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Splat Happens

Drive thru cup dumps and food spills are no match for SMT cleaning equipment.

Marketing & Promotions

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Welcome to a New Era of Customer Appreciation for Restaurants

#SaveNYCEats Launches To Help NYC's Restaurants, Bars

Smokey Bones BBQ Ghost Kitchen Now Open in Chicago

Food Safety

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Everything You Need to Know Before Reopening Your Restaurant

California Pizza Kitchen Looks to Avoid Bankruptcy

RizePoint Partners with Savvy Food Safety

Finance

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Reopenings Provide Some COVID-19 Hope, Especially for Casual Dining

49-Unit IHOP Franchisee Files for Bankruptcy

Bamboo Sushi Parent Files for Bankruptcy

Technology

How Restaurants Will Satisfy America’s Post-Pandemic Appetite

Bringg Launches Unified Commerce Delivery and Fulfillment Solution

Miso Robotics Partners with PathSpot Technologies

Beverage

Moody Tongue was a brewery first but later added an elevated dining component to the experience, complete with chef-prepared dishes.

The Power of the Restaurant-Brewery Combo

Great American Beer Festival Pivoting to 'Immersive Online Experience' in 2020

Red Gold's Bloody Mary Mix Wins Innovation Award

Franchising

Guests grab pizza at Pizza Inn's buffet.

Pizza Inn CEO, Franchise Association Conflict over Company’s Direction

Walk-On’s Announces Multi-Unit Agreement in Mississippi

Pizza Inn Franchisee Association Argues for Control of Ad Funds

Casual Dining

Why First Watch Will Reemerge an Even Better Restaurant Chain

Chuy's Has Reopened 70 Percent of its Dining Rooms

Fortress to Acquire CraftWorks for $93 million

Chain Restaurants

Ribs, turkey and sides at Famous Dave's.

Famous Dave's Stays Nimble in Face of COVID-19

Metro Diner Introduces Meals for Memorial Day Weekend

Big Whiskey's Set to Open in Siloam Springs

Kitchen Equipment

Chefs at work in a restaurant kitchen.

How to Budget for Restaurant Maintenance

Vollrath Company Introduces Double-Sided Hand Washing Station

Curtis Announces Release of New Commercial Coffee Brewer with FreshTrac

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

Keeping Track of States Reopening Dine-In Service

Louisville Restaurants to Begin In-Person Dining

Menu Innovations

Brown bar with no customers.

COVID-19 for Restaurants: What’s Working and What Will Become Part of the New Normal

TJ’s Seafood Market to Reopen with Ticketed Wine Dinners

Ferraro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar to Reopen for Dinner on May 15

Delivery

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Major Cities Look to Cap Third-Party Delivery Fees

7shifts Partners with SevenRooms to Help Restaurants with Direct Delivery

San Francisco Implements 15 Percent Cap on Third-Party Delivery Fees

Labor and Employee Management

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April Unemployment Rate Highest Since Great Depression

Sixty Vines Welcomes Jeff Carcara as CEO

LaRosa’s Family Pizzerias Raise $430K for Employees

Chef Profiles

Spaghetti dishes at Carrabba’s Italian Grill.

Bloomin’ Brands Gets a Jolt of COVID-19 Recovery Hope

CMAB Relaunches 2020 Real California Pizza Contest

James Beard Unveils 2020 Finalists

Restaurant Design

Situated on the 18th floor of a hospital, WoodWind’s location is anything but conventional.

Full-Service Restaurants Find Growth in Nontraditional Venues

The Allure of Japanese Interior Design in American Restaurants

How a Mezzanine Floor Can Benefit Restaurants and Bars