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December 15, 2025
Marketing
Daily Rail Staff
How to Build a Strong Brand Identity for Your ...

Building a strong restaurant brand goes beyond the logo. It also includes how your staff interacts with guests, your value and mission, and more.

How to Build a Strong Brand Identity for Your Restaurant
December 5, 2025
Business
Daily Rail Staff
Compact Kitchen: Maximizing Efficiency in ...

The rise of urban dining and small-format restaurants means operators have less space to utilize. Here are tips for building a world-class compact kitchen are your restaurant.

Compact Kitchen: Maximizing Efficiency in Minimal Restaurant Footprints
November 25, 2025
Business
Daily Rail Staff
Leveraging Local Partnerships to Expand Your ...

Learn all about leveraging local partnerships to expand your reach and grow your business through collaboration and community impact.

Leveraging Local Partnerships to Expand Your Restaurant’s Reach
November 18, 2025
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What Restaurants Should Know about Trump’s ‘No ...

In President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is a “no tax on tips” provision. However, the rule isn’t as clear cut as the restaurant industry would like. Here’s what counts and what doesn’t.

What Restaurants Should Know about Trump’s ‘No Tax on Tips’ Provision
October 27, 2025
Marketing, Customers, Business
Daily Rail Staff
Wall Art Ideas for Making Blank Restaurant ...

Discover creative wall art ideas for restaurants, and learn how to make blank walls feel inviting can enhance ambiance, storytelling, and guest connection.

Wall Art Ideas for Making Blank Restaurant Walls Feel Inviting
Daily Rail Staff
January 17, 2017
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The Daily Rail: The Unique Role of Restaurants and Civil Rights

Daily Rail Staff
January 17, 2017
The Daily Rail
The Daily Rail: The Unique Role of Restaurants and Civil Rights

In today's restaurant-inspired news: The things chefs never say, Jimmy Johns employees jump rope with dough, what could be killing your brand and how restaurants impact Civil Rights. 

Tagged: The Daily Rail, social media, staff, chef, civil rights, brand

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January 16, 2017
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The Daily Rail: When "Hipster" Works

Daily Rail Staff
January 16, 2017
The Daily Rail
The Daily Rail: When "Hipster" Works

In today's restaurant-inspired news: How to make the perfect Manhattan, what you can learn from Panera's all-natural food makeover, and how minimum wages will affect unemployment.  

Tagged: The Daily Rail

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Daily Rail Staff
January 16, 2017
Rail Hacks

Grade Your Staff [Hack #081]

Daily Rail Staff
January 16, 2017
Rail Hacks
Grade Your Staff [Hack #081]

Restaurant staff chemistry is a recipe like any other in our industry. Figure out how to build the best staff schedule possible by grading your employees.

Tagged: feature, restaurant hacks, Staff Management, staff, restaurant schedules, scheduling, restaurant operations

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Nick Vener
January 16, 2017
Business, Customers

How Bars/Restaurants Can Use Light & Color to Make Money

Nick Vener
January 16, 2017
Business, Customers
How Bars/Restaurants Can Use Light & Color to Make Money

The mood in bars & restaurants is extremely important to profits. Ambiance and light can drastically affect the way the guests perceive your establishment, as well as their behavior while dining.

Tagged: light, color, profits, revenue, customers, spending, eating, feature

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January 13, 2017
Marketing

Great Example of Local Email Marketing for Restaurants

Daily Rail Staff
January 13, 2017
Marketing
Great Example of Local Email Marketing for Restaurants

Do you know how to create a great, local restaurant email marketing campaign? Here's one example.

Tagged: feature, email marketing, email list, restaurant marketing

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January 13, 2017
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Is Puzder Good for Business?

Daily Rail Staff
January 13, 2017
The Daily Rail
Is Puzder Good for Business?

In today's restaurant news... not everyone fears a Puzder DoL, Chipotle is still strong, and would you eat a Trump-inspired 'golden shower' burger?

Tagged: The Daily Rail, Donald Trump, scientific studies, Chipotle

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Andrew I Jaffee
January 13, 2017
How Hollywood Sees Us

Nobody Ever Robs Restaurants [VIDEO]

Andrew I Jaffee
January 13, 2017
How Hollywood Sees Us
Nobody Ever Robs Restaurants [VIDEO]

As a restaurant operator, this scene from Pulp Fiction scares the hell out of me. The image of a couple of gun-toting crazies jumping up out of nowhere announcing that this is a robbery is the thing of my nightmares.

Tagged: Pulp Fiction, robbery, feature

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January 12, 2017
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The Daily Rail: Oxford University: Bars Are Good For Your Health

Daily Rail Staff
January 12, 2017
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The Daily Rail: Oxford University: Bars Are Good For Your Health

In today's restaurant-inspired news: Toco Bell is now making tacos with a fried chicken shell, a doughnut shot recreated an edible poop emoji, and apparently going to bars is... healthy. 

Tagged: guests, menu, bars, Taco Bell, Leadership

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Justin Aucoin
January 12, 2017
Marketing

Three Tips for Restaurant Paid Advertising Beyond Facebook

Justin Aucoin
January 12, 2017
Marketing
Three Tips for Restaurant Paid Advertising Beyond Facebook

Facebook isn't the begin and end of paid advertising for restaurants. Here are three things to keep in mind when you're looking to boost your reach with paid advertising.

Tagged: restaurant marketing, paid advertising, feature, restaurant management

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January 12, 2017
Business

Six Tips for Creating Restaurant Customer Personas

Daily Rail Staff
January 12, 2017
Business
Six Tips for Creating Restaurant Customer Personas

Customer personas aren't a marketing buzzword or management gimmick, they're a real tool that can help you set yourself apart from the competition. Don't let your competitors leave you in the dust. Distinguish yourself by understanding and using these six tips.  

Tagged: Marketing, bar marketing, customer personas, buyer persona

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