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News

Food

Good Oysters Begin With Good Relationships in the U.S. Northeast

6 years ago

Tourism and handshake relationships with local restaurant buyers are more important than ever for Cape Cod oyster farmers, who run high risk businesses.

Chains

China’s Biggest Hotpot Chain Aims for $963 Million IPO

6 years ago

Haidilao's over-the-top customer service (think free manicures and massages while you wait, sometimes hours, for a table) and extensive employee benefits have helped pave the road to this gigantic IPO.

Chains

JPMorgan Slices Its Papa John’s Stake in Half

6 years ago

There are plenty of places to buy a pizza and Papa John's is providing customers plenty of reasons to go somewhere else.

Strategy

Skift Restaurants Forum Preview: ThinkFoodGroup COO on Protecting the Brand

6 years ago

Maintaining core brand identity, and being able to communicate the same level of hospitality and food quality to customers no matter which ThinkFoodGroup restaurant they are stepping into, is crucial as the company moves through a rapid pace of growth.

Food

Mass Meats Purveyor Perdue Farms Looks Into Buying a Plant-Based Protein Startup

6 years ago

Sales generated in the plant-based protein business are still tiny in comparison to the red meats and chicken business, but it's enough of a growth market that national restaurant chains and massive meat suppliers are getting on board.

People

Skift Restaurants Forum Preview: OpenTable CEO on Evolving With the Times

6 years ago

For the past couple years, most talk about OpenTable has centered on its threat from competitors. But perhaps a healthy dose of competition is helping to drive change at the company that's still the leading provider of restaurant reservations in the country.

Independents

Inside Roy Choi’s New Las Vegas Restaurant

6 years ago

In hyper-competitive markets, smart developers are turning to restaurants as anchor tenants that they can bank on. Sorry retail.

Independents

London Chef Clare Smyth Breaks Award Record

6 years ago

It's the first time that The Good Food Guide has scored a new restaurant on the list a perfect 10 since the awards were introduced ten years ago.

Chains

The Pros and Cons of a Dunkin’ Brands Takeover

6 years ago

Dunkin' Donuts doesn't have a ton of market share outside of New England and Florida, but its following is loyal and the company's profitable financial structure makes it a good potential target for a takeover.

Operations

Quality Kid-Friendly Restaurants Aren’t Bad Business After All

6 years ago

To raise a new generation of restaurant-loving customers, entertainingly educational initiatives might be more effective than the banishment of younger patrons.

Operations

Skift Restaurants Forum Preview: How The Smith Measures Employee Happiness

6 years ago

What does a successful restaurant team look like? How is it built? What are its values? These are the questions that restaurateurs are grappling with now more than ever. The ones who devote significant time and effort to seeking answers are the ones who will succeed in an constantly-changing industry.

Independents

Meet All the Speakers of Skift Restaurants Forum 2018

6 years ago

We're beyond thrilled to have these amazing participants, as well as attendees like you. Register now.

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