Omaha, Corporate Sellouts?
Congratulations Omaha, we are almost the biggest restaurant sellouts in the nation. We hold 9 of the 10 consumer picks for top restaurant chains in our area. The National Restaurant News Consumer Picks special report, rates top restaurant chains in the limited-service and full-service segments based on customer preferences. As the largest segment in the restaurant industry, casual-dining restaurants are often the go-to pick for consumers looking for a night away from their own kitchen, a place to celebrate with family and friends or a familiar location to have a quiet meal. Of the top ten chains, restaurant conglomerate OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC own three of the top 10 restaurant chains, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill and Outback Steakhouse. Omaha, stop the insanity and shop local.
Score Another for the Corporate Chains
Google has released its 2011 Year-End Zeitgeist list, which gives insight into the year’s top search terms. Included in this list are the Top 10 searched restaurant brands for the year in the United States. The list is as follows: 1. Pizza Hut, 2. Domino’s, 3. Papa John’s, 4. Starbucks, 5. McDonald’s, 6. Olive Garden, 7. Subway, 8. Applebee’s, 9. Jimmy John’s, 10. Buffalo Wild Wings. The list, including weekly and monthly details, can be found here at,
googlezeitgeist.com/en/top-lists/us/lifestyle/restaurants
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Milio’s Sandwiches to Target Omaha for Expansion
Milio’s Sandwiches, a franchised, quick-service sub chain featuring unique and delicious sandwiches made only with fresh-sliced premium meats, vegetables, cheeses and bread baked fresh in each store, is expanding in the Omaha market. The company plans to add eight locations throughout the area to their existing location over the next 5 years. Did you know that sandwiching success between two pieces of bread runs deep in Liautaud’s family. His first cousins are Jimmy John’s founder Jimmy John Liautaud and Erbert & Gerbert’s founder Kevin Schippers.
Restaurant Neighbor Award Deadline Extended
Each year, the National Restaurant Association and American Express awards $5,000 each to four restaurants -- one small business, one mid-size business, one large business/national chain and one Humanitarian of the year -- through its Restaurant Neighbor Award, an awards program that recognizes outstanding community service efforts among our nation’s restaurants. The deadline to apply for the award is now January 7th, 2012. To apply for the award or to nominate a restaurateur who is actively involved in his or her community, please contact Brandy Nielson at 402.488.3999, or apply online at http://restaurant.org/sustainability/rna/
Gluten-Free Egg Beaters Florentine
ConAgra is at it again, Egg Beaters Florentine is the newest variety to join the line of flavored Egg Beaters. With a blend of spinach, tomato, onion, mozzarella cheese and Italian herbs, and like all Egg Beaters varieties, the Eggs Florentine is made of real, all-natural egg whites and is the perfect solution for anyone looking to eat a filling breakfast without the extra cholesterol, fat or calories of shell eggs. Each serving of Eggs Florentine, made of all-natural egg whites, contains 4g of protein, less than 5mg of cholesterol, less than 0.5g of fat and only 30 calories. Additionally, Egg Beaters Florentine is gluten-free.
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