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Climbing the whiskey ladder

 By Thomas Henry Strenk on Oct. 13, 2014

We’ve been collecting whiskeys since 1977; now, finally, we are part of a trend,” says Mick McHugh, proprietor of F.X.

Financing

Finding the sweet spot

 By Sara Rush Wirth on Oct. 14, 2014

Is finding just the right spot in just the right neighborhood still the prime factor in opening a restaurant?

Trends from the top

By Kelly Killian on Oct. 14, 2014

Fine dining has evolved, adapting a more humble and more accessible attitude to appeal to more wallet-conscious customers.

3 things chains can learn from independents

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 14, 2014

The operators of independent restaurants enjoy a latitude and authority their counterparts on the chain side couldn’t imagine exercising. But maybe they should.

Consumer spending cools unexpectedly

Oct. 31, 2014

Expenditures in the U.S. dropped in September as incomes rose at the slowest pace of the year, indicating the economy will have difficulty sustaining a pickup in growth into the end of the year.

Burger King says fewer LTOs translated into biggest sales gain since 2012

Nov. 04, 2014

Comp sales for stores in the United States and Canada rose 3.6 percent, with only three significant menu changes.

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Election ups and downs

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 07, 2014

This week’s voting posed some opportunities for restaurants, but there’s cause for concern, too.

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Customers turn stupid

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 14, 2014

The customer isn't always right. Sometimes the consumer isn’t even sane, as events of the past week attest.

Frozen consumer spending shows first cracks of a thaw, NRA says

Nov. 20, 2014

Personal finance worries are still keeping would-be customers home, but 40 percent said they hope to spend more on restaurant meals in 2015.

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Slow-burns edition

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 12, 2014

After building for months, new realities emerged for restaurants overseas—and at their keyboards.

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