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Monday, January 30th, 2012Eat This!
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012Ever heard of a superfood? These are food that have been found to help prevent disease, control weight and maintain overall good health.
Here are ten superfoods (in no particular order):
- Chocolate: An ounce of dark chocolate a day can do the body good. Note: the darker the chocolate, the more nutrients you’ll get. Dark chocolate boasts powerful antioxidants, which has been shown to help reduce inflammation and help lower blood pressure.
- Blueberries: Low calories, low carb and high in fiber, blueberries are packed with antioxidants, including vitamin C and anthocyanidins.
- Almonds: Almonds boast heart-healthy unsaturated fats, protein and the antioxidant vitamin E. Plus, they’re a good source of fiber, riboflavin, magnesium, phosphorus and copper. To avoid sodium, go for unsalted raw or blanched varieties.
- Quinoa: This perfect protein contains 15 percent of your daily dose of iron and many energy-producing B-vitamins.
- Sweet Potatoes: One medium sweet potato contains more than 400 percent of your daily dose of beta-carotene (the antioxidant form of vitamin A) and the antioxidant lycopene. It’s also a good source of vitamin C, fiber and heart-healthy potassium.
Greek Yogurt: This hunger buster offers twice the hunger-fighting protein per ounce than traditional yogurt.
- Beans: This diet staple is a great source of protein, carbohydrates and fiber.
- Eggs: The incredible egg provides close to 100 percent of your required protein building blocks.
- Salmon: This fatty fish is brimming with omega-3 fats (the good kind), which help ward off high blood pressure, sudden-death heart attacks, Alzheimer’s and rheumatoid arthritis.
- Broccoli: This vegetable has been known to reduce the risk of cancer. And to boot, it is packed with antioxidants like vitamin C and vitamin A.
Here’s to a healthy you!
Burger King Tests Home Delivery Service
Monday, January 16th, 2012
MIAMI, Fla. — Consumers who crave a Whopper but dislike the drive to their local Burger King location can now get their wish. The fast-food giant is testing home delivery services at some Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., stores in an effort to boost sales.
By Jan. 23, Burger King Holdings Inc. will be testing the concept at 16 locations, according to Bloomberg. Deliveries come with a surcharge of $2, and customers must make a minimum order of $8 to $10, depending on the market, the company’s website states. It is unknown if Burger King plans to expand home delivery nationwide.
Customers can place orders via phone or online. However, Burger King does not deliver fountain drinks, milkshakes, coffee or breakfast foods.
“We are currently testing the service to bring this convenience to the U.S.,” spokeswoman Kristen Hauser told the news outlet.
Although Burger King home delivery is new to the United States, the quick-service restaurant chain already has such programs in Mexico, Turkey, Brazil, Columbia and Peru, according to media reports.
Burger King is owned by New York private-equity firm, 3G Capital Inc.
Think Pizza! Pizza! for Super Bowl Sunday!
Sunday, January 8th, 2012Super Bowl Sunday and pizza are synonymous. And the statistics show for it. Turns out Super Bowl Sunday is one of the five biggest pizza days of the year. The other four? Halloween, the day before Thanksgiving, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, according to Pizza Today.
Waiter on the Way offers an alternative to pizza delivery for your Super Bowl party by offering delivery from over 100 area restaurants right to your door. If you want to really wow your guests treat them to meals and appetizers from your favorite restaurants for the Super Bowl this year! Now that’s a guaranteed score!
Fazoli’s new prototype helps drive sales
Sunday, January 1st, 2012From Nation’s Restaurant News:
Fazoli’s rebuilding project of the past several years has come to fruition, and the brand expects to end the year with its 18th consecutive month of positive same-store sales growth, chief executive Carl Howard said.
Howard told Nation’s Restaurant News during a tour of the brand’s new prototype in its headquarters city of Lexington, Ky., that November’s 6.6-percent increase in same-store sales was the 220-unit quick-service Italian chain’s best November in more than a decade, and that sales in December were trending even higher.
The company credits its new “Expand Your Taste” menu and its new prototype design — in place at all 125 company-owned restaurants and in several franchise markets — with driving results. Updated Fazoli’s locations have more contemporary décor to match fast-casual service upgrades, like food runners, real plateware and silverware, and greater customization available for the chain’s baked pastas.
View a slideshow of Fazoli’s new prototype
The changes have resulted in same-store sales increases running 6 percent to 10 percent above gains elsewhere in Fazoli’s system, Howard said.
The brand will continue to strive for upgrades with the launch of a new customer service initiative that rolls out systemwide on April 9, 2012. The program includes more training for cashiers so they can guide customers through the entire expanded menu and explain dishes without having to turn to the menu board, and all managers will be moved to the dining rooms to deliver bread sticks and visit more tables.
Read more: http://nrn.com/article/fazoli%E2%80%99s-new-prototype-helps-drive-sales#ixzz1iFt3K036