The company behind the Chiquito, Garfunkel's and Frankie & Benny's chains expects the new James Bond and Star Wars movies to boost restaurant takings later this year.
To boost online restaurant reservations and keep pace with mobile technology, OpenTable, the largest online reservation system, is offering to upgrade restaurant Web sites that are part of its paying membership.
Michelin just announced that it had boosted the restaurant to its highest rating, three stars, from one.
Gaining a star, or two, can boost a restaurant's customer base and launch a chef onto the world scene; losing a star can result in profound loss of esteem and business.
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Judge-Executive Johnny Johnson said the federal correctional institution there has helped boost hotels, restaurants and utility companies, but the prison only employs about 20 local people.
Hudson credits the new look for boosting average sales per restaurant 8% since the makeover.
This has boosted sales per restaurant, though the privately owned firm refuses to say by how much.
Overseas tourists commented this week that as a "living museum" it added hugely to Britain's attraction as a destination (thus boosting the revenue of hotels, restaurants, public transport and indeed the taxman).
Angelo Auricchio, the president of the 400-member Long Island chapter of the New York State Restaurant Association, said amnesty could be a boost for restaurant owners, who faced mounting difficulty finding workers.
