Thursday, July 30, 2009

Candelas Connects with 92101 Neighbors

PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 30, 2009 – San Diego, CA - Candelas Restaurant, located at 416 Third Avenue – a stone’s throw from the Gaslamp District, specializes in Mexican Nouvelle cuisine and warm, inviting atmospheres. They recently celebrated their tenth anniversary; giving proprietor Alberto Mestre and his staff cause to reflect on their raison d'être. It was immediately apparent that their longevity was largely due to the neighbors that come in week after week, year after year for a glass of wine during happy hour or to share a meal with family and friends.
Eager to express their gratitude, Candelas sought a way to make it easier for more neighbors to experience the unique flavors, atmosphere and family that makes Candelas, Candelas. The answer was the Neighbor Card, offering 92101 residents a 20% discount on food everyday, all year.
“We love to see our friends and neighbors enjoy themselves and enjoy this special place, so this just seemed like a natural step to take.” explains Conrado Abundes, general manager of the downtown location.
All residents of the 92101 zip code can get their own Neighbor Card by visiting: www.candelas-sd.com and submitting their information. A confirmation email with their Neighbor Number will be emailed back and then filled in on their next visit.

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Candelas is owned and managed by Mestre Restaurant Group in San Diego, CA. In operation since 1999, they serve fine Mexican Nouvelle cuisine in a stylish, sophisticated atmosphere with the best service.

Saturday, August 1 Grand Opening of El Arepazo2 at the Atrium Office Park in Doral, FL

PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 30, 2009 – El Arepazo2 will triumphantly reopen at the Atrium Office Park in Doral (Corner of 36th Street & 79th Avenue) after suffering a tragic fire on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 that destroyed its previous location. After hearing of the unfortunate event at their previous location, Atrium property manager Frank Siberio offered space to Luis Alberto Schilling and Lorenzo Di Stefano to rebuild. Frank Siberio stated "Atrium Office Park appreciate local businesses of all types, including our local restaurants." Stay tuned for all the events at El Arepazo2 in the next few weeks. Follow Atrium Office Park on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/atriumoffice and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/fsiberio for all the great things hapening at the Atrium Office Park and Doral Office Park.
El Arepazo was a local cafe that had been serving up delicious Venezuelan Arepas and hot coffee for many years in the Doral area.

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About Atrium Office Park: a commercial complex centrally located in Doral, Florida. It offers a wide-variety of office and retail space to suit a prospective tenant, from medical practices to financial firms. http://www.atriumofficepark.com

Motivation about Your Career Goals

PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 30, 2009 – Many of us, when we were young, dream of many things to get once we get old. We wanted to be a nurse, a doctor, a teacher, an engineer, an architect or even a spaceman. We want to be all of them when we grow up. But as we go along in life, and gain a greater understanding of it, some of the lucky ones among us step by step tunnel-visioned ourselves into that specific dream.

The decision to follow this dream may have come out from an experience that looks to draw us to it, or the realization of what we really want out of life or how we go about living it. But someway, somewhere, and at a certain time we will choose to be what we want to be. We will look for our career path. And finally this career will be our passion.

Firstly, though we must set our career goals, we should make them as specific as possible so that we can have particular plans of actions that will specifically guide us to that dream result.  These goals though we should make realistic.
They should be something you can actually get to be. Actually, you can be anything you want to be but to get there. But you have to accept the reality that anything so far high in a life’s goal is not as easy as calculating from 1 to 3. So take it one step at a time. Make a plan to reach that goal that is step-by-step and efficient. Slowly but surely as we they say.

Plan a short-term goal first. The first plan should be to get to the right job and to be at the right place. Choose a place that would open for you a lot of chances, particularly chances to grow, career-wise and personally. Then you can get from there. Follow the steps to success; go from one level to the next. If you get lucky, may be you can skip some levels. This is possible as we have seen in life from time to time.

All these times though, hold on to your motivations. It may be that flaming dream that you have had since you were a kid. There is nothing that could compare to the feeling of having your childhood dreams realized. So that hope is a very extreme motivation.

