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New Restaurants
Look who’s franchising now: Summer 2020 editionLook who’s franchising now: Summer 2020 edition

Franchising is picking up again after COVID-19 put expansion on pause: here are seven companies that have launched or have expanded franchising

byJoanna Fantozzi
Jul 22, 2020
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7 Slides
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Restaurant Operations
How food halls are evolving in the wake of the coronavirus pandemicHow food halls are evolving in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic
byNancy Luna, Joanna Fantozzi
Jul 21, 2020
1 Min Read
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Restaurant Concepts & Chefs
Texas restaurateur creates company for mobile, on-site COVID-19 testingTexas restaurateur creates company for mobile, on-site COVID-19 testin
byRon Ruggless
Jul 21, 2020
1 Min Read
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Restaurant Concepts & Chefs
Finding a new model for compensation: Jesse Cool reboots with shift to service charge to pay Heart of HouseFinding a new model for compensation: Jesse Cool reboots with shift to
byLisa Jennings
Jul 21, 2020
1 Min Read
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Hotel Dining
Hotel restaurants turn to grab and go for service during coronavirusHotel restaurants turn to grab and go for service during coronavirus
byMichael Costa
Jul 20, 2020
1 Min Read
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Restaurant Concepts & Chefs
St. Louis restaurateur Gerard Craft uses lessons learned during coronavirus pandemic to expand consulting businessSt. Louis restaurateur Gerard Craft uses lessons learned during corona
byBret Thorn
Jul 20, 2020
1 Min Read
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New Restaurants
Cooking for charity model sparks longer-term investments
Cooking for charity model sparks longer-term investments
Jul 17, 2020
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1 Min Read
byJoanna Fantozzi
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Restaurant Kitchens
Independent restaurants turn to ghost kitchens as new pandemic revenue stream
Independent restaurants turn to ghost kitchens as new pandemic revenue
Jul 17, 2020
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1 Min Read
byNancy Luna
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Chef Profiles
Michael Schulson tries to make socially distanced restaurants work
Michael Schulson tries to make socially distanced restaurants work
Jul 14, 2020
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1 Min Read
byBret Thorn
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Restaurant Technology
Tech Tracker: Restaurants are turning to QR codes during the coronavirus pandemic for digital menus and contactless payment
Tech Tracker: Restaurants are turning to QR codes during the coronavir
Jul 14, 2020
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1 Min Read
byNancy Luna
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Restaurant Finance
Ample Hills Creamery to be bought out of bankruptcy by Schmitt Industries
Ample Hills Creamery to be bought out of bankruptcy by Schmitt Industr
Jul 10, 2020
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1 Min Read
byBret Thorn
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Chef Profiles
Kavachi Ukegbu celebrates her Nigerian heritage in Houston and speaks about both the racial and health crisis
Kavachi Ukegbu celebrates her Nigerian heritage in Houston and speaks
Jul 9, 2020
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1 Min Read
byBret Thorn
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Chef Profiles
Team USA pulls out of 2021 Bocuse d’Or competition
Team USA pulls out of 2021 Bocuse d’Or competition
Jul 9, 2020
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1 Min Read
byBret Thorn
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Delivery & Takeout Solutions
Restaurant operators get creative with delivery, take-out packaging during coronavirus pandemic
Restaurant operators get creative with delivery, take-out packaging du
Jul 8, 2020
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1 Min Read
byFern Glazer
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Restaurant Concepts & Chefs
Stories from the Front Lines: How New York City’s reopening plan is hurting one poke shop owner
Stories from the Front Lines: How New York City’s reopening plan is hu
Jul 8, 2020
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1 Min Read
byJoanna Fantozzi
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Chef Profiles
Chef Kwame Onwuachi leaves Kith/Kin to open his own restaurant
Chef Kwame Onwuachi leaves Kith/Kin to open his own restaurant
Jul 7, 2020
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1 Min Read
byJoanna Fantozzi
Rethink Food
Restaurant Concepts & Chefs
Getting back to business, Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group to convert three venues to community kitchens
Getting back to business, Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group
Jul 6, 2020
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1 Min Read
byLisa Jennings
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New Restaurants
24/7 Southern California diner chain Norms debuts new prototype, Norms Junior
24/7 Southern California diner chain Norms debuts new prototype, Norms
Jul 1, 2020
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5 Slides
byHolly Petre
