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This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Reviewed and rated

What’s more likely to turn heads, the next chapter in Burgerville’s union dealings, or the fourth bun-related restaurant closure of the week? Check out these and the industry’s other jaw-dropping developments of recent days.

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How restaurants are handling Twitter’s new design

Less than a week ago, Twitter rolled out a new design for profile pages. Some operators have embraced the challenge. Others have more to learn.

A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that Yelp postings can be an effective way for health officials to detect food-safety lapse.

The competition between foodservice channels is escalating quickly, but that didn’t stop restaurateurs from meeting Monday with the enemy.

Customer service is just as important online as it is in house. Here are four tips on how to win your customers over on Twitter if you make a mistake.

The industry’s un-conference provided an opportunity for the off-center to have the center stage.

People in big cities have been all abuzz over the hidden cash craze sweeping social media, that all started when a mysterious person (@HiddenCash) began stashing money around San Francisco.

A social-media meltdown last month could have been avoided if Phoenix burger joint The Attic had enlisted a practice in play at similar spots.

Ideas flew like golf balls at a driving range during the four days of the Restaurant Leadership Conference. Here are a dozen the editorial staff of Restaurant Business regarded as particularly worth retrieving.

Those photos you and your guests post to Instagram are about to get better-looking. Instagram introduced new creative tools last week that give users “the ability to adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, warmth and more.”

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