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Operations

Texas politics put another crimp in the supply chain

 By Peter Romeo on Apr. 13, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott is making inbound trucks from Mexico stop for second inspections, prompting some drivers to give up.

Financing

10 takeaways from the Restaurant Leadership Conference

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 13, 2022

The event highlighted some of the challenges and opportunities in the restaurant industry. Here are some of the most notable things that we heard.

Financing

Menu price inflation hit a new 40-year high in March

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 12, 2022

Full-service menu prices rose 8% year over year and limited-service prices rose 7.2% while grocery prices increased 10%.

Technology

Choco raises $111M for wholesale ordering app

By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 12, 2022

The company working to digitize the supply chain completed its second $100 million fundraise in 10 months.

Financing

Kroger launches a restaurant supply service in Dallas

By Christine LaFave Grace on Apr. 06, 2022

The grocery chain has started a service that allows restaurants to make orders of $250 or more that can be delivered the next day.

Food

Supply chain kinks snag menu planning

By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 05, 2022

Flexibility is the new mantra, as restaurants are forced to make last-minute switches when products don’t show up at the back door or prices go through the roof.

Operations

From supply chain to supply pain: How getting products became a problem

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 05, 2022

Shortages, delays and soaring costs have become commonplace since the outset of the pandemic. But experts say there were signs of an impending crisis long before anyone heard of COVID.

Financing

How the truck driver shortage is leaving operators in the dust

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 05, 2022

The pandemic has intensified a long-brewing shortage of truck drivers, often leaving restaurants scrambling to get what they need. But some argue there is no shortage at all, just a lack of pay.

Technology

How self-driving trucks could help the supply chain

By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 05, 2022

Proponents say the autonomous vehicles could ease the driver shortage while also making deliveries more efficiently.

Technology

Chipotle tests a high-tech inventory tracking system

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 31, 2022

The burrito chain, which faced widespread foodborne illness outbreaks in 2015, said the radio-frequency identification system will help it better respond to food safety and quality worries.

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