffee giant is investing $10 million to support small business and economic development loans in Chicago.  The investment, coinciding with the opening of the Starbucks Reserve Roastery on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, is expected to finance more than 500 loans to small businesses in the city’s underserved communities.

QSR
By 2020, Generation Z—people born between 1996 and 2012—will be responsible for up to 40 percent of consumer spending. For restaurants, Gen Z is the next new market. Getting Gen Zers in the door and then keeping them coming back should be a priority. 

Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a leading national fast-casual cafe concept, has awarded 64 franchise agreements in the third quarter. The brand plans to sign 200 franchise agreements, open 130 cafes and grow same-store sales by 5 percent in 2019. Year-to-date, Tropical Smoothie Cafe has opened 90 cafes and awarded 179 franchise agreements.

Ono’s food truck is designed to be environmentally sustainable. The robotic kitchen runs on batteries instead of a diesel generator. 

Facilitator magazine
A Red Lobster facilities manager shares how to make the most of vendor and landlord relationships.