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How sous vide can change the game for restaurateurs

Sponsored content from our partner Cuisine Solutions on Nov. 11, 2022

As the COVID-19 pandemic winds down and restaurant owners struggle to fill an employment void left in its wake, sous vide offers a viable solution to labor shortages. Not only does the innovative cook...

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Urban revival delivers a big win for catering

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 11, 2022

As workers returned to offices this fall, restaurants saw double-digit increases in catering sales. Bookings through ezCater are up 91% this year.

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Chili’s opens first to-go-only location as it eyes denser markets

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 08, 2022

The 1,600-square-foot location offers a scaled-down menu near the campus of Southern Methodist University.

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United Airlines gives grab-and-go lounges a try

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 08, 2022

The carrier has opened a new convenience-store-like lounge in Denver for members of its elite flyers club.

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Panera Bread goes after city centers with digital-focused formats

By Lisa Jennings on Nov. 08, 2022

A new smaller urban prototype opens in New York City, and will soon be joined by a no-dine-in Panera To Go.

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What can I do about fake restaurant reviews?

By Jonathan Deutsch, Ph.D. on Nov. 07, 2022

Advice Guy: Here are the steps restaurant operators can take when someone with an agenda is posting clearly fake reviews.

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In their search for labor, restaurants turn to ex-offenders

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 03, 2022

A new program works to ease the industry's labor problem, and lighten a societal problem, by getting people who've run afoul of the law into restaurant jobs. Operators praise the results.

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