SpenDifference http://www.spendifference.com Providing restaurant brands a competitive edge. Mon, 13 May 2013 16:22:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Chain Restaurants Invited to Take New Menu Price Survey http://www.spendifference.com/posts/chain-restaurants-invited-to-take-new-menu-price-survey/ http://www.spendifference.com/posts/chain-restaurants-invited-to-take-new-menu-price-survey/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 20:07:29 +0000 Courtney Harris http://www.spendifference.com/?p=417 Source: The Wall Street Journal SpenDifference study supports National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation SpenDifference, a supply chain co-op that helps restaurants save money, invites chain restaurant executives to take its latest menu price survey. Its first study, released in January, received considerable national media attention. The brief, 12-question survey is open to restaurant chains that Read the Article...

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]]> http://www.spendifference.com/posts/chain-restaurants-invited-to-take-new-menu-price-survey/feed/ 0 How Chain Operators Can Source Food Locally http://www.spendifference.com/posts/how-chain-operators-can-source-food-locally/ http://www.spendifference.com/posts/how-chain-operators-can-source-food-locally/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 19:36:12 +0000 Courtney Harris http://www.spendifference.com/?p=413 Source: FSR Magazine The chef-driven trend isn’t confined to independents. Today’s farm-to-table “locavore” movement has spread like a prairie fire across the restaurant environment. Many single-unit, chef-driven restaurants promote ever-changing menus that incorporate produce and herbs from their own rooftop gardens and feature meat and poultry from local farmers. Some chefs even partner with farmer-suppliers Read the Article...

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]]> http://www.spendifference.com/posts/how-chain-operators-can-source-food-locally/feed/ 0 RealMex and Zoes Kitchen Sign with SpenDifference http://www.spendifference.com/posts/realmex-and-zoes-kitchen-sign-with-spendifference/ http://www.spendifference.com/posts/realmex-and-zoes-kitchen-sign-with-spendifference/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:33:10 +0000 admin http://www.spendifference.com/?p=234 Source: SpenDifference Restaurant Purchasing and Supply Chain Co-op to Help Chains Save Money Denver, Colo. With economic uncertainty continuing to challenge the restaurant industry, two more restaurant chains, RealMex Restaurants and Zoes Kitchen, are turning to SpenDifference for strategic supply chain support. These two companies join a growing client roster that includes restaurant concepts ranging Read the Article...

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]]> http://www.spendifference.com/posts/realmex-and-zoes-kitchen-sign-with-spendifference/feed/ 0 New Survey Finds Restaurant Chains Backing Off on Menu Price Hikes - http://www.spendifference.com/posts/new-survey-finds-restaurant-chains-backing-off-on-menu-price-hikes/ http://www.spendifference.com/posts/new-survey-finds-restaurant-chains-backing-off-on-menu-price-hikes/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:01:33 +0000 Courtney Harris http://www.spendifference.com/?p=299 Source: SpenDifference Many plan to renegotiate contracts, promote lower cost items, increase group purchasing Denver, Colo. — Chain restaurants, battered by value-hungry customers and rising commodity prices, are showing little appetite for significant menu price increases, according to a new survey of industry executives conducted by SpenDifference, a supply chain co-op that helps restaurants save Read the Article...

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]]> http://www.spendifference.com/posts/new-survey-finds-restaurant-chains-backing-off-on-menu-price-hikes/feed/ 0 Survey: Restaurants reluctant to raise menu prices http://www.spendifference.com/posts/survey-restaurants-reluctant-to-raise-menu-prices/ http://www.spendifference.com/posts/survey-restaurants-reluctant-to-raise-menu-prices/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:34:33 +0000 admin http://www.spendifference.com/?p=238 Source: Nation’s Restaurant News Restaurant chains reveal slowdown in 2012 menu price increases despite rising commodities costs Restaurant chains are increasingly reluctant to raise menu prices despite projections of a 3-percent increase in commodity prices overall in 2013, according to a new survey by purchasing support firm SpenDifference LLC.Menu prices rose in 2012 at a Read the Article...

