NRA Conserve delivers easy sustainability tips

by Ted

Visit Conserve.Restaurant.org — the Web site of the National Restaurant Association’s recently launched environmental initiative — to learn how to implement simple practices that can move your restaurant toward more sustainable operations without affecting your bottom line. The site features resources and tips to help small and large operations and also highlights success stories from […]

Rising Commodity Prices and Energy Costs Primary Concerns

by Ted

Full article When asked to name the top three margins pressures they will be facing in the last half of 2008, 83 percent of survey respondents named rising commodity prices (corn, beef, chicken, cheese) and energy costs (oil and gas) as the two most influential factors affecting margins. The third greatest concern, with 67 percent […]