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Famous Dave’s Continues to Master the Off-Premises Game

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4 Overlooked Spots Restaurants Need to Clean

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Something You Probably Didn't Consider with Ghost Kitchens

Food Safety

AFC Promotes Food Safety Studies

The AFC Foundation has presented a $10,000 gift to the Morehouse School of Medicine.

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

Running List of States Reshutting Dine-In Service Due to COVID-19 Spikes

California Nears In-Person Dining Ban

Kitchen Equipment

Chefs at work in a restaurant kitchen.

How to Budget for Restaurant Maintenance

Hospeco Brands Group Unveils ProWorks Stretch Polyethylene Gloves

Broaster Upgrades Ventless Fryer Line With Smart Model

Finance

The Cheesecake Factory cheesecake dessert.

Cheesecake Factory Ordered to Pay $125K for Misleading Investors

Cracker Barrel CEO: ‘Too Much Noise’ to Predict the Future

New $908 Billion Stimulus a 'Band-Aid on a Bullet Wound,' Restaurants Say

Labor and Employee Management

Waiter pours drinks into glasses.

With Last-Minute Trump Rule, Restaurants Could Pay Less to Tipped Workers

Lettuce Entertain You Gives Notice of More than 1,000 Layoffs

COVID Complicates the Tipping Debate Even Further for Restaurants

Chef Profiles

Adrienne Cheatham

Nominations Now Open for FSR’s Rising Stars

Ocean Spray Launches Farmers for Chefs Alliance

The Olde Bar Opens Indoor Dining with New Menu and Renovations

Marketing & Promotions

Young girl typing message on her smartphone in the restaurant garden

How to Evolve Your Restaurant’s Brand Messaging for a COVID-19 World

Carrabba’s Has Guests Covered with Holiday Deals

The Cheesecake Factory Brings Back Peppermint Bark Cheesecake

Beverage

Spiritless debuted its nonalcoholic bourbon in October and is already planning a tequila and Gin.

Nonalcoholic Cocktails Change the ‘Drinking-Out’ Experience

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery Now Pouring Wicked Elf Ale

First Watch Adds Cocktails to Menu for First Time in 37 Years

Menu Innovations

A pizza with basil and tomatoes.

How to Source Quality Gluten-Free Ingredients

North Italia Rolls Out New Menu for Winter

Fogo de Chão Offering Holiday To-Go Packages for First Time

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

Delivery

A restaurant customer carries two cartons of food.

Can a Delivery App Actually Support Restaurants?

Commander’s Palace Partners with Local Beverage Brands on Home Delivery

Sharebite Launches Delivery Solution for Offices

Casual Dining

Ruby Tuesday Moves Forward with Sales Process

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill Unveils Winter Features Menu

Grumpy's Restaurant Eyes Three Openings Next Year after Momentous 2020

Chain Restaurants

Bad Daddy’s

Bad Daddy’s Gets Into Chicken Game as Sales Bounce Back

Iron Hill Launches 'Ready, Set, To Go' Prepared Meals

Cracker Barrel to Host Musical Event with Carrie Underwood

Food Safety

Famous Dave’s Continues to Master the Off-Premises Game

4 Overlooked Spots Restaurants Need to Clean

Something You Probably Didn't Consider with Ghost Kitchens

Technology

Guest orders food on a mobile device from Eureka.

Eureka Creates an End-to-End Contactless Dining Experience

HungerRush Acquires Text and Voice Provider OrdrAI

Robot-Coupe Launches New Website

Franchising

Pancake breakfast at Bob & Edith’s Diner.

51-Year Legacy Inspires Expansion at Bob & Edith’s Diner

A Soul Food Chain Plans National Takeover

TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants Recognized as a Top Workplace