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Where we eat and what that means.

The pandemic has transformed America’s dining landscape into an oligopoly dominated by chains 

05.12.2022
Adam Reiner
Happier employees, higher profits: Restaurant owners spend more, and it pays off
04.26.2022
by Matthew Sedacca
McDonald’s franchises planned to pay tens of millions in PPP loan dollars to corporate HQ 
04.21.2022
by H. Claire Brown + Jessica Fu
Mentors aren’t saviors. And industry training programs need to understand that.
04.20.2022
by Jenny Dorsey
How war, weather, and Covid-19 are rekindling the food vs. fuel debate
03.31.2022
by Matthew Sedacca
The dining shed—soon to be banned in NYC—awakened a sense of what’s possible with the city street
03.24.2022
by Aaron Timms
New study finds PFAS in food wrappers from Chick-fil-A, Burger King, McDonald’s
03.24.2022
by H. Claire Brown
As the pandemic ebbs, surviving restaurants face a new challenge: each other
03.09.2022
by Karen Stabiner
Higher pay, better benefits, and full disclosure define a post-pandemic restaurant
03.08.2022
by Lena Beck
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