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Restaurant Concepts & Chefs
Chad Stevens, owner of the last Sambo’s restaurant in America, on changing his restaurant’s controversial name in wake of Black Lives Matter protests
Chad Stevens, owner of the last Sambo’s restaurant in America, on chan
Jun 26, 2020
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1 Min Read
byJoanna Fantozzi
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Restaurant Concepts & Chefs
Smith & Wollensky’s parent is looking for growth through acquisition, said new president Oliver Munday
Smith & Wollensky’s parent is looking for growth through acquisition,
Jun 26, 2020
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1 Min Read
byLisa Jennings
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Chef Profiles
Chef Michael Schulson navigates full-service operations as Philadelphia restaurants reopen
Chef Michael Schulson navigates full-service operations as Philadelphi
Jun 25, 2020
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1 Min Read
byBret Thorn
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Delivery & Takeout Solutions
Pandemic fuels widespread changes in alcohol laws
Pandemic fuels widespread changes in alcohol laws
Jun 24, 2020
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1 Min Read
byRon Ruggless
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Restaurant Concepts & Chefs
Chefs' salaries saw the largest increase in almost two decades before COVID-19
Chefs' salaries saw the largest increase in almost two decades before
Jun 24, 2020
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1 Min Read
byJoanna Fantozzi
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Restaurant Operations
Raising Cane’s founder Todd Graves to invest $2 million in ‘Restaurant Recovery’ TV show
Raising Cane’s founder Todd Graves to invest $2 million in ‘Restaurant
Jun 23, 2020
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1 Min Read
byRon Ruggless
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Restaurant Concepts & Chefs
Savage restaurant changes name to Shift
Savage restaurant changes name to Shift
Jun 22, 2020
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1 Min Read
byLisa Jennings
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New Restaurants
Return of Restaurants We’re Dying to Try: 5 intriguing restaurant openings
Return of Restaurants We’re Dying to Try: 5 intriguing restaurant open
Jun 22, 2020
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21 Slides
byTara Fitzpatrick
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Restaurant Concepts & Chefs
Pandemic forces restaurants to rebuild ‘house-of-cards’ business model
Pandemic forces restaurants to rebuild ‘house-of-cards’ business model
Jun 19, 2020
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1 Min Read
byLisa Jennings
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Restaurant Concepts & Chefs
How restaurants can embrace diversity and inclusion in the wake of the Black Lives Matter resurgence
How restaurants can embrace diversity and inclusion in the wake of the
Jun 18, 2020
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1 Min Read
byJoanna Fantozzi
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New Restaurants
SBE’s hybrid ghost kitchen network and food hall C3 announces chef partnership and expansion with Dani Garcia
SBE’s hybrid ghost kitchen network and food hall C3 announces chef par
Jun 16, 2020
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1 Min Read
byJoanna Fantozzi
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New Restaurants
Kavachi Ukegbu promotes Nigerian cuisine with marketing and educational ventures
Kavachi Ukegbu promotes Nigerian cuisine with marketing and educationa
Jun 16, 2020
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1 Min Read
byBret Thorn
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Restaurant Concepts & Chefs
Max Hardy of Coop Detroit restaurant feeds those in need while waiting for business to return
Max Hardy of Coop Detroit restaurant feeds those in need while waiting
Jun 12, 2020
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1 Min Read
byBret Thorn
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Chef Profiles
Milkwood in Louisville, Ky., closes permanently but will be transformed into McAtee Community Kitchen
Milkwood in Louisville, Ky., closes permanently but will be transforme
Jun 12, 2020
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1 Min Read
byLisa Jennings
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Restaurant Operations
Restaurants Rise sessions with industry leaders examine changed operating landscape
Restaurants Rise sessions with industry leaders examine changed operat
Jun 10, 2020
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9 Slides
byRon Ruggless
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Restaurant Marketing
Restaurants Rise: How marketing is changing in a post-COVID-19 world
Restaurants Rise: How marketing is changing in a post-COVID-19 world
Jun 8, 2020
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1 Min Read
byJoanna Fantozzi
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Delivery & Takeout Solutions
Restaurants Rise: Heads of Wow Bao and Taziki’s Mediterranean Café plot strategies for growth
Restaurants Rise: Heads of Wow Bao and Taziki’s Mediterranean Café plo
Jun 5, 2020
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1 Min Read
byBret Thorn

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