Saving Money on Restaurant and Foodservice Publications

Save money on restaurant trade magazines now

Reading periodicals is an important way for you to keep up on the latest trends, services and equipment for your restaurant, but if you buy subscriptions to more than one or two restaurant magazines, you'll quickly find you want to consider saving money on restaurant and foodservice publications. Why pay hundreds of dollars for restaurant trade magazines when you can get the same information for much, much less?

It doesn't take much time or extra effort to save on foodservice publications, either. In fact, everything you need to start saving money now is at your fingertips. The first step is to decide what type of restaurant publications are useful to you. An easy way to do this is to browse magazines at the bookstore or spend some time at foodservice websites. Then, once you know what sort of restaurant trade publication you want or need, consider the following:

1. Many restaurant trade publications are available online at no cost.

2. A number of print restaurant industry publications are available free to qualified readers.

3. Restaurant periodicals are available at discount prices from online vendors.

 

Read restaurant and foodservice publications online

Nearly every restaurant trade magazine has a website, and most of those websites feature content from the print publication. Some magazines feature all their content on their websites, but the majority offer most or some of the information from their print publication online. The best news is that you can search, read and contribute to these online magazines at no cost.
Try: Nation's Restaurant News publishes an online edition about food trends, new dishes, exciting chefs and more. Restaurant Hospitality, published by Penton Media, offers lots of free information on their website, including food safety articles, recipes and similar information.

Find freebie restaurant trade publications

A number of quality restaurant newsletter and magazine products are available in print form at absolutely no cost--if you're a qualified reader. That means you must work in the restaurant industry--and sometimes a specific area of that industry.
Try: Restaurants & Institutions is a popular foodservice publication for learning about industry trends; a subscription is free to those in the restaurant industry. Food Arts also offers free subscriptions to their magazine about trends, gear and wines.

Shop around for the best price on food and restaurant publications

Magazine publishers make most of their money selling ads, and the more subscribers they have, the more they can charge for those ads. That's why you can get some amazing deals (up to 95% off the cover price) on magazine subscriptions if you're willing to do a little online research. A great place to look for these subscriptions is eBay, but there are also stand-alone websites offering great deals.
Try: MagsDirect.com offers a variety of food-related magazines at discounted rates, including Culinary Trends, Chocolatier and Great Kosher Restaurants Magazine. CheapMagazineSite.com allows you to compare subscription rates for many magazines and many subscription sources.

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