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Food Network Star Maneet Chauhan Partners With NRAEF for Book Tour

More Than $150,000 Raised for NRAEF's ProStart

NRAEF

NRAEF to Establish Partnerships with Community Colleges

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) announced today it is available to establish collaborative partnerships with community colleges as called for by the U. ...

NRA, NRAEF Elect New Officers, Board Members

The National Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation announced they have elected officers to their Board of Directors and Board of Trustees, respective ...

NRAEF Announces 21st Annual Ted J. Balestreri Leadership Classic

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) will host the 21st annual Ted J. Balestreri Leadership Classic in Pebble Beach, Calif., from March 6 to 9, 2013.

NRAEF Seeks Nominations for 2012 Awards

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (www.nraef.org) is encouraging restaurant industry professionals to help identify and nominate outstan

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

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

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

Menu Innovations

Outback Steakhouse New York Strip steak.

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

Bob Evans Adds Hand-Breaded Crispy Fried Chicken to Menu

Shari's Adds Impossible Sausage to Menu

Finance

The exterior of a J. Alexander's restaurant.

J. Alexander’s Turnaround is Moving Ahead of Schedule

Dave & Buster’s Warns of Potential Bankruptcy

Close to 20,000 Restaurants Have Permanently Closed Since COVID

Chain Restaurants

Cracker Barrel exterior of restaurant.

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

Country Star Jake Owen Making Music for Outback Steakhouse

BJ’s Starts Piloting a Beer Club Program in Sacramento

Labor and Employee Management

Strawberry Shortcake Pizookie

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

Twin Peaks Adds Two to Senior Leadership Team

Boka Restaurant Group Gives Layoff Notice to 516 Workers

Casual Dining

Cracker Barrel

Cracker Barrel is Transforming During COVID Times

Huddle House Opens in Pell City, Alabama

Rusty Bucket Honors Employees at Annual Conference

Chef Profiles

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

Chicago's Dining Scene Proves its Resiliency Yet Again

Kevin Dubel Named Executive Chef of Delta Hotels Virginia Beach Bayfront Suites

Commander’s Palace to Reopen September 11

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

NYC Indoor Dining to Return September 30

COVID-19 Fallout: The New Way of the Buffet

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

Twin Peaks to Highlight Rare Buffalo Trace Single Barrel Bourbons

Quaker Steak & Lube Unveils Upgraded Beverage Menu

Marketing & Promotions

Buffalo Wild Wings Browns Dawg pound restaurant.

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

Main Event Creates Ezekiel Elliott Bowling Shoes

Applebee’s Celebrating National Cheeseburger Day with $8.99 Burger Bundle

Franchising

Bowl of chocolate fondue at The Melting Pot.

The Melting Pot is Ready to Get a Lot Bigger

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

VooDoo Daddy’s Steam Kitchen Secures its First Franchise Deal

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