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								FINDING SPACE FOR A PROFITABLE KITCHEN IN YOUR C-STORE				
The right c-store foodservice equipment can elevate sales and increase your bottom line. Congratulations, you’re jumping into the culinary game and outfitting your convenience store with a kitchen. Sure, space is tight, and your budget may be

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The right c-store foodservice equipment can elevate sales and increase your bottom line. Congratulations, you’re jumping into the culinary game and outfitting your convenience store with a kitchen. Sure, space is tight, and your budget may be
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								EMBRACING MODERN CONVENIENCE: RESPONDING TO SHOPPER NEEDS				
The North America NACS/CCRRC report, which outlines the evolving needs of c-store customers to help retailers better serve them, reveals that c-store customers want a digital experience as well as healthy and portable food. The report

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The North America NACS/CCRRC report, which outlines the evolving needs of c-store customers to help retailers better serve them, reveals that c-store customers want a digital experience as well as healthy and portable food. The report
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								5 WAYS TO BUILD A BETTER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM				
As the convenience store food service landscape continues to shift, key drivers in food purchases are transparency in labeling, sustainable and healthly choices, quality and variety. What’s more, due to rising labor costs, automation is poised to become

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As the convenience store food service landscape continues to shift, key drivers in food purchases are transparency in labeling, sustainable and healthly choices, quality and variety. What’s more, due to rising labor costs, automation is poised to become
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								8 TIPS FOR BUILDING A LONG-TERM RESTAURANT				
How do you make it, in the restaurant business, for five years, ten years or longer? Here are eight great tips to help you survive for decades in a tough business: 1. BE READY TO WORK….ALOT Don’t be afraid to work long,

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How do you make it, in the restaurant business, for five years, ten years or longer? Here are eight great tips to help you survive for decades in a tough business: 1. BE READY TO WORK….ALOT Don’t be afraid to work long,
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								6 WAYS TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE				
Wasted produce can add ten percent to food costs as it becomes part of the average 150,000 pounds of trash that your restaurant throws out each year. These six tips can help cut those numbers down

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Wasted produce can add ten percent to food costs as it becomes part of the average 150,000 pounds of trash that your restaurant throws out each year. These six tips can help cut those numbers down
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								3 WAYS TO STAY AHEAD OF THE ECONOMIC WAVE				
As crude oil prices continue to fall and demand for fuel continues to plummet throughout the winter months, drivers are enjoying fuel prices at their lowest point since February 2009. As a result, consumers have

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As crude oil prices continue to fall and demand for fuel continues to plummet throughout the winter months, drivers are enjoying fuel prices at their lowest point since February 2009. As a result, consumers have
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								FOCUS ON THE HIGH PROFIT CENTERS				
How does one decide if a store remodel is necessary and, if so, what areas can be targeted to maximize profits and get the best ROI? A c-store remodel is not an inexpensive venture. A complete remodel for

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How does one decide if a store remodel is necessary and, if so, what areas can be targeted to maximize profits and get the best ROI? A c-store remodel is not an inexpensive venture. A complete remodel for
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								WHAT WILL BETTER STORE DESIGN MEAN FOR YOU?				
Store sales are driven by a positive customer experience.  A big part of creating that customer experience is having a clean, modern and efficient store design that provides effective merchandising and creates that all important positive

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Store sales are driven by a positive customer experience.  A big part of creating that customer experience is having a clean, modern and efficient store design that provides effective merchandising and creates that all important positive
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								TO REMODEL OR NOT TO REMODEL: THAT IS THE QUESTION				
It’s difficult to know whether or not the capital cost of a store remodel will be worth it over the life of the remodel. So here are few initial questions to ask yourself as you

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It’s difficult to know whether or not the capital cost of a store remodel will be worth it over the life of the remodel. So here are few initial questions to ask yourself as you
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								CREATING A PROFITABLE IN-STORE COFFEE PROGRAM				
About 95% of all convenience stores sell coffee which generates more than 77% of hot dispensed beverages sales.  However, with quick-service restaurants (QSRs) such as McDonald’s, Burger King and Dunkin’ Donuts, as well as drug store

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About 95% of all convenience stores sell coffee which generates more than 77% of hot dispensed beverages sales.  However, with quick-service restaurants (QSRs) such as McDonald’s, Burger King and Dunkin’ Donuts, as well as drug store
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