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When restaurants are the scenes of mass shootings

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 14, 2022

Restaurant Rewind: If restaurateurs think tragedies like the Uvalde attack are other institutions’ curse, their memories are too short. Here’s what they’re forgetting.

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Inside Panera’s to-go store strategy

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 13, 2022

One month after opening its first digital-only, seat-less restaurant, the all-day bakery-café chain reports “very promising” results and is making plans to open more around the country.

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Starbucks rethinks its bathroom policy

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 10, 2022

In 2018, following a widely publicized racist incident in one of its stores, the coffee giant opened its restrooms to all. But interim CEO Howard Schlutz says a mental health crisis is putting that policy (and worker safety) in jeopardy.

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Panera opens a pick-up-only store

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 10, 2022

The first Panera To Go, which opened on Chicago’s North Side last month, has no dining room. Two more digital-only locations are planned to open this year, the bakery-café chain said.

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Shake Shack frustrated by clogs in its new-restaurant pipeline

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 09, 2022

The burger chain planned to open up to 50 new units this year but has pared that down to 40 to 45 stores because of a variety of delays and slowdowns. Many will have to open in the fourth quarter.

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Union threatens a work stoppage at some US Foods facilities

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 09, 2022

The Teamsters says it's ready to strike, and the distributor reports it's developing contingencies.

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Tim Hortons U.S. is the latest to try a seatless prototype

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 07, 2022

The company unveiled a 900-square-foot drive-thru-only location among its new designs, which also include a larger version with a 24-seat dining room.

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