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SBA stops Restaurant Revitalization Fund payments after courts rule they're discriminatory

Nearly 3,000 approved applicants, all women and people in groups deemed most in need, were told they wouldn't get their funds following legal challenges to the selection process.

Cheesecake Factory buys most of Roark's stake for $457M

Roark managing partner Neal Aronson will retain control of a 4.6% stake. The buyback more than doubled Roark's initial investment.

5 California restaurants snag $25K grants from Guy Fieri, state restaurant association

The celebrity chef announced the grants Saturday. Six other individuals were awarded scholarships totaling $175,000.

California reopens with a question for restaurants on face masks

Vaccinated employees and guests no longer need to cover their faces, but how can an operator determine if they have been?

Will virtual brands stick around?

Editors’ Roundtable: Delivery-only concepts are appearing faster than we can write about them. RB’s editors discuss whether this concept is here to stay.

Why restaurants should care about the changes afoot for college football

A proposed change in the playoff process would afford restaurants considerably more promotional opportunities this winter.

Nevada opens the door to 'cannabis consumption lounges'

The new establishments will feature THC-infused edibles for onsite consumption. Additional foods and beverages can also be sold.

Updated OSHA guidelines pose new duties for restaurant employers

The revised recommendations suggest one set of protocols for the vaccinated and another for the unvaccinated, suggesting employers will somehow have to keep track.

Lobbying intensifies for a re-up of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund

A proposal to replenish the grant program with $60 billion is expected to be introduced in Congress on Thursday.

4 restaurant marketing moves that still merit a ‘Huh?’

This week's curveball from Taco John's is the latest off-beat attention-grabber to prompt some head shaking.

3 buzz terms that belong in any savvy restaurateur's vocabulary

'Pandemic,' 'COVID-19' and 'lockdown' are so 2020. Here are the buzz phrases currently in play.

Performance Food Group adds its purchasing might to a distribution alliance

The Independent Marketing Alliance now has five members, with PFG by far the largest.

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