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3 Foolproof Tips to Instantly Improve Your Smartphone Food Photography

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The No. 1 Cause of Bad Food Photography

Leigh Loftus

Finance

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Now is the Perfect Time to Set New Financial Goals for Your Restaurant

Shell Shack Sold to Private Equity Firm TriSpan

FAT Brands to Purchase Native Grill & Wings for $20 Million

Labor & Employees

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Understanding the Inflationary Impact of Supply Chain and Labor

How Restaurant Managers Can Effectively Evaluate their Teams

Cracker Barrel Bolsters Virtual Portfolio

Franchising

Wings & Rings prototype store.

Wings and Rings Uses Name Change to Create 'Club Level' Status

Twin Peaks Inks Deal to Open 10 Stores in Philadelphia

Apple American Group Named Franchisee of the Year by Applebee’s

Restaurant Design

Second- and third-tier cities like Cincinnati, Nashville, Denver, and Naples are attracting growing restaurant chains.

Rethinking the ‘Hot’ Market for Restaurant Growth after COVID

Architect: How to Use Walls to Create Unique Restaurant Spaces

Sushi Roku Santa Monica Unveils Refreshed Design

Delivery

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Why Your Restaurant Should Consider First-Party Delivery

Holiday Shoppers Can Buy Texas Roadhouse Steaks Online for First Time

5 Methods to Improve Delivery Ahead of 'Winter Spike'

Beverage

Last Fall, Distillers Bar made its grand debut at Dripping Springs Distilling in Texas.

Why Distilleries are Suddenly Opening their Own Restaurants

Wilbur Curtis Company Celebrates 80 Years of Coffee Innovation

Why Cross-Training Staff is the Key to Building a Better Beverage Program

Marketing & Promotions

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Master Your Instagram Marketing with These 5 Design Tips

Smokey Bones Teams with Personica on New Rewards Program

Bob Evans Offering Pot Roast Farmhouse Feast To-Go for Christmas

Menu Innovations

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5 Tips for Building a Holiday Menu that Won't Drive Your Staff Crazy

Buffalo Wild Wings Pouring Dunkin'-Flavored Beers in Boston Sports Bars

Red Robin's Gingerbread Milkshake Returns to Menus

Casual Dining

bartaco

How Bartaco's COVID Pivot Removed Labor Pressures

Vandelay Hospitality Group Opens D.L. Mack's in Dallas

Italian Concept Sfuzzi Will Return in Early 2022

Consumer Trends

True Food Kitchen CEO Christine Barone.

Introducing NextGen Casual: The Future of Full-Service Restaurants

OSHA Pauses Enforcement of Biden's Vaccine Mandate

$1 Trillion Infrastructure Law Ends Employee Retention Tax Credit

Technology

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Diners Crave Personalized Experiences. Are You Delivering?

Fourth Adds Financial Workforce Solution 'Fuego'

DispatchTrack Acquires Beetrack

Kitchen Equipment

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How to Buy the Right Restaurant Equipment According to Your Budget

Eco-Products Expands Vanguard Line

Lincoln Launches New Midsize Conveyor Oven, The Lincoln 2424 Aperion Impinger

Food Safety

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Remote Auditing is Here to Stay for Restaurants, and Why That's a Good Thing

Aspen Institute's Food & Society Program, Rouxbe Release Free COVID Safety Course

Hospeco Brands Group Showcases 'Just Right' VyBlend Synthetic Vinyl Gloves

Chef Profiles

Global cuisines and access to farm-fresh ingredients make L.A. a restaurant mecca—just ask chef Nyesha Arrington.

Chef Nyesha Arrington's Los Angeles

Rowdy Tiger Whiskey Bar & Kitchen Names Andrew Thoms Executive Chef

Chef Kristin Beringson Continues to Prove Her Mettle

Chain Restaurants

Joe's Crab Shack sign.

Tilman Fertitta Tries to End $8.6 Billion SPAC Merger

Smokey Bones Launches New Rewards Program with Personica

Bombshells Restaurant Opens in Arlington, Texas