Looking to increase your restaurant’s revenue? Read more about how our restaurant ‘Profit Architecture Evaluation’ can boost profits or read on below about how adding a patio can benefit your operation. One of the best things about summer for restaurants is the opportunity … read more
Ever felt threatened by social media and the potential harm that an overzealous Tweeting or Facebook-posting guest can bring to your restaurant? Learn what it takes to help mitigate damage, win back dissatisfied guests, and monitor what’s out in the … read more
Each April 22nd more than a billion (yes, a billion!) people around the world participate in Earth Day events, making it the largest civic observance in the world. Designed to broaden global support for environmental programs and education, rekindle public … read more
The definition of “loyalty” is pretty straightforward: “Unswerving in allegiance… faithful to a cause, ideal, custom, institution or product.” Easily defined, yes, but not always easy to achieve when it comes to purchasing or customer service relationships. Sure, we expect … read more
The opening day of this year’s National Cherry Blossom Festival on March 20th officially marked the start of spring in the nation’s capital. Continuing through April 14th, DC unites for four spectacular weekends and daily events featuring traditional and contemporary … read more
In today’s marketplace earth-friendly operations are at the forefront of many restaurant and hotel operations and management teams. Though true sustainable operations and water saving measures may not be possible to retrofit into every concept, more and more restaurants and … read more
In an effort to recognize Earth Day, Monday, April 22, 2013, we plan to feature a blog about the inception and importance of Earth Day, and what our industry can do to better our environment. And the perfect segue? This … read more
VSAG is proud to have recently awarded its third annual Scholarship for Sustainable Hospitality to Joshua Gammon of The George Washington University’s School of Business . A $5,000 scholarship was set up to be awarded annually by VSAG and Farmers … read more
Adding honey to hot tea is a great remedy to chase-away the winter cold and flu seasonal blues, but that’s just the start of the versatility of this wonderful ingredient. This natural sweetener is oftentimes overlooked as the culinary superstar … read more
Recent news out of Washington D.C. is that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released new food safety procedures to keep the poultry that restaurants serve, and thus the guests who consume it, safe of food borne illness. Serving poultry … read more