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100 years of supporting restaurants

By Dawn Sweeney, President and CEO of the National Restaurant Association on Feb. 19, 2019

As we reflect on the industry’s past, the National Restaurant Association is laying the groundwork for a bright future.

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How We Got Here: 1920s

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

A century ago, labor wasn’t the only industry concern that could have been lifted from today’s roster of pressing issues.

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How We Got Here: 1950s

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

The industry grappled with government-imposed pricing controls, the result of a nationwide beef shortage and tight supplies of other staples, while vying with other fast-growth industries for new employees.

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How We Got Here: 1980s

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

The decade would be regarded by many as a golden age for the restaurant industry. The business itself grew by leaps and bounds.

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How We Got Here: 2010s

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

The decade brought a pressing need for restaurateurs to revamp their vocabularies.

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10 concepts that changed the industry

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

Without these ground-breakers, the restaurant business may have been much different today.

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Influential restaurant families

By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 19, 2019

These families have been part of the restaurant business for generations.

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How restaurants have taught America to work

By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 19, 2019

With about one-tenth of the American workforce in the restaurant space, there’s no denying that industry has had a hand in shaping labor in America.

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Kitchen equipment that advanced the industry

By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 19, 2019

Back-of-house tech has come a long way since crushed ice dispensers were considered innovative.

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How We Got Here: 1930s

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

After relocating from Kansas City, Mo., to the more central location of Chicago, the National Restaurant Association continued to focus on Depression issues.

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