Successful restaurants begin with successful business plans. Business plans help you think out the basis of your business, including your new restaurant, before committing to anything permanent. You can create a better restaurant business plan by studying other successful models and by being as specific as possible within the text itself.
Buzztime, a company that produces electronic gaming systems for bars, has finished the first round of their Smartest Bar competition. Thousands of players played at their favorite bars to add their scores and raise their location’s ranking in the game. Bar owners saw rises in game play of 10% during Wednesday night competitions during June.
White Castle may be best known for its soft and steamed Sliders, but the chain is running a special deal for its equally tasty Chicken Rings. The restaurant chain is offering a 20 piece pack for $4.99 until the end of August. The fried Chicken Rings come with the customer’s choice of dipping sauce and Ranch, Buffalo or Original seasoned breading.
A woman living in Montreal was burned badly with coffee that fell in her lap as she picked it up in the drive through of McDonald’s. The chain has settled with the woman for $12,000. The money covers her medical expenses, which including daily bandaging at a local clinic, and the week she had to take off of work.
A new banner ad on mobile applications has added much needed traffic to Papa John’s mobile phone ordering service. The pizza company purchased ad space on the popular Pandora app for the iPhone. The ad directed clicks to the mobile website that gives users the closest Papa John’s location and an online order form.
Sycamore Ventures has purchased Papa Bello Enterprises completely with a major ownership transfer. Sycamore Ventures is a California based diversified holding company. The Papa Bello company is now a subsidiary that will continue to operate as usual.
Huntsville, Alabama is getting its second Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers location on July 18th. The new location was built to accommodate growing interest in quality pizza in the town. The restaurant features a mural of scenes from local state parks. This location will also feature a special Beer Club with special rewards for members.
BJ’s Restaurants, parent company of BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, has opened a new location in College Station, Texas. The restaurant held its first dinner on July 11th and is part of the Post Oak Mall. The large location fits nearly 300 guests and a 103” plasma screen television display to keep guests entertained.