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A New Kind of Trailer Park: Entrepreneurs Create Community for Mobile Businesses
Food trucks and mobile businesses find their homes in parks and malls.
Desperate Measures: Olive Garden Revamps Menu as Investors Get Pushy
Olive Garden added 20 new items to its menu, as investors call for its parent company to shed the struggling chain.
Fast-Food Chains Are Suddenly Going Bananas Over Breakfast
From Taco Bell's new Waffle Tacos to McDonald's potential extended breakfast hours, chains are giving breakfast lovers something to talk about.
How We Saved a Restaurant More Than $100,000 a Year
While owning a restaurant can be a dream come true for entrepreneurs, there can also be costly pitfalls that can lead to failure. Here are three simple steps to set you up for success.
Why Running a Restaurant Doesn't Have to Rule Your Life
Using the right tools and strategies to run your business will give you more time to be with your family.
4 Ways to Draw Customers Into Your Restaurant
An experienced 'Top Chef' restaurant owner shares some of his secrets to success.
How Pizza Hut Made a Comeback
Lower prices and a new restaurant design propel Pizza Hut back into the top 10 on this year's Franchise 500 List.
Beyond the Food Truck: Six Ideas for Mobile Food Businesses
If you want to start a food business, but don't have the dough for a full restaurant, check out these mobile options.
Two Urban Farmers Test the 'Eat Local' Business
More people are exploring microfarming as a way to become their own boss. A look at two moonlighting gardeners in Cleveland.
The Farm-to-Table Founding Fathers
How a Silicon Valley veteran and an English-bred chef helped define the farm-to-table movement.
The Economist at the Forefront of the Farm-to-Table Movement
This business analyst is an unlikely leader in the economics of food localization.
How the Farm-to-Table Movement Is Helping Grow the Economy
Producing and using locally sourced food is becoming a sustainable business. Call it Foodie Inc.
A Pizza Franchisee Explains the Secrets Behind His Success
A Wisconsin franchisee discovers the secret behind a pizza chain's unparalleled popularity and makes a bundle in the bargain.
How a Group of Dry-Cleaners Formed a Collective Franchise
Zips Dry Cleaners is proof that good things can happen when (lots of) great minds think alike.
Despite the Slowdown at Home, U.S. Franchises Expand Abroad
Many American franchises are not only surviving the recession but thriving in it by expanding their operations globally.