by Aaron Wise | Jan 11, 2021 | Restaurant
Fact-checking this claim reveals mostly exaggeration, yet with a tinge of truth. First, the tinge of truth. It is true that the weekly $600 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), which the federal government added atop any regular state-level unemployment,...
by International Associations | Jan 8, 2021 | Restaurant
Sponsored content from our partner Tyson Foodservice on Dec. 07, 2020 Photograph: Shutterstock The challenges of 2020 have forced many operators, both commercial and noncommercial, to reevaluate their menus and trim the offerings down to mostly customer...
by jmaze@winsightmedia.com (Jonathan Maze) | Jan 6, 2021 | Restaurant
Data from tracking services and US Foods suggest a November slowdown, but takeout remains strong as operators have adapted, says RB’s The Bottom Line. By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 03, 2020 Photograph: Shutterstock Restaurant sales have slowed considerably throughout...
by Aaron Wise | Dec 28, 2020 | Restaurant
“I was literally about to start the process of trying to set up my restaurant this year, and this all happened,” says Sarah Moody. Commiserating in a similar catch-22 is Yuka Ioroi, co-owner of San Francisco’s Cassava restaurant. “Although there’s no way we can make...
by Adam Reiner | Dec 23, 2020 | Restaurant
Chefs are speaking out with a greater sense of urgency and we should listen Food and politics have always been inseparable. The writer Alicia Kennedy addressed the topic recently in her weekly newsletter, in which she questions what people mean when they say “food is...
by Adam Reiner | Dec 21, 2020 | Restaurant
Restaurants Need More From You Than Your Money As with most consumerist pursuits in America, we think of dining out transactionally. A restaurant visit is a decision to pay for culinary pleasure, where our senses are centered in the delivery of nourishment beyond what...
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