Young Waiter and Restaurateur finalists named

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Young Waiter and Restaurateur finalists named

The annual Appetite for Excellence program has announced its Young Restaurateur and Young Waiter finalists for 2017...

The program, which gives participants the opportunity to take part in educational masterclasses, produce tours and industry networking events, boasts an esteemed panel of judges including Burnt Ends' David Pynt, Africola’s Duncan Welgemoed, est. Restaurant's Peter Doyle, Stokehouse's Richard Ousby & Muse Restaurant’s Troy Rhoades-Brown.

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Creating a New Subcategory: A Story of Two Pizza Brands

I have long argued in the book "Brand Relevance" and elsewhere that the only way to grow, with rare exceptions, is to develop customer "must haves" that define a new brand subcategory and then manage that subcategory to success. Marketing and branding then become one of subcategory competition instead of "my brand is better than your brand" competition, and the winning brand will be the one that is most relevant. The pizza world provides two examples...

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Creating a New Subcategory: A Story of Two Pizza Brands

Report: ALDI Still Killing It In Aussie Supermarket War

ALDI’s share of Australia's $90 billion supermarket budget continues to grow at the expense of Coles and Woolies a new report by research firm Roy Morgan has revealed.

The research shows Australia's grocery buyers spent $90.3 billion at supermarkets during the 12 months to March 2017. Of that, $32.2 billion was spent at Woolworths (35.7 per cent of the market, down from 36.3 per cent in the year to September 2016) and $30 billion at Coles (33.2 percent, unchanged).

ALDI claimed $11.9 billion of grocery buyers' expenditure during the year (13.2 per cent, up from 12.5 per cent), stretching its lead over IGA which fell to $8.4 billion (9.3 per cent, down from 9.8 percent)...

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Report: ALDI Still Killing It In Aussie Supermarket War

Top 30 Huffington Post Most Shared Headlines & Why They Went Viral

We've all heard the saying,"you can’t judge a book by its cover,""

What's funny is that you almost only hear that adage in reference to people: you shouldn"t judge people based off how they look.

Yet, when it comes to books, you can actually tell a lot about them by their covers.

That's why publishers spend so much money on them...

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Are Vegan/Vegetarian Options Reshaping The Restaurant Industry?

Increasingly, we live in a health and allergy-conscious society.

Many people are more selective about what they want to – or what they can – eat.

Consumer preferences seem to indicate that vegan or vegetarian options aren't just novel anymore. If you want to appeal to millennials, they are essential.

Per Portland Press Herald, 45% of younger consumers either regularly eat vegetarian and vegan food or follow a vegetarian diet...

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Why Street Marketing is a Must for Restaurant Businesses

Meet the people where they are with effective marketing.

At first glance, you might think street marketing is just a way of advertising on the street.

While that is certainly part of it, according to Wikipedia, street marketing is promoting your restaurant in an unconventional way in public places, outdoors.

The main function of street marketing includes activities done on the streets, but it can include marketing done in other public venues...

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