McDonald’s Spent $50 Million on TV Advertising in April

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Google Wants to Tell You What to Eat

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Skift Restaurants Forum Preview: Resy CEO on Collaboration and Blind Spots

6 years ago

While it's hard to measure the conversion rate that a social media channel like Instagram has for an experience like dining in a restaurant, Resy CEO Ben Leventhal is right that platform is one restaurants shouldn't be neglecting.

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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.

People

Singapore’s Raffles Lures Chefs Anne-Sophie Pic, Alain Ducasse and Jereme Leung

6 years ago

We understand the draw of the talented, big-name chefs Raffles is bringing in. But we'd also like to see Raffles pull from the pool of insanely talented local chefs to fill its restaurant spaces.

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Ousted as Chairman, Papa John’s Founder Refuses to Go Quietly

7 years ago

Usually, we talk about how hard it is to reclaim your name if it's associated with a restaurant. For Papa John's, the problem seems to be how to rid itself of its founder's name, image, and meddling.

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Remembering Jonathan Gold: The View From Los Angeles

7 years ago

Los Angeles-based freelance writer and Skift Table contributor Lesley Balla has made a career of covering her city's changing restaurant scene, giving her a particularly thoughtful vantage point from which to reflect on what Jonathan Gold's death means for us all.

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The Deaf Restaurant Revolution Is Upon Us

7 years ago

Deaf-owned restaurants are on the rise, transforming careers for an underemployed population.

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Jonathan Gold, Los Angeles Times Chief Restaurant Critic, Is Dead at 57

7 years ago

Gold's death is a massive loss for the Los Angeles food community and the community at large. Known for crafting superb prose and spotlighting under-the-radar restaurants, Gold's criticism forever changed the landscape of the LA restaurant scene.

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Interview: Chef Joe West of Kansas City’s Reborn Savoy

7 years ago

Stepping into the new Savoy at 21c in Kansas City doesn't feel like going back in time at first, but its menu and storied history quickly evoke a classic age of American dining.

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DoorDash Poaches New CFO From Uber

7 years ago

DoorDash CEO Tony Xu scooped up Uber's global head of finance in part because of his experience helping prepare Uber for its incoming IPO. Watch out, Grubhub.

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Inside One Initiative to Improve Kitchen Workers’ Health and Well-Being

7 years ago

Wellness is a newsy and topical subject, but it's also a worthy investment. In the restaurant industry, consider the money saved by avoiding a high turnover caused by an abusive environment.

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Papa John’s Founder Regrets Resigning as Chairman

7 years ago

That's what he regrets? We can think of a long list of regrettable actions that rank well above resigning.

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Papa John’s Begins Removing Papa John From its Marketing

7 years ago

John Schnatter blamed kneeling NFL players on its declining performance last year, but his televangelist demeanor had been a turnoff for ages. When your food tastes bad and your mascot is a narcissist, it's hard to sell pizza.

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