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Year in review

Leadership

5 trends we hope will disappear in 2022

 By Peter Romeo on Dec. 21, 2021

With any luck, these ripples will move out of the industry spotlight--and just keep going.

Financing

Private equity, on the sidelines in 2021, could make its return in 2022

 By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 21, 2021

The investment firms largely ceded the market to strategic buyers last year. But some believe they could make their return as they grow more confident in projections.

Leadership

What were they thinking???

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 21, 2021

Politics, poorly considered comparisons, bad texts and poorly conceived relief plans: The biggest restaurant blunders of 2021.

Financing

Here's who we're leaving off our holiday gift list

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 21, 2021

Insurers, landlords, the SBA, mask deniers, Mother Nature and the guy who wrote "Fancylike" are all those that should receive coal this year.

Operations

The restaurant industry’s biggest winners in 2021

By Joe Guszkowski on Dec. 21, 2021

See why steak chains, college athletes and labor unions had a good year.

Technology

The year in restaurant technology

By Joe Guszkowski on Dec. 21, 2021

What we got right and wrong about tech going into 2021, plus the developments we didn’t see coming.

Operations

10 most-read Restaurant Business stories of 2021

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 21, 2021

Here are the stories that capture the most clicks from readers this year.

Food

Top menu trends of 2021

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 21, 2021

As America emerged from pandemic restrictions, some 2020 food and drink trends strengthened while new ones gained ground.

Operations

5 hot topics that went ice cold in 2021

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 21, 2021

Remember these once-burning issues? You may have to dig deep into memory.

Operations

Restaurant industry ripples poised to swell into waves

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 21, 2021

These developments made industry news in 2021 but expect to see them surge into bigger trends next year.

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