Meet the Owner

We’re highlighting our hard-working employee owners! Meet Anthony Slauenwhite.

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Strategies to Increase Restaurant Sales in the Summer Months

While it seems that spring has just arrived, summer is already bearing down. And with it comes heightened possibilities in the restaurant industry. To make the most of this season, we’ve put together the events, marketing strategies, and menu optimizations that can make this your restaurant’s best summer yet.

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10 Ways to Grow Hot Beverage Sales

Hot beverages are the workhorse products of foodservice. They are profitable “must-haves” for just about every type of operation, be it the office kitchen, college, and hospital cafeteria, or the high-volume LSR and convenience store, but it’s easy to forget that these popular beverages don’t just sell themselves.

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Episode 70 – Managing Restaurant Menus for Margin & Profit

Real-world advice on menu management from a food service professional with over 20 years of experience. In this episode Dennis Food Service account executive Josh Henderson joins Luke and Samantha to discuss menu pricing, and managing your restaurant’s menu for margin and profit.

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Episode 69 – QR Codes Are FREE

Luke and Samantha go off the rails in a light-hearted discussion about making the most of truly free QR codes. Whether for restaurant menus or online ordering, there’s a more than one way to go about it.

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The Age of Restaurant “Favorites”

By learning more about what tastes and influences are shared among age groups, restaurants can create profitable and engaging opportunities around those values and preferences. The following dining preferences can be helpful in better serving your restaurant customers and their varying preferences.

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Episode 68 – Scent Marketing

In this episode writer and marketing professional Marisa Sanfilippo joins the podcast to discuss scent marketing. Tapping into this powerful consumer sense can lead to increased sales and customer loyalty.

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Are You in Sales or are You a Superhero?

June 10, 2022, Katie Kendrick (one of our New Hampshire, District Sales Managers) steps to the head of the Ron Dennis Conference Center and begins describing the way our sales team thinks and works…

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Build Sales, Get in on Grab-and-Go

How do you court busy customers and build sales? Make takeout more convenient and portable with grab-and-go options. Grab-and-go is growing fast due to customer demand for tasty food that’s instantly available.

Meet the Owner

We’re highlighting our hard-working employee owners! Meet Josh Henderson.

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Market Opportunity: Millennials and Their Kids

According to the NPD Group, Millennials with children increased their restaurant visits by 5% percent in 2018 over the prior year, at a time when the total restaurant industry experienced flat traffic growth…

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Leveraging Cookies for Customer Loyalty

Whether you call them guests or customers, whether they’re grabbing-and-going or checking out after a sit-down meal, they all have the same weakness… the allure of strategically placed impulse purchase items.

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Five Ways to Boost Summer Foodservice Sales

Longer days and warmer weather can mean new sales opportunities. After months of cold weather, people are eager to get outside and enjoy the sunshine. From al fresco dining to special summer menus, here are five ways you can take advantage of the changing season and drive sales this summer.

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Pump Up Your Coffee Program

It’s no surprise that the overall coffee market is growing. Driving this growth is the quality of coffee and the options for customization available to customers. New formats and varieties are emerging as coffee continues to resonate with consumers…

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Episode 36 – New Products, C-Store News & Wisdom from a Toilet Paper Salesman

In this week’s episode we’ve 13 new products, a report about c-store predictions for the future and sound advice from a toilet paper salesman. We’ve also got a decades old international Foodie Fact to stump you with, and our new Dessert of the month page is mentioned. Featuring seasonally inspired items in limited quantities.