EATER

JULY 27, 2022

Many of her subjects are rótulos, hand-painted commercial signs that combine vibrant typography and witty illustrations to advertise all types of businesses, concerts, sporting events, and, especially, street food stalls. Food stands, with rótulos before the government campaign and district signage after.

Food 92

Food Government Social Media 2004 92

EATER

JULY 18, 2023

animator Joel Veitch created what would eventually become one of the weirdest — and most enduring — characters in all of advertising history, the Spongmonkeys. Quiznos ditched the Spongmonkeys in 2004, likely because both their store franchisees and consumers alike hated those commercials. Where the hell did they come from?

2003 98

2003 2004 Consumer Goods 2014 98

Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Most restaurants today are using online ordering and reservation software to streamline their table booking process to avoid having to deal with no-show clients and empty eateries. Yelp was founded in 2004 in San Francisco. Cheetah is a wholesale food distributor that helps restaurants streamline their ordering and inventory processes.

Reservations 78

Reservations Website Management Online Ordering Mobile Ordering 78

Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Most restaurants today are using online ordering and reservation software to streamline their table booking process to avoid having to deal with no-show clients and empty eateries. Yelp was founded in 2004 in San Francisco. Cheetah is a wholesale food distributor that helps restaurants streamline their ordering and inventory processes.

Reservations 78

Reservations Website Management Online Ordering Mobile Ordering 78

EATER

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Excluding fat bodies from food world trends is nothing new, but that doesn’t make it any better Merch is trending. And while everyone from podcast hosts to niche astrology meme accounts is selling something wearable, the highest-profile drops are from fast food and “junk” food brands.

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Food 2004 Magazine 2008 104

Web Diner

JUNE 14, 2021

Maintaining or building a successful brand in the food industry is now more demanding than ever, owing to unrelenting competition in the dining business. Again, most customers aren’t ready to deal with suspicious payment or ordering terms on restaurant websites that hide or don’t fully reveal their privacy/ordering policies.

Design 36

Design Social Media Mobile Ordering Uniforms 36

EATER

JULY 8, 2020

The internet’s most comprehensive archive of food history — a passion project of one dedicated librarian — predates Wikipedia. Then we started cooking up and chowing down on oysters, scallops, horsemeat, mushrooms, insects, and frogs, in that general chronological order. Now, it needs a new custodian.

Food 144

Food Reference Back of House Book 144