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Breakfast, coffee, marketing initiatives push Dunkin' Brands profits up
Dunkin' Brands Group Inc., parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, reported its fourth quarter and full year 2011 financial results, including a Q4 adjusted net income increase of 36.6 …February 9, 2012
 | The restaurant industry is expected to grow this year, but realizing big profits will be a tall order in the face of rising food and labor costs. State minimum wage increases – ranging from 28 to 34 cents - could have a large impact on quick … |
 | Few people have as firm a pulse on what consumers want from their menus than those actually working in the trenches – the culinarians. They're the ones who get paid to know and to test and to experiment the food. So when the kitchen captain … |
 | If you want to know why more diners are asking more questions about your menu – and your kitchen – consider how serious food allergies are. In January, a 7-year-old girl in Virginia with a severe allergy to peanuts died after eating a … |
 | The media has been focused on recapping the previous year as they do each January. I have never been clear if this is to point out the cleverness and accuracy of forecasters from the previous year or to ask, "What on earth were we all thinking … |
 | From calculating tips to booking a reservation, there's an app for nearly everything in today's foodservice industry. Even the moderately tech-savvy consumers are using popular apps like Urbanspoon and Foursquare to find restaurants, make … |
| Indeed, the early bird gets the worm, and QSRs are ramping up their breakfast offerings accordingly. The daypart is the fastest growing in the restaurant space, accounting for more than 60 percent of traffic growth in the past five years. Still … |
 | What might be the biggest 2012 food innovation trend opportunities? In my last blog, I predicted that 2012 will be a banner year for Organic Food Product Innovation, and those who sit on the sidelines will miss the opportunity to strike gold in this … |
| If you're like most operators, you'll be making some changes to your menu in the coming months. According to the Wall Street Journal, Applebee's has revamped about 80 percent of its menu over the past two years, while more than half of T.G.I. Friday … |
 | Recession or not, the restaurant industry is here and growing. Consumers spend a huge percentage of their food budgets on eating out at restaurants, and restaurant sales are expected to top $600 billion this year. And yet according to the National … |
| The employee screening environment is rapidly evolving, making it hard for businesses to keep up. That's just one reason why businesses are either outsourcing background checks to a partner or are not conducting screenings at all. For those not … |
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