Michael Campagno, owner of Casa De Amore Italian restaurant credits his barter membership in IMSBarter for being able to afford perks for his employees, as well as (more…)

A top-rated restaurant in downtown Wenatchee, called Smokeblossom, is unique in several ways…including bartering meals to local farmers in exchange for (more…)

Steve Savad, co-founder of Restaurants, where he partnered with 8,000 restaurants across the USA to fill empty seats, is joining the ITEX management (more…)

Here’s a pretty exciting story about a restaurant that got the ground with virtually no cash. Trading future meals for commercial space, refrigerator, kitchen fixtures, tables (more…)

Chicago-based Ala Carte Entertainment uses two barter exchanges to obtain radio print and billboard advertising. The barter landscape is (more…)

Online industry leaders will be discussing “Restaurant Marketing in a Digital World”
at the 2008 National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago.

Online industry leaders will gather at the 2008 National Restaurant Association to discuss the state of Internet marketing in the restaurant (more…)

Sometimes we complicate things. I’m always amazed when I see the options/varieties some restaurants offer, for instance. I wonder, would their profits grow with a greater menu focus?

Some very profitable restaurants are embracing the 80/20 rule in their operations. How is that, you ask? They’re focusing on (more…)

The $558 billion Restaurant industry is in a recession, according to Ron Paul, president of restaurant researcher Technomic. The financial squeeze is hitting hardest at dinner. Here are some startling (more…)

Ever wonder where the “Restaurant Week” concept was born? Or how successful they are in the various cities where they are held? And what was barter’s role in this concept?

Here’s where (more…)

Here are four sound reasons why restaurants should barter.

Mr. Restaurant owner: Would you like more traffic? Gain more profits on a segment of your business (by acquiring needed products/services) at your variable cost?

When offering a percentage of your meals on trade, through a local trade exchange, or trading direct with one of your vendors, you’re way ahead of the game as well, because you’re acquiring what you get in return (trade dollars, or a specific product or service) at your barter cost of doing business (your cost of the food served).

Experience shows that a barter client will (more…)