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Beer and a pretzel at Granite City.

Famous Dave's to Acquire Granite City Food and Brewery

Beer and a pretzel at Granite City.

Granite City Files for Bankruptcy to Facilitate Sale

Legal Sea Foods lobster bake

FSR 50: Top 10 High-Performing Regional Chains

Granite City Food & Brewery

Granite City Food & Brewery Opens in Michigan

Granite City Food & Brewery Ltd. announces the opening of its first location in Michigan, which is the 27th Granite City location.

Technology

Inside an empty restaurant.

Protecting the Bottom Line with Tech in Post-Pandemic Reopenings

OpenTable Extends Open Door Pricing, Introduces New Features

FAT Brands Teams with Revel Systems on POS Rollout

Food Safety

A table with hand sanitizer on it.

4 Overlooked Spots Restaurants Need to Clean

Something You Probably Didn't Consider with Ghost Kitchens

Gluten Intolerance Group Rebrands Gluten-free Restaurant and Foodservice Safety Program

Restaurant Design

In miami, Bakan’s existing indoor-outdoor bar proved a winning design element during the pandemic.

Restaurant Design Will Be Forever Changed by COVID

The Restaurant of the Future 3.0: Eight Drivers of Change in a ‘New Normal’

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

Chef Profiles

Spiaggia's spaghetti Pomodoro with bone Marrow Cipollini, and Horseradish

Chicago's Dining Scene Proves its Resiliency Yet Again

Chef Niven Patel's Mamey Opens at THēsis Hotel Miami

River House at Odette's Names Adam Sheff Executive Chef

Menu Innovations

Outback Steakhouse New York Strip steak.

Outback's New Menu: More Steak, Lower Prices, Larger Portions

Carrabba’s Family Bundles Start at $34.99

Dream Dinners Expands Menu to 20 Dinner Options

Consumer Trends

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Navigating the Coronavirus Crisis

San Francisco to Reopen Dining Rooms Soon

NYC Restaurants Sit at a Survival Crossroads

Finance

Steak and sides at Sizzler restaurant.

Steakhouse Icon Sizzler Files for Bankruptcy

J. Alexander’s Turnaround is Moving Ahead of Schedule

Dave & Buster’s Warns of Potential Bankruptcy

Casual Dining

Cracker Barrel exterior of restaurant.

Sardar Biglari: Cracker Barrel Made ‘One of the Worst Business Blunders’ in Restaurant History

Melting Pot to Open Spin-Off Concept in Asheville, North Carolina

Perry's Steakhouse & Grille Launches an Online Market

Marketing & Promotions

Buffalo Wild Wings Browns Dawg pound restaurant.

Buffalo Wild Wings Builds 'Customized Dawg Pound' for Football Season

Black Bear Diner Celebrates 25 Years with Pancake Giveaway

Denny’s Announces Free Delivery Deal

Kitchen Equipment

Chefs at work in a restaurant kitchen.

How to Budget for Restaurant Maintenance

50 Cities Inc. Unveils Ultraviolet Air Purification System

NatureSeal Helps Control Freshness of Cut Potatoes

Franchising

Bowl of chocolate fondue at The Melting Pot.

The Melting Pot is Ready to Get a Lot Bigger

Bob & Edith's Diner Opens Fifth Location

Grumpy's to Open Second Franchised Unit in St. Johns, Florida

Chain Restaurants

Big Whiskey’s burger with a knife through it.

COVID Isn’t Impeding Big Whiskey’s Emergence

California Pizza Kitchen Opens Three Locations Across the Globe

Woody’s Bar-B-Q Celebrating 40 Years by Giving Back to Tim Tebow Foundation

Labor and Employee Management

Strawberry Shortcake Pizookie

BJ’s Awards Stock Grants to Make Up for Pay Reductions

ServSafe Introduces Conflict De-escalation Training for Restaurants and Hotels

Twin Peaks Adds Two to Senior Leadership Team

Delivery

Restaurant employee hands coffee and a bag of food to customers.

NYC, L.A Extend Third-Party Delivery Fee Caps

Chef Daniel Boulud Expands Delivery Concept Nationwide with Goldbelly

Muscle Maker Grill Partners with REEF's Delivery-Only Kitchens

Beverage

Cup of coffee in a mug.

Boosting Morning Sales During a Pandemic Starts with Coffee

Budweiser Commits to Nationwide Scholarship Program for Black Students to Enter Brewing Industry

Twin Peaks to Highlight Rare Buffalo Trace Single Barrel Bourbons