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Bombshells

Bombshells Restaurant & Bar Opening 8th Houston Location

Just in time for pro football’s big game, Bombshells Restaurant & Bar announced “Opening Day” on Thursday, January 30, in southwest Houston, completing the chain’s three-year plan to build bran ...

Sex-Appeal-Themed Bombshells Opens Third Location

Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. announced the opening of its newest military- and sex-appeal-themed Bombshells sports bar and restaurant in Austin, Texas.

Franchising

Guests grab pizza at Pizza Inn's buffet.

Pizza Inn CEO, Franchise Association Conflict over Company’s Direction

Grumpy’s Restaurant Announces Florida Expansion After Reopening

Taffer’s Tavern Inks Multi-Unit Franchise Deal in D.C. Area

Beverage

Tequila in a glass.

Alcohol Sales Help Restaurants Stay Afloat During Pandemic

Cocktails To-Go? Times are Changing

Great American Beer Festival Pivoting to 'Immersive Online Experience' in 2020

Menu Innovations

Even restaurants as rooted in the dine-in experience as the Crab Cellar are finding ways to bring their signature items to patrons’ homes.

Full-Service Restaurants Embrace Off-Premises Menu Innovation

Woody’s Bar-B-Q Introduces Three New Sandwiches

Ferraro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar Unveils Summer Regional Menu Series

Marketing & Promotions

A waiter takes the order of a customer.

Welcome to a New Era of Customer Appreciation for Restaurants

Anheuser-Busch Joins National Restaurant Association to Boost Recovery Efforts

Red Gold Unveils New Folds of Honor Portion Control Products

Casual Dining

The Seafood for Heroes program has already served more than 13,000 meals to healthcare workers.

Red Lobster Feeds the Frontlines in Crisis Times

For Smokey Bones, Steady is Winning the COVID Race

Cracker Barrel Elects Gilbert Dávila to Board

Finance

K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen sign.

K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen Closes Its Doors

Sysco, US Foods, Coca-Cola Endorse $120 Billion Independent Restaurant Revitalization Fund

New Partnership for Small Business Relief Calls for Restaurant Long-Term Support

Kitchen Equipment

Chefs at work in a restaurant kitchen.

How to Budget for Restaurant Maintenance

General Mills Foodservice Introduces New Premium Pizzeria Flour

Manitowoc Now Offering LuminIce II

Chain Restaurants

Bennigan's Monte Cristo sandwich

Bennigan's Was Built to Survive Crisis Times

Pinstripes to Reopen Nationwide on July 17

Ledo Pizza Promotes Will Robinson to CMO

Food Safety

Clear glasses in a restaurant in the city street.

5 Tips for Enhancing Foodservice Cleaning and Sanitation

Spartina to implement Virus Fighting Technology

National Restaurant Association, ServSafe Launch ServSafe Dining Commitment

Technology

Inside an empty restaurant.

Protecting the Bottom Line with Tech in Post-Pandemic Reopenings

QSR Automations Adds new Contactless Features

Fourth Enterprises Announces New Chief Operating Officer and Chief Revenue Officer

Chef Profiles

Luciana Giangrandi and Alex Meyer

The Independent Restaurant Industry Will Never Look the Same

Tony and Cathy Mantuano Join Forces with The Pizzuti Companies

Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar Resumes Dinner Service

Labor and Employee Management

Two restaurant employees prepare food in the back of the house.

What Should Restaurants Do if an Employee has COVID-19?

Darden Invested $75 Million in its Employees During COVID Crisis

Headway Workforce Solutions Offering Paid-Online Training for Restaurant Workers

Delivery

Food delivery driver with an Ubereats backpack.

Uber, Postmates Agree to $2.65 Billion Merger

Chowbus Expands Delivery Service to Houston

Breaking the Dependency on Delivery Apps

Restaurant Design

Situated on the 18th floor of a hospital, WoodWind’s location is anything but conventional.

Full-Service Restaurants Find Growth in Nontraditional Venues

The Allure of Japanese Interior Design in American Restaurants

How a Mezzanine Floor Can Benefit Restaurants and Bars

Consumer Trends

Produced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), this highly magnified, digitally colorized scanning electron microscopic (SEM) image, revealed ultrastructural details at the site of interaction of numerous yellow colored, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) viral particles, located on the surface of a Vero E6 cell, which had been colorized blue.

Navigating the Coronavirus Crisis

Design Goal No. 1 for Restaurants Today: Create a Safe Dining Room

What Should Restaurants Stand for During COVID-19? Safety and Creativity