Monthly Archives: May 2017

HOODMART BLOG

  1. Concessions Go to the Movies

    There’s a reason why you’ve likely started seeing more and more concession-style food items available at the movie theater: Depending on where you live, the expanded menus are another way for the theaters to make more money, especially when box office sales sag because of increased competition from online movie sources. Or simply patron disinterest. 

    One business model that’s on the rise includes the installation of leather recliners and side tables in place of traditional movie seating. When the lights dim for previews, the wait staff approaches each group and asks what people would like to order from the menu. As you settle in for the feature, or sometime before or after, your waiter returns with a collection of food and drink. And you can have your dinner or lunch as the movie kicks into high gear.

    Other theaters simply expand the offerings available before the show, says QSR Magazine, selling slices of pizza and pre-packaged salads as customers hang out at the bar or wait in another area where hot entrees will be served after being prepared by a staff of line cooks.

    What may elude customer attention, very much out of intent on the part of the theater operators, are the behind-the-scenes operations that make all of the newfound food items available – operations that include either Concession Hoodslearn more

  2. Restaurant Fire Safety Refresher
    In another installment of our reminders on restaurant kitchen safety – Private Large Kitchen Safety and Restaurant Safety Dos and Don’ts being two others worth looking over – it’s time to take another ...

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  3. Outfitting a Floating Pizzeria
    Fans of food trucks have likely gotten used to the convenience and pleasure of strolling down a sunny street, checking out which trucks are present and which specials look appetizing, and then choosing what they’d like to have for lunch or dinn...

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  4. Safer Cooking Strategies
    When it comes to Restaurant Safety, people generally understand – with some regular reminding – that it’s not a good idea to run on wet floors or to handle sharp objects loosely or carelessly. And much has been written about ...

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  5. Social Media Engagement for Food Trucks
    Parking your food truck in exactly the right spot – provided you can do so without running afoul of any regulations or prior “dibs” on the space – can be a challenge. The location you select might look ideal in terms of its pr...

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