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Independent Restaurants

Operations

Restaurant workers again bear the brunt of enforcing COVID precautions

 By Heather Lalley on Aug. 06, 2021

Getting customers to comply with vaccine and mask rules is a thankless job, many say.

Workforce

Indies bump wages to compete in a tight labor market

 By Heather Lalley on Aug. 03, 2021

But the move has a ripple effect on already tight margins, adding to stress and uncertainty for small restaurant operators.

Operations

Union Square Hospitality diners and workers must be vaccinated by September

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 29, 2021

Danny Meyer, CEO of the multi-concept group, announced Thursday that everyone inside USHG’s New York City and Washington, D.C., full-service restaurants must present proof of receiving a full round of COVID inoculations.

Operations

Big-name chefs are opening new restaurants at a fast clip

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 29, 2021

Not content to rest on their laurels, Alice Waters, Wolfgang Puck, Jose Andres, David Burke and other celeb chefs are launching one or more restaurants post-pandemic.

Operations

Restaurant aggregator Foodee partners with Sodexo to expand meal options to the hybrid workforce

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 27, 2021

The food technology platform offers a database of 800-plus local independent restaurants.

Leadership

Mario Batali, former restaurant partners owe $600K following sexual harassment investigation

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 25, 2021

New York’s attorney general said B&B Hospitality fostered “a hostile work environment that permitted a sexualized culture of misconduct and harassment.”

Food

Shareables are surging on menus—and customers are all in

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 16, 2021

With tables of vaccinated diners eagerly eating out, restaurants are not shying away from serving shared plates.

Marketing

Goldbelly launches fund to help reopen 100 indies shuttered during the pandemic

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 15, 2021

The Local Legends Fund will help independent operators with needed repairs and upgrades to keep their doors open for local business as well as nationwide shipping through the e-commerce platform.

Emerging Brands

Union Square Hospitality eyes the other side of the pandemic

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 13, 2021

USHG President Chip Wade joins the Buzzworthy Brands podcast to discuss how the multi-concept operator is gearing up for growth after the crisis.

Operations

Chicago’s Michelin-starred Spiaggia closes after 37 years

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 12, 2021

The Italian restaurant, a favorite of former President Obama and a breeding ground for top chefs, said it could not negotiate a deal with its landlord.

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