The Year in Review 2022

Coal is too good for these restaurant industry scoundrels. Roadkill, maybe?

It was a year of transition, with operators adapting to the new realities left by the pandemic.

Here are some of the standouts from a busy year of new concept openings.

The transitional year turned several previously obscure segments into big gainers.

The notable passings include the deaths of chain founders, a salacious critic and the co-founder of Ronald McDonald Houses.

Robots, ghost kitchens and the metaverse made headlines in a turbulent year for tech companies.

Managing a toy workshop must be a breeze compared with running restaurants today. Here's what the Man in Red should slip onto his sleigh to make 2023 a little easier for operators.

The year’s biggest stories: Soaring costs, Starbucks’ big year, the Fast Act and restaurants’ Russian exodus marked a year full of monumental shifts and challenges.

See who and what won big in 2022, and the aspects of the restaurant industry that had a terrible, no good, very bad year.

The metaverse, pumpkin spice and product shortages are a few of the items on our naughty list this year.

Supply chain and labor challenges forced operators to streamline menus, but culinary and flavor innovation certainly didn’t stand still.

Chicken is also a theme, and there’s something here for vegans and robot lovers.

RB’s editors take turns forecasting what’s in store for the restaurant industry in the coming year.