For whom you are reaching so hard for is another motivation. Generally these are family members that serve as our purpose to be the best we can be. Not only do they inspire us to provide for them financially but sometimes more importantly we want to give pride for them, for our family. Our loved ones and friends and other people and things that we care about can even be a greater motivation than what we hope for ourselves.

In the end the best motivation could be what makes us happy. What we choose to be now can guide to us being happy all our lives, or to being unhappy. So we must continuously remind ourselves of these things, because they will specify our career goals. And they will keep up our motivation to reach these dreams. for more information click here

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ProChef360 is founded by Australian Chef Matthew Goudge. We aim to be the premeire hub of chefs and culinary minded people all around the world.

Chef launches Web Site to help restaurants do their own Marketing and promotions www.promohelp.co.uk

PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 29, 2009 – PromoHelp is a new site dedicated to helping you promote your restaurant more effectively. Unlike many other marketing sites, the site does not try to sell you consultancy or design services. On the contrary, its aim is to help you do your own marketing by bringing you a range of self-help resources designed to increase sales and boost profits. You’ll find marketing ideas and tips, in-depth features, ready-to-run promotions, promotional menus & recipes and forums where restaurant operators and the public can share their experiences on a range of hospitality issues.

The idea is simple. PromoHelp wants to help restaurants to succeed. Even when you get everything right, it’s no good unless people know about it.
Few establishments these days have the resources to hire expensive marketing consultants. And that’s where PromoHelp comes in. The goal is to help restaurants help themselves by making available a range self-help marketing resources at minimal cost.
Promohelp will be constantly adding to the content of the site, updating it to bring you fresh ideas.  
Whilst they put the finishing touches to the site, www.promohelp.co.uk. ,  the team are offering all  visitors free trial membership until 31st August - no commitment and no strings attached.
By taking advantage of this free trial, PromoHelp hope you’ll make the most of all the marketing resources you can access. Over the next few weeks they will be enhancing the site and expanding the content and would like you to bear with them during this formative period. They’ve got plenty of exciting new material to add and even more under development. The team are bursting with ideas!
If you’re looking for inspiration and ways to generate more business just read some of the informative articles on the site, all within the theme of growing your restaurant business.
There is a range of promotions, produced in an easy-to-follow format that takes you through from start to finish - the planning, preparing and promoting followed by the doing and reviewing.
You’ll find quick and easy ways to promote your business - from filling seats on the quieter nights of the week to smart advice on organising and running a promotion.  Updated regularly so you’ll never be short of inspiration.
You can save time on putting together a menu for your promotion by using and adapting one of their templates - some with recipes included. Over the next few weeks they will be building the collection.
You also have a chance to share your views on promotional topics with other industry professionals and customers from all over the world.


"We believe that just opening the door isn’t enough...." says founder Andrew Howarth.
"In a recession, fewer customers and falling revenues drive many restaurants into defensive management - cutting prices, economising on quality, reducing staff. But taken to extremes, these tactics can actually make things worse, sending the business into a downward spiral. The result? Uninspiring food, unhappy customers and disgruntled staff.

When business is slack, it’s tempting to jump on the bandwagon and offer big discounts to generate more trade. The downside of this strategy is that it squeezes already-tight margins and can cheapen the offer in the eye of the consumer. In a buyer’s market, customers expect more than a price reduction. They want a premium product and an enjoyable experience.
So how does a restaurant stay profitable in a recession?  The answer is the same as it does when there’s no recession: by focusing less on drastic cut-backs and more on efficiency and effective marketing.
By changing the emphasis from negative to positive, restaurants can find ways not only to survive this temporary crisis, but to actually increase their turnover.
Marketing starts in your dining room

Start your marketing strategy in your restaurant. Take a fresh look at it, inside and out. Get the opinion of friends, regular customers, staff, even strangers off the street. Ask them what you could do to improve on what you’re offering. Try and pin people down to specific points such as menus, food quality, pricing, service or surroundings. Ask them to be honest and frank rather than kind. Above all, listen to what they have to say with an open mind, without taking offence.
Afterwards, discuss the results with your staff and decide together on how you are going to respond. You’re a team and it’s time to pull together.

