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How the restaurant industry winced when butts were kicked

 By Peter Romeo on Sep. 19, 2024

Restaurant Rewind: Two decades ago, many in the business pleaded with lawmakers to let patrons continue smoking. It would be a while before the whole industry would exhale and admit the sky wasn't falling.

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Consumer trends are on Great Greek Mediterranean Grill's side

 By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 16, 2024

The fast-casual Mediterranean chain says it is getting customers who want a good in-restaurant experience as well as those who want a family-style meal at home.

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Here's why the restaurant business can never forget 9/11

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 11, 2024

Reality Check: Anyone alive that day felt the heartbreak. Here's how we remember it.

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CDC advises restaurants to check their eggs

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 09, 2024

Any sold by Wisconsin-based Milo's Poultry Farms should be discarded because of possible salmonella contamination, the agency said. It reported Monday that 65 people have been sickened to date.

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Shake Shack reinvents the labor deployment model

By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 05, 2024

The burger chain joins a growing number of fast-casual chains using AI-driven technology to better manage staffing.

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Major seafood supplier pleads guilty to selling junk fish as primo species

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 03, 2024

Government Watch: The Department of Justice said Quality Poultry and Seafood pulled the con for 17 years.

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A revived Foxtrot to open in Chicago

By Chuck Ulie on Sep. 03, 2024

The restaurant-retail hybrid, which ceased operations in April, is being resurrected by its founders, with plans to reopen more locations through 2025—with an expanded foodservice offering.

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Joint employer makes a surprise comeback

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 30, 2024

Working Lunch: Ed Egee, VP of government relations and workforce development for the National Retail Federation, joins the podcast to discuss a recent NLRB decision.

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Signs of financial distress are mounting for Shari's Restaurants

By Lisa Jennings on Aug. 29, 2024

The 45-year-old family-dining chain faces multiple accounts of unpaid rent and taxes, eviction notices and unit closures.

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Shake Shack to close 9 underperforming units

By Lisa Jennings on Aug. 28, 2024

The restaurants to be shuttered are in California, Ohio and Texas. The company blamed changes in the trade areas and cannibalization from its nearby restaurants.

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