🎵 Music Meets Menu: Restaurants Join Forces with Mile of Music Festival

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🍽️ What’s Cooking?

Music Meets Menu: Restaurants Join Forces with Mile of Music Festival

Downtown Appleton’s Mile of Music festival isn’t just about live performances—it’s also drawing crowds with a wide mix of food options. From dumplings and tacos to craft burgers and regional favorites, restaurants are using the event as a testing ground for limited-time items and mobile setups. For operators, this is a reminder that local festivals offer more than foot traffic—they’re opportunities to test menus, cross-promote with other businesses, and reach new customer segments.​ ​Read more.

🃏 Running a Smoother Kitchen

Introduce “Silent Service” Tools for Quieter, More Efficient Kitchens

Replace loud kitchen timers and overhead shouts with vibrating wrist alerts or smart LED lights above each station. These silent signals can indicate when food is ready to plate, when new orders come in, or when it’s time to switch prep tasks. It reduces noise fatigue, improves focus, and helps maintain a calm, controlled kitchen—especially during peak hours.

🚀 Scaling Up

Zambrero Sets Ambitious UK Expansion Target

Australian fast-casual brand Zambrero plans to open 100 restaurants across the UK within five years. Known for its healthy Mexican-inspired menu and “Plate 4 Plate” food donation model, the chain is betting on fast buildouts and socially-conscious branding to stand out. Their franchise strategy combines competitive pricing for franchisees with low-cost fit-outs and strong operational support—an approach worth studying for brands planning international growth. Read more.

🦾 Fresh Ideas

US Open Uses High-Tech Previews to Tempt Tennis Fans

Ahead of the US Open, organizers are offering a digital preview of the tournament’s food lineup, including augmented reality menus and mobile ordering tools. It’s designed to reduce wait times and help vendors prepare better for demand spikes. For restaurant operators, this is a growing trend: using digital previews to spark interest before customers even step foot onsite. It builds hype and provides real-time data to fine-tune supply, staffing, and specials. ​Read more

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