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People

April Bloomfield and Ken Friedman Aim for a Late-Night Crowd at New L.A. Restaurant

7 years ago

New York's Spotted Pig and San Francisco's Tosca Cafe do well at attracting a late-night, industry crowd. Will be interesting to watch how this translates to a town known for its exclusivity and in-crowd.

Chains

Trump Picks Food Fight With NYC Over Calorie-Displaying Law

7 years ago

New York City chain restaurants have been displaying calorie counts on menus since the implementation of a 2008 law. Could Trump's FDA really force the city to stop?

Independents

Baltimore Food Trucks Will Challenge Location Law

7 years ago

Baltimore food trucks are prohibited from operating within 300 feet of a restaurant, which could be prohibitive to business, especially in areas with lots of foot traffic.

Chains

Rosa Mexicano Restaurant Chain Is Said to Explore a Sale

7 years ago

There's no info on a potential buyer yet, but if the brand is sold, expect a refresh and perhaps even an expansion.

Tech

How Uber Eats Works with Restaurants

7 years ago

Hungry people will be loyal to the delivery app that gets them their food fastest, period. UberEats touts algorithms, analytics, and a little bit of the human touch in its work with restaurants.

Operations

Brooklyn’s Ample Hills Wants to Be the Next Ben & Jerry’s (And It’s on Its Way)

7 years ago

When you have a vision to take your business to the next level, it doesn't hurt to be able to model it after one of the biggest successes in the industry.

Tech

Restaurant Chains Are in a Digital Arms Race and Facebook, Amazon and Apps Are Weapons

7 years ago

There's a feeling here that restaurants are trying just anything in hopes of hitting on the right consumer habits. That's not terrible as long as the chains acknowledge that they'll need to continue experimenting for quite some time.

Chains

Restaurant Jobs Are Increasing, Why Is That Bad?

7 years ago

Food

NYC’s Restaurant Week Is Getting a Cheetos-Themed Pop-Up

7 years ago

I know it's just a marketing stunt but I still have lots of questions.

Marketing

OpenTable Expands to Amsterdam with 100 Restaurants

7 years ago

OpenTable's focus on the international market includes reservations, but the company seems to be pushing restaurant discovery even harder.

Chains

A Thai Beer Company Is Buying Up KFC Restaurants

7 years ago

KFC is Yum Brands' big winner right now, so this deal looks like a win-win for a Thai company looking to diversify from the alcohol business in a Buddhist country.

Food

Forget Farm-to-Table Restaurants, Dinner on the Farm Is Where It’s At

7 years ago

If you think about it, on-farm dining is the next logical step in the farm-to-table popularity progression.