Here are 7 key items that “bug” industry professionals when they go out to dinner.

Purpose. Why you are there contemporized relevance! The most successful brands are inclusive include values greater than themselves. A lifestyle, a philosophy, an emotion a point in time today that means better for you.

A story. Most major brands have a story. Examples: if you like Ford vehicles, you might be familiar with the story of Henry Ford or if you love your Nikes, you probably know how the Nike swoosh logo was created.

Success does leave clues and the consumers are leaving clues at the cash register for those paying attention. The grocerant niche is booming. Ready-to-eat and ready-to-heat foods that are portable are a major contributor to that success.
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Many bar owners steer away from offering more than a handful of quarter bottles of wine or the occasional wine by the glass due to lack of knowledge or experience with this drink of the Gods. However, ignoring the opportunities that wine offers your business means you could be turning away business without even knowing it.

A traditional box of syrup or B I B (bag in the box) holds 5 gallons of syrup. Let’s say a five gallon BIB of your favorite Cola costs $50. The ratio of syrup to water is 5 to 1, meaning for every gallon of syrup served, 5 gallons of water is also used. In other words if you serve an entire BIB to Foodservice customers you have served 5 gallons of syrup + 25 gallons of water for a grand total of 30 gallons of product.

Frito-Lay: The snack giant moved one-third of its 32 plants to “zero landfill” last year — the rest will achieve that goal by the end of 2011. Who knew snack chips could be so earth-friendly?

According to those employed in the business of coupons, spending 10 minutes a week clipping and organizing coupons can save people an average of seven dollars per week; spending 20 minutes can save us up to nineteen dollars per week. Some surveys, however, suggest that coupon clippers don’t necessarily save money compared to the time they put in or to those who shop without coupons.

When 4 PM rolls around most Americans start wondering what am I going to have for dinner and very, very few will even entertain the idea of cooking from scratch. Most people don’t have a clue what they want let alone what is for dinner.