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Why 2018 was a big year for restaurants

This week’s episode of RB's podcast, "A Deeper Dive," looks back at the year in marketing, technology, food and everything else.
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2018 was definitely a big year in the restaurant industry, and the Restaurant Business staff is here to prove it.

This week’s edition of RB's, podcast, "A Deeper Dive," the last one of the year, takes a look back at some of the biggest moments the industry had to offer.

RB editors Heather Lalley, Patricia Cobe, Sara Rush Wirth and Peter Romeo join Jonathan Maze to discuss the year in restaurant marketing, food, and technology—as well as some of the year’s news events.

They touch on topics from meatless burgers to fried chicken-scented fire logs and massive technology changes restaurants are undergoing. That, plus some major news events, made 2018 a pivotal year for the industry.

Please have a listen.

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