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Beverage

NYC looks to mandate sugar warnings from chain restaurants

 By Peter Romeo on Nov. 02, 2023

A bill passed Thursday by the City Council will require alerts to be posted on menus and menu boards next to items containing what officials determine to be excessive amounts of added sugar.

Financing

Can healthy eating and restaurants coexist?

 By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 25, 2023

A Deeper Dive: RB Executive Editor Lisa Jennings joins the podcast for a discussion on Ozempic, healthy fast-casuals and whether the industry has a responsibility to help with America’s obesity crisis.

Operations

Here's who is building muscle in the healthy fast-casual sector

By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 28, 2023

Sweetgreen, Cava and Salad and Go are part of a new generation of chains looking for the Holy Grail of the restaurant industry: Building a national chain of healthy fast-food restaurants. This is how they're doing it.

Food

8 menu trends from the future

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 15, 2023

A global conference last week in Europe provided a preview of where restaurant menus may be headed. Here are the eight currents that were anointed megatrends. You'll need to bring your own fork.

Marketing

For resolution season, meditate and move with Chipotle and Sweetgreen

By Lisa Jennings on Jan. 03, 2023

Promotions for the month of January focus on wellbeing and lifestyle bowls designed for Millennials and Gen Z.

Emerging Brands

Restaurant-less Marriott chain adds hydroponic gardens

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 07, 2022

Guests can harvest the produce if they want to cook in their in-room kitchens. The herbs and vegetables will also garnish the complimentary breakfast service.

Financing

True Food Kitchen plans to launch new fast-casual brand with help from $100M investment

By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 08, 2022

HumanCo and Manna Tree join Centerbridge Partners, bringing in key investors that include Nick Jonas and wife Priyanka Chopra.

Workforce

How Delaware is using restaurants to prevent opioid deaths

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 09, 2022

A new program teaches workers how to reverse an overdose and help a teammate who may be in danger.

Workforce

Group takes aim at restaurants' substance abuse problem

By Peter Romeo on May 20, 2022

Ben's Friends provides a forum for addicts (and those who suspect they may be) to support one another in their quest for sobriety.

Food

Noodles & Company’s new high-protein, low-carb noodle went through hundreds of iterations before it hit the menu

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 19, 2022

LEANguini launched earlier this month, but Chef Nick Graff and his team spent two years on R&D to perfect the pasta.

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