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Vinz moves to TooJay’s

The former head of Le Duff and Corner Bakery is taking the reins of a small growth chain.

Frictionless service for millennials at S&M

It’s got a provocative name, a provocative menu and yet it’s the service style that’s catching some attention at the new S&M Sausage and Meat.

Chef and creator of the Cronut, Dominique Ansel, didn’t set out to concoct a best-seller. “There was no magic formula or marketing strategy behind this croissant-doughnut hybrid,” he writes in his book “Dominique Ansel: The Secret Recipes.” He was simply trying to make a doughnut, for which he had no recipe.

The restaurants closed abruptly and without explanation during Thanksgiving week.

Customers will be able to use their phones to place a customized order, learn how long of a wait there is, and then grab it from a pickup station.

A decade ago, Mike Frampton was paying about $35 per pickup to have a rendering company haul away the used cooking oil from his Melting Pot franchise.

Why LYFE Kitchen President and CEO Chance Carlisle? He’s juggling franchisor, franchisee and fatherhood.

Apple Pay. Tap-and-Go. PayPal. EMV. In the ever-evolving world of payment, restaurants are being forced to reevaluate their POS systems and potentially spend large sums to upgrade with the times.

After a year of planning, eight months of construction and 1.7 million pieces hauled by elevator, New York City’s Rainbow Room reopened.

Business Insider looks at the keys to a fine-dining specialist’s success in the fast-casual sector.

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