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VIBE News
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Chain Beverage Buzz: July 9, 2012
Red Lobster scored the highest customer satisfaction rating among full-service restaurant brands, according to the 2012 American Customer Satisfaction Index. Consumer Reports awarded nine chains with especially high marks in its annual sit-down restaurant survey.
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Tracking Trends
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Sales Up, Traffic Down and Beverage Alcohol Sales Skyrocketing
Restaurant operators saw continued gains in same-store sales during May, although shaky confidence could be putting a drain on customer traffic. The future outlook is positive as well. The association’s Restaurant Performance Index stood at 101.4 during May, down only 0.2% from April’s level of 101.6.
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Editor's Blog
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The Health Care Ruling—Moving Beyond Shock to Preparation
Though the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last week upholding most provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) may have been a surprise to some, the backlash from many business operators—inside and outside the on-premise industry—was exactly as predicted.
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Insights
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Millennial Matters
Restaurant operators and adult beverage marketers alike are working hard to engage Millennials consumers, and with good reason. The generation born between 1977 and 1994 is the largest since the Baby Boomers.
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Products
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Dogfish Head, Victory, and Stone get BUFF… Again
In 2010, the masterminds behind Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Victory Brewing Co., and Stone Brewing Co. came together to formulate a most glorious collaboration beer. Now, after a two-year hiatus, this beer at long last makes a glorious return.
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