Keep it simple
Your offer should be clear and simple. Check that your A-boards and signs are well-written and easy to read and not crowded with too much information. Are all your current promotions well-displayed and properly explained? Have staff been suitably briefed on how to sell them to customers?  How long is it since you last reviewed your menu? Surprisingly, many restaurants still believe that customers want an extensive choice. Comment cards tell a different story.

Diners say time and time again that they’re confused by too many options and find it hard to make their choice. They want a smaller, more precise menu and won’t think any the worse of you because of it.

And think about the benefits – a smaller menu means fewer ingredients, less waste and shorter preparation time in the kitchen, not to mention less storage space and reduced packaging.
Customer profiles

If you haven’t already done so, start a customer database. Collect names and contact details by starting a birthday club. Having a list of everyone’s ‘big day’ provides a good excuse to get in touch with them a few weeks beforehand with a tempting offer – a birthday cake or a free bottle of wine for a party of four, for example. Over time, you can expand the information to include personal likes and dislikes, family profiles, leisure interests, work connections etc. with a view to designing promotions around your customers.
Make friends with local businesses

Go out and introduce yourself to local businesses, tell them where you are and what you offer. Swap business cards so that you can add them to your database. Persuade your chef to stand in the local shopping mall in his whites, doing a survey on what people eat. Get him to ask for contact details in exchange for the chance to win a slap-up meal for two. Go to your nearest department store or the foyer of any large business premises and swap staff names and email addresses for an entry in a prize-draw for a three-course dinner. It may cost you a few free meals but you’ll be gaining hundreds of valuable prospects. Consider teaming up with another business outside hospitality in a joint marketing venture. For example you could persuade the local car showroom to give away £50 vouchers towards a meal in your restaurant as a special thank you to everyone buying a new car. You don’t have to bear all the cost yourself. You could ask the car dealer to fund it or at least split it between you. Joint promotions like this can produce startling long-term benefits and help you establish your venue amongst a whole new group of people.
It’s teamwork

Successful marketing isn’t just the work of the owners or managers. It takes the combined effort of everybody involved in the business to be effective. Staff who haven’t got the ‘get up and go’ or simply can’t be bothered to participate should re-think their career in hospitality. The employment market is currently saturated with good, keen workers who would love a chance to get back into a positively-run business. This period is a wake-up call for owners and managers everywhere.

The good times are still possible, we just have to work that bit harder to make them happen."
Go to http://www.promohelp.co.uk and get started.

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PromoHelp is a site dedicated to helping you promote your restaurant more effectively. They are not here to sell you consultancy or design services. The aim is to help you do your own marketing with a range of self-help resources. Free until September

Florida Beach Restaurant for Sale

PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 29, 2009 – Scott Studner has announced Barnacles Restaurant, a Florida Beach Restaurant, is for Sale.
Within steps of the Atlantic ocean is a Florida beach restaurant for sale. Barnacles Restaurant, owned by Scott Studner, is a thriving enterprise celebrated locally for its sizzling steaks, seafood, and baby back ribs.
Operating continuously and successfully for more than twenty-four years, Barnacles Restaurant has been satisfying locals as well as the seasonal visitors, many of whom make a point of returning year after year.  Why wouldn't they? Barnacles Restaurant is all about dining options and choices.
First of all, customers can dine in, or call ahead for take-out. They can take advantage of catering services for off-site events, whether for business or for socializing. Barnacles Daytona Beach also offers a choice of dining inside or outside!
Anyone perusing the listings for Restaurant for Sale on the Beach might be forgiven for assuming "on the beach" only refers to the most general of locations.  When in fact Barnacles Daytona Beach is actually within sight of the Atlantic Ocean!  Customers can enjoy sitting around the fire pit on one of the brand new wooden decks. From there they can gaze at the waves, and breathe the fine salt air.
When it comes time to order, however, is when the tough decisions must be made. Barnacles Daytona Beach offers steaming hot crab legs that just keep

on coming, as well as one's choice of lobster (and lobster lasagna) or shrimp scampi, grouper, flounder or swordfish.  The cuisine has been described as

