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Indianapolis-based Cunningham Restaurant Group stresses scratch cooking and hospitality

Aug 13, 2024

The company operates in three states and is launching a catering arm this fall.

New York City is about to get rid of about 75% of its pandemic-era outdoor dining structures

Aug 05, 2024

Applications to operate an outdoor dining structure as part of the new Dining Out NYC program were due Aug. 3 and only 3,000+ operators applied

Potatoes: The gateway food to adventuresome flavors

Jul 31, 2024

Operators find better ways to keep fries crispy and use them as a canvas for other ingredients

Why Virtual Dining Concepts and Blackbird Labs have entered the food tech solutions space for the first time

Jul 30, 2024

Virtual Dining Concepts announced its foray into restaurant software with Linked Eats, and American Express-backed Blackbird Labs is launching a payment solution

By Chloe founder Chloe Coscarelli opens a new restaurant years after forced exit from her company

Jul 16, 2024

Six years after filing a lawsuit against former By Chloe parent company ESquared Hospitality LLC, Coscarelli is opening a new New York City restaurant

Former SBE and Montclair Hospitality executive Joey Simons named CEO of Estiatorio Milos

Jul 15, 2024

The fine-dining Greek restaurant concept plans to open four restaurants in the coming year

New York legislation would ban black market restaurant reservation services

Jun 10, 2024

The Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act was passed by the New York State Senate and heads to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk next

27 restaurant executives on the move in May

Jun 04, 2024

Leaders in the C-suite were busy last month with several companies making multiple hires at once

José Andrés names Sam Bakhshandehpour global CEO

May 30, 2024

The restaurant group has also named a chief culinary officer and chief creative officer.

How Knead Hospitality is helping working parents with new added benefits

May 16, 2024

The Washington, D.C.-based multi-concept operator has launched a childcare reimbursement package for employees up to $1,800 a quarter