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6 restaurants win America's Classics Awards from James Beard Foundation

 By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 29, 2024

The locally owned independent restaurants are recognized for quality food, timeless appeal and their ability to reflect the character of their communities.

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Chipotle doubles down on Cultivate Next

 By Lisa Jennings on Feb. 28, 2024

To celebrate the venture fund's two-year anniversary, the fast-casual chain commits another $50 million to bring the investment pool to $100 million.

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Applebee's and IHOP eye co-branded locations in the U.S.

By Joe Guszkowski on Feb. 28, 2024

Dual locations have generated strong returns overseas and could provide a spark to the chains’ domestic development.

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Watch out casual-dining chains, Cava is coming for your guests

By Lisa Jennings on Feb. 27, 2024

The Mediterranean fast casual is planning to enhance restaurant ambiance to make locations more inviting for dine-in. Also steak is coming to the menu.

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Staying ahead of the next big menu moves

By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 26, 2024

Technomic’s new State of the Menu report recommends actions chain operators can take to move their menus forward this year.

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Cava wraps landmark year with traffic growth exceeding 10%

By Lisa Jennings on Feb. 26, 2024

Now comes the hard work of lapping a strong first year as a public company, but the fast-casual chain is well positioned for more "normalized" growth.

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Yes, you should announce last call for happy hour

By Jonathan Deutsch, Ph.D. on Feb. 23, 2024

Advice Guy: RB’s operations expert says guests deserve a heads up when promotional pricing is about to end.

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L.A. County sues Grubhub for passing along refund charges to restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 23, 2024

The delivery service says it's already changed the policy, but the county has a long list of other alleged abuses it wants the company to correct.

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Here are the National Restaurant Association's 2024 Kitchen Innovation Awardees

By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 21, 2024

25 cutting-edge equipment products were singled out for advancements in sustainability, automation, safety and more. And yes, there are robots and AI in the mix.

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Hard Rock International taps Major Food Group to curate F&B

By Lisa Jennings on Feb. 21, 2024

Known for concepts like Carbone, The Grill and Dirty French, the multi-concept operator will bring dining options to both existing and new properties under development.

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