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Casual Dining

Ruby Tuesday Moves Forward with Sales Process

California Pizza Kitchen Emerges from Chapter 11, Eliminates $220M in Debt

Smokey Bones Increases Investment in Virtual Brand, 'The Wing Experience'

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

Delivery

A restaurant customer carries two cartons of food.

Can a Delivery App Actually Support Restaurants?

Sharebite Launches Delivery Solution for Offices

DoorDash Unveils 5 Year, $200M Main Street Strong Pledge

Chain Restaurants

Pancake breakfast at Bob & Edith’s Diner.

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

Another Broken Egg Gets Off to Strong Start in Jacksonville

Mellow Mushroom Unveils New Menu Items

Marketing & Promotions

Woman on computer inside cafe.

The Trust Economy, and the Future of Restaurant Marketing

Red Lobster Shares Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals

The Cheesecake Factory Doubles the Rewards Through Cyber Monday

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

Menu Innovations

A pizza with basil and tomatoes.

How to Source Quality Gluten-Free Ingredients

Buffalo Wings & Rings to Celebrate Holidays with Festive Drinks

Grimaldi’s Winter Menu Arrives December 1

Technology

Guest orders food on a mobile device from Eureka.

Eureka Creates an End-to-End Contactless Dining Experience

Yumpingo Names David Cantu President

Restaurant Management Platform MarginEdge Raises $4M in Funding

Labor and Employee Management

Food at Aba restaurant.

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

COVID Complicates the Tipping Debate Even Further for Restaurants

Clyde’s Restaurant Group Names John D. McDonnell President

Consumer Trends

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Navigating the Coronavirus Crisis

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

Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group Closes Dining Rooms

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

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

Beverage

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

Nonalcoholic Cocktails Change the ‘Drinking-Out’ Experience

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

Ledo Pizza Introduces New Collaboration Beer: Gypsy Lager

Finance

Pizza Inn flatbreads.

As Locations Close, Rave Keeps Focus Long-Term

The Restaurant Rent Crisis Continues

Zero Egg Raises $5 Million in Series A Funding

Franchising

Celebrity’s Soul Food rendering of restaurant.

A Soul Food Chain Plans National Takeover

TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants Recognized as a Top Workplace

Snowy River Cocktail Co Starts Franchising