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Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises becomes the latest operator to ditch plastic straws

 By Heather Lalley on Jun. 21, 2018

The company, which runs 120 units, will switch to biodegradable options this fall.

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How do the third-party delivery players stack up?

 By Sara Rush Wirth on Jun. 21, 2018

Average spend and market penetration show differences across the provider options.

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Starbucks plans to close 150 units in the next year

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 20, 2018

The coffee chain announced plans to slow growth, signaling its worst-performing quarter in nearly a decade.

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McDonald’s will test paper straws in the U.S.

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 15, 2018

The company is switching to paper in the U.K. and Ireland and will look at alternatives to plastic straws in other countries.

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Auntie Anne’s steps out of the mall

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 15, 2018

The pretzel chain is opening food trucks and locations in urban areas in a bid to evolve.

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Summer in the kitchen: What can restaurant cooks wear?

By Jonathan Deutsch, Ph.D. on Jun. 14, 2018

Tank tops are one way to beat the heat, but they're not exactly sanitary, Advice Guy says.

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Casey’s pumps the brakes on delivery and expanded hours

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 14, 2018

With little notice, one pizza powerhouse is re-thinking where the restaurant pack is heading.

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1st Applebee’s-IHOP hybrid restaurant set to open

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 13, 2018

The one-of-a-kind unit will serve the diverse clientele of downtown Detroit.

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In-N-Out temporarily closes Texas units over bun quality

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 13, 2018

The chain said a recent shipment of burger buns did not meet its standards.

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Seattle repeals big-business tax after opposition from Starbucks and others

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 13, 2018

Pressure from the coffee company, Amazon and others killed the tax, which would have funded anti-homelessness initiatives.

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