Operations

New restaurant equipment and back-of-the-house technology

Starbucks considers a wider range of store designs

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 06, 2023

The coffee giant is contemplating different versions of its traditional drive-thru locations and pickup stores. But it may also try delivery-only units.

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Chipotle cuts 25 jobs from corporate support centers

By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 06, 2023

A reorganization in May also included adding new roles in an ongoing effort to deliver on aggressive growth goals, the company said.

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Inclusion takes a bow at James Beard Award gala

By Lisa Jennings, Patricia Cobe and Reyna Estrada on Jun. 05, 2023

Top honors go to the Haitian restaurant Kann in Portland, Ore.; as well as Friday Saturday Sunday in Philadelphia; and Rob Rubba of Oyster Oyster in Washington, D.C.

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Time Out Market Miami to close after June 30

By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 02, 2023

It was the first of the Time Out food hall destinations to open in the U.S. four years ago, but the Lisbon-based company did not say why the venue will be closed.

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On decorum: Talking Restaurants with Nancy Kruse and Lisa Jennings

By Nancy Kruse and Lisa Jennings on Jun. 02, 2023

Is it time for American diners to put on proper clothes and start behaving a bit nicer in restaurants? Some operators are bringing back dress codes and more. But it may be too late to turn back from our sweatpants-wearing ways.

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Oak View Group acquires Rhubarb Hospitality Collection

By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 02, 2023

The Los Angeles-based Oak View Group is both a facility developer and full-service venue operator that has been growing its foodservice division into a global player through acquisition.

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