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Cotton Patch

Cotton Patch Launches Chicken Fried Pride Campaign

Cotton Patch Cafe, a Southern-inspired restaurant company based in Grapevine, Texas, announced its Chicken Fried Pride Summer 2015 promotion and new menu items.

Franchising

Famous Toastery

Famous Toastery Forges Own Path in COVID Comeback

East Coast Wings + Grill Unveils New Franchise Expansion Plan

Grumpy’s Restaurant Announces Florida Expansion After Reopening

Chain Restaurants

Ruth's Chris exterior restaurant.

On Comeback Trail, Ruth Chris is Mastering the Margins

Toasted Yolk Café Opens New Restaurants in July

Smokey Bones Offering 20 Percent Off Orders from 2–5

Technology

Inside an empty restaurant.

Protecting the Bottom Line with Tech in Post-Pandemic Reopenings

Qu Partners with Franklin Junction on Host Kitchen Marketplace

MomentFeed Secures $10 Million in New Funding

Labor and Employee Management

Two waitresses wearing masks inside a restaurant.

For Restaurants to Recover, Unions and Lawmakers Must Step Up

Dream Dinners Founder Tina Kuna Becomes New CEO

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

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

Chef Profiles

Luciana Giangrandi and Alex Meyer

The Independent Restaurant Industry Will Never Look the Same

Chef Michael Lachowicz Reopens George Trois Restaurant

Les Dames d’ Escoffier International Founder Carol Brock Dies at 96

Marketing & Promotions

Buffalo Wild Wings' vendor carrying beer.

Buffalo Wild Wings is Turning Restaurants into Ballparks

Frisch’s Finds Solution to Nation's Coin Shortage

Metro Diner to Celebrate National Fried Chicken & Waffle Day on August 8

Finance

California Pizza Kitchen Declares Bankruptcy

Out of Crisis Comes Opportunity for Applebee’s, IHOP

Bankrupt Bamboo Sushi Bought for $2 Million

Restaurant Design

Interior of a modern restaurant with no guests.

The Restaurant of the Future 2.0: Off-Premises, Simplification, and the Evolution of Dine-In

Full-Service Restaurants Find Growth in Nontraditional Venues

The Allure of Japanese Interior Design in American Restaurants

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

Food Safety

A bartender pours cocktails into glasses.

Restaurants Must Elevate Safety Culture, Not Just Protocols in COVID World

ServSafe Expands Training and Certification Options

Spartina to implement Virus Fighting Technology

Kitchen Equipment

Chefs at work in a restaurant kitchen.

How to Budget for Restaurant Maintenance

McCormick For Chefs Expands Culinary Blends Lineup

Unified Brands Launches Mobile Air Filtration Units

Menu Innovations

A bowl of oatmeal.

20 Foods on the Rise During COVID-19

Buffalo Wings & Rings Introduces Limited-Time National Wing Month Menu

Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar Adds Beyond Burger to Menu

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

Don’t Give Up on the Restaurant Recovery Just Yet

NYC Restaurateurs Launch Non-Profit to Help Industry Navigate COVID

Casual Dining

Oreo slice from The Cheesecake Factory.

The $4 Million Question Facing The Cheesecake Factory

Boston’s Debuts New Menu to Improve Kitchen Efficiency

Bertucci’s, Burtons Grill Named Most Allergy-Friendly Restaurants in America