News

Shake Shack inches closer to opening 1st drive-thru

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 15, 2021

The chain, hampered by its urban real estate portfolio, announced plans to open a drive-thru in a new Orlando development later this year.

Financing

Six things we learned at the ICR Conference

By Jonathan Maze and Joe Guszkowski on Jan. 15, 2021

The industry is active, focused on adding technology and expecting a quick turnaround.

Food

Sweetgreen debuts its own take on crispy chicken

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 14, 2021

The health-focused fast casual is adding a Crispy Chicken Salad featuring blackened chicken and crispy rice.

Operations

Hotels offer to become vaccination sites

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 14, 2021

The American Hotel & Lodging Association is urging President-elect Biden to turn the nation’s lodging properties—some 50,000 per state—into auxiliary inoculation centers.

Operations

Confusion, uncertainty mount as restaurants consider COVID vaccine

By Heather Lalley, Peter Romeo and Joe Guszkowski on Jan. 14, 2021

When it comes to the vaccine rollout, operators have more questions than answers so far.

Financing

Black and Indigenous restaurant operators can apply for $15K James Beard grants

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 14, 2021

Applications are open for the new grant program to benefit groups that have traditionally been “exploited and racialized to the benefit of their white counterparts,” the Foundation said.

Food