The buffet got creamed during the pandemic. Even when diners crept back into restaurants covered in hand sanitizer, a model of eating based on shared serving spoons and food seasoned with the breath ...

A year ago, this column argued the two major challenges in the US food industry in 2022 would be inflation and the continuation of the supply chain mess that started during the 2020 pandemic shutdown.

As the restaurant industry battles inflation, the large size of chains and their access to cash gives them the upper hand, but independents have advantages of their own when managing higher costs.

New efforts to kill the credit are arising in Illinois and Maryland, adding to the activity in four other states and on Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are considering a ...

The restaurant industry is backing legislators in their efforts to loosen child labor laws, according to the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. The National Restaurant Association — representing ...

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It’s been another disruptive year for the restaurant industry. While the pandemic is thankfully over, its ramifications – product shortages, supply chain interruptions ...

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There are many ways to tackle rising costs and a slowing economy – but automatic gratuity is not one of them. A restaurant in Hyde Park, Ohio, called Dutch’s has this on its bills: “We offer living ...

About 2 of every 3 independent restaurants in the U.S. have been hit with a rent hike since January, leaving 45% of the operations unable to pay landlords the full amount due for June, according to a ...

One of the more confusing aspects of restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic is rules governing how late restaurants can stay open and what they’re allowed to serve. During the peak, many states ...

Sweet & Sour: The restaurant business has grappled with labor challenges for about 40 years now, but never a situation as trying as the current one. It’s time to rethink the very nature of restaurant ...