The View-Master — produced by Fisher-Price — is a great way to display kids’ menus and specialty-drink menus, the company says.
May 23, 2004 — A decades-old toy made its debut Saturday at the National Restaurant Association’s 2004 Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show.
View-Master, traditionally used to view cartoons or pictures of vacation destinations, has been embraced by foodservice operators for its versatility.
View-Master officials say Burger King uses View-Masters in employee training. Other restaurant companies, like ESPN Zone, use the seven-slide cardboard reels and handheld plastic viewers to display their children’s menus. Health-care institutions such as Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati allow young patients to take their View-Master menus home after their hospital stays. Read the rest of this entry »
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When it comes to accommodation, 25-Hours Hotel in Hamburg, Germany combines boutique with affordable rates, making it a poster child for German NO-FRILLS CHIC hospitality. In their own words: “Who says you can’t have style on a budget? Why miss out on Living Divani daybeds, Brionvega televisions (you know, those cool table-top TVs with rounded corners that you wouldn’t have been seen dead watching 15 years ago) and first-run, special-edition Sixties-style lamps by Flos? The fun and funky retro theme suits the young media and creative types who frequent this part of Hamburg, to the west of the city center.”
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A look at several newer studies reveals mounting evidence that, in spite of the above cuisines’ domination of America’s collective palate, other ethnic foods are quickly rising in popularity, with some suggestions that the Big Three are losing ground, albeit at a glacial pace. A report prepared by Sloan Trends & Solutions last year showed that Asian cuisine led the list of U.S. sales trend gainers in 2003, its 22% increase beating out Mexican (12.5%) and Italian (11%) by healthy margins. The study stressed that this Asian cuisine was not just Chinese, but a combination of Korean, Japanese, and other Asian niches. In addition, the report suggested that Mediterranean foods are “moving mainstream.”
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Given their focus on customer service, it should come as no surprise that developing robust loyalty solutions has been a prime focus at Hard Rock Cafe. Beginning in 2001, Hard Rock began a concerted effort to get to know their most loyal customers. We really didn’t understand who our customer was, where they were coming from and what their preferences were because we didn’t have a way of tracking them …..
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