Caribbean/American, which definitely goes along with the laid-back Key West style ambiance.
The family friendly Barnacles Restaurant also offers a children's menu, of course.  There is a fantastic salad bar, with many intriguing choices. Lest a

guest not be in the mood for any of the excellent seafood that Barnacles Daytona Beach is famous for, no need to worry. Landlubbers can partake of

chicken, steak and ribs.
Owner Scott Studner has ensured that the wait staff of Barnacles Daytona Beach is as impressive as the cuisine. Whether it is taking time with a large

party, or making knowledgeable and insightful suggestions for menu choices, the servers are a big reason the Barnacles Restaurant has flourished at the

same location for more than two decades.
Combine casual ambiance with fresh ocean breezes and views, as well as justly celebrated cuisine, it's easy to see that for those looking for a restaurant for sale on the beach, one could not do better than to turn appreciative eyes upon the famous sign for Barnacles Restaurant.
Pricing and Availability

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$547,000 - Available
About Barnacles Restaurant

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Barnacles Restaurant is located Ormond Beach, USA.For further information about the Barnacles Restaurant sale visit http://daytona-restaurants-for-sale.info. You will also find all details as well as a contact information there.


NOTE TO EDITORS: Please, let us know if you have questions or would like any additional information on Florida Beach Restaurant for Sale. Contact Daytona Beach Investments at http://daytona-restaurants-for-sale.info to get more information.


Company website: http://daytona-restaurants-for-sale.info

E-Mail: barnaclesforsale@gmail.com

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Barnacles Restaurant is located Ormond Beach, Florida USA.For further information about the Barnacles Restaurant sale visit http://daytona-restaurants-for-sale.info. You will also find all details as well as a contact information there.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

The Woods Coffee offers premier meeting space

PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 28, 2009 – The Woods Coffee is happy to feature The Kiln Room at their Boulevard Park location.  The Kiln Room is a beautiful, spacious conference room with breathtaking views of Bellingham Bay.  Features include seating for 12, wireless internet, flat screen TV with DVD player, and food and beverage service.  For booking information contact James Taylor at jamest@thewoodscoffee.com.
Come in or drive thru any of The Woods Coffee’s nine locations in Bellingham, Lynden, Ferndale or Birch Bay Square to experience Whatcom County’s largest locally owned coffee cafes.   Now you can become a Woods Coffee fan on Facebook, or follow them on Twitter!
The Woods Coffee was established in 2002 by the Herman family of Lynden. With a dream of starting a chain of coffee shops, the family pooled their talents and resources to create the first store at Bender Plaza in Lynden. Six months later, they opened their second store, and have continued on a steady growth pattern throughout Whatcom County.   The Woods Coffee is proud to be the Green Business of the year, as awarded by the Bellingham Chamber of Commerce, as well as awarded Readers Choice by The Bellingham Herald.  The Woods Coffee is the official coffee of Ski to Sea and the Whatcom County Home Show.

July 29 is National Lasagna Day: Buca di Beppo Celebrates With Free Lasagna

PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 28, 2009 – Buca di Beppo Celebrates National Lasagna Day on July 29 with free lasagna
WHO:   All Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurants nation-wide.

   87 locations in 25 States.
WHAT:    In celebration of National Lasagna Day the family-style Italian restaurant, Buca di Beppo, is offering FREE lasagna.  Guests who purchase any Buca Small or Buca Large sized pasta or entrée will receive a free lunch-sized portion of Buca’s famous towering Lasagna.
The free lasagna is not valid on Buca To Go orders, but may be boxed and taken home by dine-in guests.  Not to be combined with any other offer or coupon.  For more information, or to find the Buca di Beppo location nearest you, please visit www.bucadibeppo.com.

   

WHERE:   All 87 Buca di Beppo locations nationwide.
WHEN:   Wednesday, July 29 during regular business hours.


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