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Food

Asian street foods, fizzy drinks and crunchy snacks trend at Summer Fancy Food Show

 By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 25, 2024

Plus Korean, Indian and African ingredients make news, and condiments and desserts take on more complex flavor profiles.

Technology

Retailers are ditching self-checkout. Should restaurants take heed?

 By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 05, 2024

Tech Check: Retail trends are often a preview of what's to come for restaurants, but that may not be the case here.

Operations

Here’s another good excuse for a restaurant value war

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 03, 2024

Retail Watch: Grocers and big-box food retailers, already benefiting from being significantly cheaper than restaurants, are touting major price cuts this summer.

Technology

Amazon now offers Grubhub delivery on its website and app

By Joe Guszkowski on May 30, 2024

The new feature is part of an expanding relationship between the two companies that also includes a free Grubhub+ subscription for Prime members.

Technology

Instacart to offer restaurant delivery from Uber Eats

By Joe Guszkowski on May 07, 2024

Uber Eats will have a dedicated tab within the grocery delivery app, which it said will allow it to reach more customers.

Financing

TGI Fridays sells licensing rights to Kraft Heinz to pay off debt, report says

By Joe Guszkowski on May 03, 2024

The deal gives Kraft Heinz the right to use Fridays’ brand name on retail products in perpetuity.

Financing

An in-depth look at a fast-growing c-store chicken concept

By Jonathan Maze on May 01, 2024

A Deeper Dive: Jim Norberg, CEO of Krispy Krunchy Chicken, joins the podcast to talk about the chain’s rapid growth and how it plans a push into marketing and delivery.

Operations

What went wrong at restaurant-retail hybrids Foxtrot and Dom’s?

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 29, 2024

Retail Watch: It appears, at least in part, that the value equation didn’t add up for inflation-weary consumers. Plus: C-store stalwart Krispy Krunchy Chicken has big growth plans.

Financing

Malls are quietly making a comeback

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 25, 2024

Once left for dead as shoppers moved online and then the pandemic hit, malls are regaining lost traffic. And that has been a boon for restaurant chains like Auntie Anne's, Cinnabon and Chick-fil-A.

Workforce

Employees of discontinued Foxtrot and Dom's chains sue for unpaid wages

By Greg Lindenberg on Apr. 25, 2024

A class-action suit contends the food shops’ staffs weren’t alerted of the closings at least 60 days in advance, as required under federal and state law.

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