Management Columns

Chow Now Raises $3M in Series A Funding Chris Gudenzi Editor, FoodserviceDailyNews Chow Now takes a giant step forward in a new and innovative service medium..... more

Editor's Letter: Welcome back to Chicago and NRA 2012! Chris Gudenzi Editor, FoodserviceDailyNews Things have improved since last year. Numbers are up in foodservice across the board. This is reflected in the increase in the number of attendees as well as exhibitors ... more

QLess Alex Bäcker CEO, QLess QLess replaces physical lines and waiting rooms with virtual, mobile lines. For a restaurant owner, this means getting rid of outdated, unsanitary, and expensive coaster pager systems... more

PicturePanels.com Mark Rustad Owner, PicturePanels.com PicturePanels.com supplies custom imaged sound panel treatments for bars and restaurants. The panels lower exposure levels to noise, while offering stunning visual presentations to a space ... more

Bacterm Austin Scheibel Microbterm, Inc. Microbterm, Inc manufactures a permanent coating, called Bacterm, designed to be applied to frequently touched surfaces, to prevent the spread of germs and the development of Superbugs.... more

Strahman Valves August Percoco President and CEO, Strahman Valves, Inc. For ninety years we've designed and manufactured the best-performing and highest-quality wash down products in the world. Smart customers know great quality ... more

LivingSocial Jody Gavin PR Manager, LivingSocial, LivingSocial LivingSocial provides restaurants with effective, measurable marketing tools to attract new customers and turn them into loyal regulars. At the same time, we encourage our members to find... more

In-Touch Insight & Service Intelligence Cameron Watt VP Business Development of In-Touch Insight Systems, In-Touch Insight Systems In August of 2011 In-Touch Insight, one of the oldest Mystery Shopping companies in North America (33 years of history), combined with Service Intelligence and their 19 years of history to ... more

ChowNow - Reinventing Online and Mobile Ordering for Restaurants Christopher Webb ChowNow, LLC Most online ordering systems were built many years ago. They werent designed for the mobile and social revolution. ChowNow was designed... more

Kitchen Columns

Chobani was founded on the belief that people have great taste.. Stephen Dean Vice President of Sales, Foodservice, Chobani .Our strained yogurt has two times more protein per serving than traditional, unstrained yogurt. All Chobani products are Kosher certified, made with milk from cows not treated with rBST and provide five live and active cultures. ... more

America's Eight Worst Food Trends Larry Olmstead From the Blogosphere Having covered food, wine and spirits for more than 15 years, Ive seen a lot of trends come and go. ... more