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What that plate under your coffee cup is actually for

The plate underneath your coffee cup is typically used to carry the coffee, but it didn't use to be that way.

Why I Don’t Drink Budweiser…and Why I’m Not Alone

Budweiser has always been far more about marketing than beer. The founder of Anheuser Busch, Adolphus Busch, refused to drink his own brew, calling it “that slop” (he was German, of cou…

What Does Your Choice Of Whiskey Say About You?

Is the K-Cup coffee fad over?

Keurig Green Mountain's awful sales could be a sign that demand for coffee pods may be waning. Another maker of single serve coffee cups reported poor results as well.

How to make the perfect cup of coffee, according to science

Make a great homemade brew every time with this top tip

I Ate at Least One Vegetable With Breakfast Every Day and Here’s What Happened

It turns out an easy way to get more of your recommended daily vegetables is to start earlier.

10 professions that need the most coffee to survive

Here is the list of jobs that need the most coffee to survive at their work based on a survey by Dunkin' Donuts and CareerBuilder.

Step One Coffee House

Step One Coffee House, Enjoy excellent coffee, snacks and atmosphere at the Step One Coffee ...

Can a coffee house rebuild Hillman City?

Economic hardship and personal loss could have killed Tin Umbrella; could have nipped it right in the bud. Instead it's a stepping stone to neighborhood vibrancy. Continue reading →

Coffee House Decorating Ideas

As a new owner of a coffee house, you are generally busy with creating a menu, hiring staff and buying products from wholesalers or manufacturers. But the decoration aspect of a coffee house is also ...

Casual-Dining Chains Step Up to the Plate

Many casual-dining chains are reinventing themselves to be more contemporary. They are swapping out giant portions of food for small plates, and upgrading ingredients and décor.

3 Steps for a Casual Dining Brand Turnaround

As stakeholders in casual dining (CD) concepts continue to look at the turnaround potential of their investment, it is important to focus on techniques and strategies that accelerate success where others have failed.

Rule29 Builds Coffee House Brand From Ground Up

Branding Blackberry Market allowed Rule29 Creative to build a design experience from the ground up.

Casual dining well-armed with appetizer offers

Brands battle for customer attention with starter deals

You'll Never Guess Which Casual Dining Restaurant Is Everyone's Favorite

Diners may be having a love affair with fast-casual chains, but in the casual-dining realm, this experience still ranks at the top.

Casual dining finds a ray of light: Takeout

Chains making a big push for delivery and to go, but will it be enough?

Four critical factors that drive brand loyalty for casual dining restaurants

We've defined the top retention strategies 50 winning restaurants count on to drive loyalty.

Are off-premise channels a silver bullet for the casual dining segment?

Restaurants have experienced declining sales for the past decade, but delivery, catering and carryout are yielding positive results for major chains.

How to fight back against ‘cancel culture’

‘Cancel culture’ is a horrible term because outside of a dictatorship nobody can actually be ‘canceled’ or otherwise ‘disappeared’. All that can happen is that people can be found to have trodden…

The document that reveals the remarkable tactics of trans lobbyists

A great deal of the transgender debate is unexplained. One of the most mystifying aspects is the speed and success of a small number of small organisations in achieving major influence over public…