Corner Bakery Cafe expands to the Northeast with an anticipated 22 locations in Connecticut and Rhode Island

May 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Corner Bakery Cafe, know for its signature line of grilled panini, freshly baked sweets and made-to-order breakfast scramblers, will open 22 new locations in Rhode Island and Connecticut throughout the next eight years.

The agreement, signed by Top Line Restaurants, calls for 16 cafes in Connecticut and six in Rhode Island, with the first location scheduled to open by summer 2013. The new restaurants will help boost the local economy in those states by adding more than 800 jobs into the market over the next eight years.

Corner Bakery Cafe expands to the Northeast

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Free Webinar: Learn more about Mobile Payments: May 17th 2pm

May 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Join QSR and Seth Priebatsch, Chief Ninja, LevelUp Nick Holland, Senior Analyst, Yankee Group and Chris Mahl, Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer, LevelUp on Thursday, May 17 at 2:00pm for a mobile payments discussion between industry leaders.

You’ll learn: Who’s first. Many consumers already pay with their phones. What tech are they using, and which businesses are on board? What’s working. Some mobile payment solutions have already come and gone. Learn what differentiates the winners. Why you’ll be involved. Mobile payments represent a fundamental shift in the way we do business, and there are new value propositions for all players in the space. Learn where you fit into the picture.

Free Webinar on Mobile Payments, May 17th 2pm

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What every Restaurateur and Retailer should know about Immigration: 10 Steps to Compliance

May 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Federal immigration officials are stepping up efforts to crack down on the hiring of illegal workers, but there are steps restaurant operators can take to protect themselves, employment attorney Daniel Ramirez told attendees at the NRA Show. A partner with the Houston-based law firm Monty & Ramirez LLP, Ramirez outlined the top ten strategies operators should be taking today.

In 2011, 624 employers were arrested for hiring undocumented workers, up from 433 the year before, he said. Since 2009, U.S. employers have paid out more than $76 million in financial sanctions.

A key issue is whether employers knowingly hired unauthorized workers. Ramirez said there is “actual knowledge,” when a worker tells the employer he or she is undocumented, and there’s “constructive knowledge,” when a reasonable person can figure out a worker isn’t in compliance.

10 Steps to protect your operation from immigration non-compliance

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Edible Manhattan Presents New York Eat Drink Local Week 6/23-6/30

May 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Edible Manhattan’s Eat Drink Local Week celebrated by Edibles around the Tri-state area, raises awareness about the bounty of products grown in the region, drives customers to the restaurants and other businesses that feature these products, and raises funds for charitable partners dedicated to regional agriculture throughout the state. The fourth Eat Drink Local week kicks off June 23 and involves partners from the entire food chain, who urge you to dine out, cook in, and celebrate the ingredients, landscape and people behind our food and drink through a week’s worth of events, which we’re currently planning.

Eat Drink Local Week June 23rd – June 30th

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Artisan Foods and who is really authentic, join NBC Bites for the conversation

May 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment

NBC Bites dives into what is Artisan. Not only are consumers skeptical about the integrity behind something labeled gourmet or artisan; small producers are wary of larger companies claiming artisan status. The very word “artisan” evokes bread baking in wood-fired ovens and the slow rotation of a hand-turned sausage-making machine. Merriam-Webster defines “artisan” as “one that produces something in limited quantities often using traditional methods.”

Many believe the term has been misappropriated so much that it has lost its meaning.
Even comedian Lewis Black got his two cents in on Tuesday night’s “Daily Show,” ripping into Dunkin’ Donuts’ artisanal bagels: “Really? Authentic bagels? Because unless you changed your name to Dunkin Donutsowitz at Ellis Island, then I doubt it.”

Join the discussion on NBC Bites and read about local artisan purveyors in Brooklyn, NY

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NYC Taste of the Nation Event raises $200K for Share our Strength

May 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment

About 1,000 people attended the fundraiser at 82 Mercer in Manhattan to sample the food and drink of more than 50 restaurants and cocktail bars. Dishes included steamed chawan-mushi egg custard from Brushstroke; house-made ricotta with sugar snap peas, fava beans, English peas and pine nut granola from Il Buco; and lobster Thermidor on zucchini tuiles from The Water Club.

NYC Event Taste of the Nation raises $200K to support share our strength

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Stone Barns Center offering a Mother’s Day Treat

May 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Celebrate Mother’s Day at Stone Barns with loved ones of all ages! Pitch in on the farm with special hands-on activities, and take a tour of the mothers and new babies. We’ll have a plant-potting activity in the Dooryard Garden all day and our Farm Market and Spring Plant Sale will be held from 1:00PM – 4:00PM.

Join Stone Barns and your family for a fun filled day in the garden

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NYC RFP For Staten Island Specialty Concession

May 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Specialty food from a Mobile Food Unit at Cedar Grove Beach, Staten Island, NY.

All proposals submitted in response to this RFP must be submitted no later than Friday, May 18, 2012 at 3:00 pm.

Hard copies of the RFP can be obtained, at no cost, commencing on May 2, 2012 through May 18, 2012, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., excluding weekends and holidays, at the Revenue Division of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, which is located at 830 Fifth Avenue, Room 407, New York, NY 10065.

The RFP is also available for download, commencing on May 2, 2012 through May 18, 2012, on Parks’ website. To download the RFP, visit http://www.nyc.gov/parks/businessopportunities, click on the link for “Concessions Opportunities at Parks” and, after logging in, click on the “download” link that appears adjacent to the RFP’s description.

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