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Fire Grilled Shrimp.

Smokey Bones Overhauls Menu to Focus on 'Meat for Meat Lovers'

Smokey Bones Bone-Fire.

Smokey Bones Brings Back Bone-Fire Tabletop Mixed Grill

Smokey Bones bacon doughnut.

Smokey Bones Creates Meat Donut for National Donut Day

Smokey Bones BBQ

Smokey Bones BBQ Ghost Kitchen Now Open in Chicago

The new Smokey Bones Chicago ghost kitchen is now open and offering a variety of food and delivery offers for Chicagoans who want to try Smokey Bones’ menu of award-winning barbecue. ...

Kitchen Equipment

Chefs at work in a restaurant kitchen.

How to Budget for Restaurant Maintenance

Red Gold’s New Pull-Top Ramekin Helps Portion Control Ketchup

Hand IQ Introduces World’s First Smart Hand Hygiene Assistant

Casual Dining

Applebee's restaurant at night.

25-Unit Applebee’s Franchisee Files for Bankruptcy

Jon Taffer's Innovative New Restaurant Concept to Open November 19

Red Lobster Celebrating Halloween Season with Deals and At-Home Surprises

Technology

It’s Just Wings features exclusive menu options, like curly fries, that aren’t found at its sister concepts.

Are Ghost Kitchens Temporary for Restaurants? Don't Count On It

Ordermark Unveils New Partnership with Waitr

Interface Security Systems Helps Applebee's Franchisee with Security

Chef Profiles

Adrienne Cheatham

Nominations Now Open for FSR’s Rising Stars

Meg Bickford Named Executive Chef at NOLA Icon Commander’s Palace

Lazy Betty Officially Reopens Chef's Counter

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

Marketing & Promotions

Woman on computer inside cafe.

The Trust Economy, and the Future of Restaurant Marketing

Hooters to Honor First Responders with Buy Get, Get 10 Wings Offer

Shoney’s Offering Free All You Care To Eat Breakfast Bar for Military on Veterans Day

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

No Matter What Side You’re On, the 2020 Presidential Election Matters for Restaurants

NYC Restaurants in COVID Hotspots See More Restrictions

Beverage

In addition to ready-made drinks, Cameron Mitchell Restaurants are also selling cocktail kits.

Will Relaxed Alcohol Regulations Stick Around After COVID-19?

Ledo Pizza Introduces New Collaboration Beer: Gypsy Lager

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

Labor and Employee Management

Restaurant employee talks to guest at a table.

Rehiring Your Workforce with a Lean HR Team? Consider Automation

Condado Tacos Names Scott Shotter President

Denny’s Diversity and Inclusion Efforts Go Back Decades

Menu Innovations

A pizza with basil and tomatoes.

How to Source Quality Gluten-Free Ingredients

Boston's Unveils Fall-Inspired Menu Items

Abuelo’s Adds New LTOs for Winter

Chain Restaurants

Bar Louie Philly Taco

Inside Bar Louie’s Emergence from Bankruptcy and $82.5M Sale

Mellow Mushroom Launches 'Art of Mellow' Campaign

Red Robin Offering Free Tavern Burger for Veterans Day, Starting a Day Later

Franchising

How East Coast’s Relationship with Franchisees Sparked a Turnaround

Woody’s Bar-B-Q Names Roger Flynn Director of Franchise Development

Grumpy’s Opens First Franchise Location in Middleburg, Florida

Finance

Country Cookin steak.

Buffet Concept Country Cookin Closes Permanently Due to COVID

How Restaurants Can Approach an Exit Strategy

IHOP Transfers 41 Bankrupted Stores to New Franchisee Sun Holdings

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

Delivery

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

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

Thanx Lobbies Mayors to Make Delivery Fee Caps Permanent

Chef Daniel Boulud Expands Delivery Concept Nationwide with Goldbelly