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The term "fast-casual" seems loosely defined as fast food steps up its game and full service restaurants become more casual to adapt to changing times. Now, some of the elements that define fine dining are showing up in more casual formats. Lines = blurred.
The price of an instantly recognizable brand anywhere in the world is severing ties — and rebuilding — after franchisees don't follow the terms of the contract.
Any restaurant opening from Union Square Hospitality Group is one to watch. Operations at Martina, which its chef calls "fine-casual," are a look at current industry trends set to go big.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Sure, we can blame the millennial generation for all the changes in the restaurant industry, but we should probably look at all of the technological and social changes, too.
It's easy to overlook the importance of a well-designed and useful website in an age of social media hype, but a restaurant's website is the one true place the business has total control of the message.
