This article was featured in NRN. Nearly one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, which was officially declared last March, the trend of limited-service brands performing well while full-service brands see same-store sales drop continues to hold. In their most recent … Continued
This article was written by Anton Rayetskyy and Richard Shevak for NRN. To describe 2020 as a challenging year for the restaurant industry would be an understatement. With indoor dining shut down or severely restricted across the country, many unforeseen … Continued
This article written by Heather Lalley with Restaurant Business. Two fast-casual chains in recent days have committed to operational changes to lessen their impacts on the environment. Sweetgreen on Wednesday pledged to be “carbon neutral” by 2027, surveying its emissions … Continued
This article written by Joanna Fantozzi with NRN. President Joe Biden announced Monday adjustments to the Paycheck Protection Program designed to aid smaller businesses in applying for loans. Starting Wednesday, at 9 a.m. EST for a 14-day period, only businesses with fewer … Continued
This article written by Nick Paumgarten with The New Yorker. New York City’s first blizzard of the season whipped in on a Wednesday evening in mid-December. Earlier in the day, the air had had that damp chill that even RealFeel … Continued
This article was written by Joanna Fantozzi for NRN. California lawmakers introduced Wednesday a $9.6 billion COVID-19 relief package proposal that includes $2 billion in grants of up to $25,000 for small businesses, as well as two years of license fee relief for 59,000 … Continued
This article written by Joe Guszkowski with Restaurant Business. This week in restaurant tech: Flavortown goes virtual, Lyft tests delivery and Uber Eats helps put indies on the map. Guy Fieri launches a virtual brand. Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen is in a soft … Continued
This article was written by Joanna Fantozzi for NRN. The accommodations and foodservice industry — including restaurants, bars and hotels — received more than 134,166 loans totaling over $18 billion in the latest round of Paycheck Protection Program loans, the … Continued
This article written by Danny Klein with FSR Magazine. When it comes to minimum wage and the always-testy $15 debate, there’s a solid consensus among restaurants regarding one fact in particular: Menu prices will rise if rates do. But would that … Continued
This article written by Joanna Fantozzi with NRN. Famous Dave’s Barbecue, the Minnetonka, Minn.-based, 127-unit barbecue chain, was beginning to shift its focus to off-premise operations long before the pandemic began, and pre-COVID, half of their sales were from off-premise … Continued
