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Insider is seeking nominations for the top innovators in restaurant tech
Summary List PlacementThe pandemic proved that technology is a must for restaurants, an industry known for being slow to adopt innovative ideas. But over the past 16 months, the tide has shifted out of...
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Restaurant prices just had their biggest spike in 40 years
Summary List PlacementRestaurants prices are increasing faster than they have in decades as labor and ingredients grow more expensive.Pricing for dining out increased 0.8% from June to July this year,...
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After a coffee shop owner in Iowa raised wages to $15, he got nearly 50...
Summary List PlacementGreene Bean Coffee in Iowa is demonstrating the power of paying workers $15 an hour.Once the shop raised wages to $15 in June, owner Rich Osborne told Insider, "that kind of...
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A Vermont chef made a 7-hour round trip to Whole Foods just to buy pita...
Summary List PlacementA Vermont chef made a seven-hour round trip to Whole Foods to stock up on a key ingredient after a supplier let him down last minute, he said.Nadav Mille, who owns catering...
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Restaurant owners describe the cutthroat competition for plastic cups and...
Summary List PlacementPlastic cups and takeout containers are in short supply, and it's hitting restaurants hard.Small, non-chain restaurants are in an especially difficult position, competing for...
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A restaurant in San Francisco's Chinatown is paying staff $1.6 million over...
Summary List PlacementZ & Y, a Sichuan restaurant in San Francisco's Chinatown, is paying 22 workers a collective $1.6 million after California's labor commissioner said the business failed to pay...
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This food-tech startup is helping Chick-fil-A and Taco Bell franchisees hire...
Summary List PlacementMatt Ellenberg, a Chick-fil-A restaurant owner in central California, was struggling to keep up with drive-thru demand late last year.Traditional hiring services and "help wanted"...
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The owner of a seafood trailer in Washington says he's stockpiled supplies,...
Summary List PlacementThe owner of a seafood trailer in Bellingham, Washington, told The Bellingham Herald that supply-chain chaos had forced him to change his menu, stockpile supplies, and hike...
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Happy Joe's pizza restaurant's chief happiness officer says laying off staff...
Summary List PlacementHappy Joe's pizza and ice cream restaurant has suffered highs and lows in recent years — and so has its chief happiness officer.Its founder and CEO, Joseph "Happy Joe" Whitty,...
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A customer left a $10,000 tip for staff at a Florida restaurant to say thanks...
Summary List PlacementA diner left a $10,000 tip at a seafood restaurant in Gainesville, northern Florida, CBS4 first reported.Shawn Shepherd, the owner of Wahoo Seafood, told Newsweek that the diner...
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The labor shortage has created a 'bidding war' for staff as restaurants tempt...
Summary List PlacementThe huge shortage of restaurant workers has led to a "bidding war" for staff that's driving wages up across the industry, the owner of a burger chain said."Your restaurant...
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The American suburbs are getting a makeover, and these restaurant chains and...
Summary List PlacementIn 2020, many professionals living in cities seized upon the opportunity to relocate. Many Americans decided to become homeowners at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, seeking...
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Wendy's is ploughing $25 million into breakfast ads to tempt returning office...
Summary List PlacementWendy's is massively ramping up its breakfast advertising spend as it tries to grab a bigger share of the lucrative breakfast market.The fast-food chain plans to spend $25 million...
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We went to a Starbucks in the US and one in the UK to compare, and found they...
Summary List PlacementI went to a typical suburban, standalone Starbucks in Henrietta, New York.There was seating outside on the patio, but no one was using it and umbrellas were still closed.A sign on...
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The Delta variant has Americans swapping the shopping bag for a seat at the...
Summary List PlacementOn a Thursday night in mid-August, Sahith Obbu engaged in a time-honored college student tradition: He met up with friends for drinks at a bar down the street.The 21-year-old UCLA...
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Short sellers are ramping up bets against consumer discretionary stocks as...
Summary List PlacementInvestors are increasing bets that stocks in the nearly $9 trillion consumer discretionary sector will decline, with S&P Global Market Intelligence saying those moves are...
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DoorDash is pushing drivers to send form emails to lawmakers about a bill...
Summary List PlacementA New York county is considering making delivery fee caps permanent, and DoorDash is pushing drivers to email local lawmakers about it. Monroe County legislator Rachel Barnhart,...
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Starbucks is trying to ensure there's plenty of PSLs as supply chain...
Summary List PlacementPumpkin Spice Lattes and the rest of the fall menu launch at Starbucks today, and the chain is doing everything it can to keep the popular drink flowing. Four Starbucks workers...
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Sweetgreen buys robotic-restaurant chain Spyce as it prepares to go public
Summary List PlacementRestaurant unicorn Sweetgreen, valued at $1.8 billion, said Tuesday it plans to buy the robotics-focused restaurant concept Spyce.The bowl and salad chain, backed by celebrity...
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PF Chang's new CEO is one year into the job. He shares the 3 leadership...
Summary List PlacementDamola Adamolekun is a little over a year in as CEO of PF Chang's, having taken the reins of the major restaurant chain at the start of the pandemic.Off-premises sales like...
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