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Top trends driving grab-and-go snack sales

 Sponsored content from our partner Tyson Foodservice-Lodging Team on Aug. 26, 2021

A majority of consumers—75%—have at least one snack per day, and typical eating behavior is shifting away from the standard “three meals a day.”

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Starbucks is closing its Princi bakeries

 By Heather Lalley on Aug. 26, 2021

The move comes as the coffee giant focuses on drive-thrus and convenience, rather than its higher-end offshoots.

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Consumer perception of value increasingly includes cleanliness, safety

Sponsored content from our partner Ecolab on Aug. 25, 2021

There are many variables to consider when planning for the future, but one thing is certain: Operators need to strengthen their sanitation procedures, and these efforts should be visible to consumers.

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How Panda Express is luring convenience-focused diners

By Heather Lalley on Aug. 24, 2021

The nearly 40-year-old fast casual, known for its hot foods serving line, is eyeing new store formats and upgraded tech to shorten the “customer journey” to its heaping plates of orange chicken.

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Which are tomorrow’s hot restaurant concepts?

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 24, 2021

The hottest growth concepts feature inexpensive and focused menus and a lot of salads, bowls and bubble tea.

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FAA leans on airports to curb sale of adult beverages to go

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 20, 2021

The agency says lax enforcement of current prohibitions is contributing to a rash of unruly passenger behavior during flights.

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Washington reinstates a mask mandate for restaurant guests and employees

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 19, 2021

The requirement applies regardless of the individual's vaccination status, and only to guests who are dining inside.

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NYC restaurateurs sue to block the city's vaccine mandate

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 19, 2021

The lawsuit alleges that Mayor de Blasio's executive order creating the requirement was capricious and a violation of some individuals' rights.

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Restaurants react to the new reality of vaccine mandates

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 19, 2021

Responses have ranged from summoning lawyers to treating the requirements as a marketing opportunity.

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How NYC’s vaccination mandate will work—or at least should

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 17, 2021

Guidelines released on the brink of enactment leave restaurants with more than a few questions.

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