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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

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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How We Got Here: 1990s

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

When war broke out with Iraq over its invasion of Kuwait, U.S. restaurants braced for a downturn in traffic.

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Concepts gone but not forgotten

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

Bold attempts to disrupt the business often fizzled, but not before influencing the industry’s direction.

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How the state and national restaurant associations dovetail

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

As the entities continue to work together to support the industry, a formal document sets out the rules of interaction.

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Confessions of a time traveler

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

Here's what Editor-at-Large Peter Romeo learned trekking through 100 years of the restaurant industry.

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There from the beginning

By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 19, 2019

A deep dive into the industry’s history sheds light on where we’re going.

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