Global Foodservice News
20 Restaurant Brands that Unveiled new Store Prototypes this Year, from KFC to Burger King to Chipotle
Quick-service, fast-casual and casual-dining restaurants were all impacted by the COVID pandemic, forcing a change in future store designs to accommodate more technology and less dine-in. Fast-casual and fine-dining brands alike dove into drive-thru experiences, while quick-service brands revamped menus for ease of operation and lower operational cost. Others leaned into technology with the use…
Read MoreNew York City to Halt Indoor Dining on Monday
New York City to Halt Indoor Dining on Monday New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that New York City will shut down indoor dining beginning Monday, but that outdoor dining and takeout/delivery would remain. “In New York City, you put the CDC caution on indoor dining together with the rate of transmission and the density…
Read MoreDave & Buster’s has a new menu and food program coming in 2021. One major objective was to establish a stronger differentiated food identity for Dave & Buster’s. Manning said they’ve landed on a fresh theme—“Inspired American Kitchen’—which the chain plans to bring to market in 2021. Manning said it’s rooted in enhanced flavors and…
Read MoreThings Will Get Worse for Dave & Buster’s Before They Get Better
Things Will Get Worse for Dave & Buster’s Before They Get Better The purgatory state restaurants find themselves in – wedged between looming vaccine distribution and a COVID-19 case resurgence—continues to flare up a familiar cliché: It’s going to get worse before it gets better. But for Dave & Buster’s, it’s an irrefutable reality. The…
Read MoreGLOBAL FOODSERVICE NEWS DECEMBER 15, 2020 EDITION
Hobson has served as the Starbucks board’s vice chair since 2018 and will be the only Black woman chairing a Fortune 500 company starting in March . . . . Starbucks Appoints Mellody Hobson as Non-Executive Chair of the Board of Directors Mellody Hobson — the co-chief executive officer of Ariel Investments LLC who has…
Read MoreGet Ready for 2021 with Leadership Principles
Get Ready for 2021 with Leadership Principles Leadership will be critical in the year to come, as you navigate uncertainty, fierce competition, and resource constraints. One way to get your organization ready for these challenges is to establish leadership principles for your organization. Transcript With 2021 just around the corner, now is the time to…
Read MoreTaco Bell Is Bringing Back This $1 Menu Item
The older you get, the less interesting your Christmas list becomes. Boom. You hit 25 and suddenly you’re asking Santa for a Dyson vacuum, Bombas socks, and an air fryer. But here’s the good news, you’re getting at least one thing you would’ve loved at any age: the return of Taco Bell’s Loaded Nacho Taco. Following…
Read MoreNYC’s Coffee-Cart Woes Spur $2 Million Morgan Stanley Grant
The answer: terribly. Earnings for New York’s iconic street vendors have plunged as much as 90% during the coronavirus outbreak. So the bank is giving $2 million to 2,000 vendors in coordination with the Robin Hood Foundation, which is contributing $375,000 more and will work with the Street Vendor Project of the Urban Justice Center…
Read MoreStarbird Chicken raises $4 million in funding
Starbird Chicken has raised $4 million in funding, the largest equity fundraising round from current investors and industry insiders, the four-year-old brand announced. “This landmark financing reflects the industry’s belief in our vision that we’ve had for Starbird since day one – that the fast-food landscape was primed for an upgrade in quality and convenience…
Read More5 Ways Coronavirus Changed My Restaurant for the Better
The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly devastated the restaurant industry, resulting in a $120 billion loss in sales between March and May, according to research from the National Restaurant Association. It has caused massive unemployment of hospitality workers and shut down tens of thousands of restaurants across the country. While it may take a long time…
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