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How We Got Here: 1960s

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

The restaurant industry faced a critical challenge when President John F. Kennedy posed a hike in the federal minimum wage as a patriotic way of combating poverty and a growing disparity in incomes.

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How We Got Here: 1990s

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

When war broke out with Iraq over its invasion of Kuwait, U.S. restaurants braced for a downturn in traffic.

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Concepts gone but not forgotten

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

Bold attempts to disrupt the business often fizzled, but not before influencing the industry’s direction.

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How the state and national restaurant associations dovetail

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

As the entities continue to work together to support the industry, a formal document sets out the rules of interaction.

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Confessions of a time traveler

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

Here's what Editor-at-Large Peter Romeo learned trekking through 100 years of the restaurant industry.

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What does the future hold?

Feb. 01, 2019

Veteran industry leaders weigh in on what they expect next and how it will affect the industry.

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100 years of The National Restaurant Association Show

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 15, 2019

The industry's largest trade show turns a century old. See it evolve through the years.

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Gen Z's favorite chains

Jan. 02, 2019

Gen Z is slowly gaining more spending power, thus is a major consumer base operators should watch.

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Tastes of the times

By Patricia Cobe, Benita Gingerella, Abbey Lewis and Kelsey Squire on Dec. 28, 2018

Whether your diners are 18 years old or 68, find out how each generation is putting its own stamp on the foodservice industry.

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America's favorite chains by menu segment

By Sara Rush Wirth on Dec. 28, 2018

These are consumers' favorite brands for each menu type, from bakery cafe to steak.

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