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]]> http://www.spendifference.com/posts/survey-restaurants-reluctant-to-raise-menu-prices/feed/ 0 MonkeyDish seeks pricing strategies from SpenDifference http://www.spendifference.com/posts/monkeydish-seeks-pricing-strategies-from-spendifference/ http://www.spendifference.com/posts/monkeydish-seeks-pricing-strategies-from-spendifference/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:31:28 +0000 admin http://www.spendifference.com/?p=231 Source: Restaurant Business The drought that affected the Midwest corn crop over the summer is going to have a major impact on cattle feed costs and beef prices, predicts DeWayne Dove, VP of Purchasing for SpenDifference. So what’s an operator to do?  http://www.monkeydish.com/buying/articles/price-things-come

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]]> http://www.spendifference.com/posts/monkeydish-seeks-pricing-strategies-from-spendifference/feed/ 0 SpenDifference and Improving Restaurants team up to provide streamlined business intelligence solution http://www.spendifference.com/posts/spendifference-clients-benefit-from-new-business-intelligence-solution/ http://www.spendifference.com/posts/spendifference-clients-benefit-from-new-business-intelligence-solution/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:30:29 +0000 admin http://www.spendifference.com/?p=229 Source: Improving Restaurants DALLAS, TX, –  The powerful new partnership between Improving Restaurants and SpenDifference will allow SpenDifference to provide their clients with one solution to all their business intelligence and marketing software needs. Improving Restaurants brings to the table their portfolio of P.O.S-linked customer intelligence software, theft management, and electronic marketing capabilities. Working hand-in-hand Read the Article...

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]]> http://www.spendifference.com/posts/spendifference-clients-benefit-from-new-business-intelligence-solution/feed/ 0 Building supplier relationships for seafood sourcing http://www.spendifference.com/posts/spendifference-recommends-strong-relationships-for-fresh-seafood-in-nrn/ http://www.spendifference.com/posts/spendifference-recommends-strong-relationships-for-fresh-seafood-in-nrn/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:16:42 +0000 admin http://www.spendifference.com/?p=57 Source: Nation’s Restaurant News “Fresh seafood is one of the hardest categories we manage,” said Rose. “My advice is to work with suppliers hand-in-hand and let them help source it. [Operators and chefs] need to partner with them.” Read more:  http://nrn.com/article/building-supplier-relationships-seafood-sourcing?ad=seafood-trends-sponsored#ixzz29Onr0MqA

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]]> http://www.spendifference.com/posts/spendifference-recommends-strong-relationships-for-fresh-seafood-in-nrn/feed/ 0 The price of things to come. http://www.spendifference.com/posts/this-is-the-title/ http://www.spendifference.com/posts/this-is-the-title/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:28:06 +0000 admin http://www.spendifference.com/?p=222 Source: Restaurant News The drought that affected the Midwest corn crop over the summer is going to have a major impact on cattle feed costs and beef prices, predicts DeWayne Dove, VP of Purchasing for SpenDifference. This Denver, Colorado company partners with smaller restaurant chains to boost their buying power through scale. In 2011, beef Read the Article...

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]]> http://www.spendifference.com/posts/this-is-the-title/feed/ 0 Restaurant Purchasing and Supply Chain Firm SpenDifference Inks Agreements with McAlister’s Deli, Genghis Grill and Margaritas http://www.spendifference.com/posts/spendifference-signs-mcalisters-deli-genghis-grill-and-margaritas/ http://www.spendifference.com/posts/spendifference-signs-mcalisters-deli-genghis-grill-and-margaritas/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 22:37:04 +0000 admin http://www.spendifference.com/?p=241 Source: SpenDifference Rapidly growing company to help chains save money, improve efficiency Denver, Colo. – With commodity prices expected to present even greater challenges to restaurant operators, three more national and regional chains are turning to SpenDifference for help in navigating today’s volatile economic environment. McAlister’s Deli, Genghis Grill and Margaritas join a client roster Read the Article...

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