Tips from the Team

Learning the Tricks to Food Truck Success

Start looking for gigs even before you open your mobile unit for business, says Patrick Maggi. “Just parking in parking lots does nothing unless people know where and when to find you.” Maggi found success talking to the HR staff at distribution centers for large companies, like big-box chains and … More

Marketing Idea Zone

Never Miss a Call with Unified Office

Unified Office’s Total Connect Now and patented Visual Performance Suite-managed communication service shone a bright light on its quick-service restaurant (QSR) customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, carryout, takeout and delivery became virtually the only eat-out options for consumers, and, to this day, QSRs rely heavily on phone … More

Marketing Idea Zone

VersaFlex Creates a Better COVID-19 Mask

VersaFlex, headquartered in North Ridgeville, Ohio, added the manufacturing of masks and face shields to its toolbox during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company, which specializes in customizable, high-quality thermal bags and cases, adapted its operation to provide these increasingly necessary and highly innovative products for its restaurant clients. However, these … More

Eye on the Chains

Eye on the Chains – March 2021

Domino’s Aims to Be “Dominant No. 1” Pizza Chain Already the top pizza chain in the U.S. in terms of revenue—with nearly $7.1 billion in domestic system-wide sales last year—Domino’s aims to be “a dominant No. 1” in the coming years, CFO Stu Levy told QSR magazine. The company, which … More