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Flavors to Watch

Instagram, food festivals and TV chefs are accelerating the speed at which unique flavors and ingredients hit the mainstream. Consumers now expect operators to update menus more frequently with on-trend ideas. To keep ahead of the curve, operators have to stay on top of new flavor trends without abandoning the old.

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Timeline: How today’s restaurant industry came to be

Here are some key milestones from the last 100 years.

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How restaurants have taught America to work

By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 19, 2019

With about one-tenth of the American workforce in the restaurant space, there’s no denying that industry has had a hand in shaping labor in America.

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Kitchen equipment that advanced the industry

By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 19, 2019

Back-of-house tech has come a long way since crushed ice dispensers were considered innovative.

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How We Got Here: 1930s

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

After relocating from Kansas City, Mo., to the more central location of Chicago, the National Restaurant Association continued to focus on Depression issues.

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How We Got Here: 1960s

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

The restaurant industry faced a critical challenge when President John F. Kennedy posed a hike in the federal minimum wage as a patriotic way of combating poverty and a growing disparity in incomes.

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