May 2020

This is the web version of our newsletter. Sign up today for updates on the rapidly changing nature of the food technology industry. A few years ago, I came across a restaurant in Dallas, Texas that had a menu written entirely in…

TAMPA, FL - In keeping with the larger-than-life style it's known for, the owners of Florida's beloved Datz restaurant group have announced that the 25-year-old bottle of Pappy Van Winkle whiskey they released for sale late March for $…

New demands for food aid in Washington state fell below their level in early March at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Typical restaurant incomes remain well below their pre-virus levels, and many operators are wondering what…

Photo courtesy of Shake Shack As states lift restrictions and consumers begin to venture out again, restaurants order more food and supplies as operations begin to return to normal.Nationally, restaurant purchases reached 46.6% of normal…

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday announced that 53 of California's 58 counties are now qualified to reopen more businesses in the first phase of phase two, and some of the state's regions are already in action. While LA's food…

Photograph by Jonathan MazeRestaurant sales fell massively last month, even as many chains reported a recovery in sales in the last half of April.According to new federal data, restaurant sales fell nearly 30% in April to $32.4 billion.…

More than 130 Connecticut business owners and hospitality industry associations have signed a letter asking Governor Ned Lamont to allow restaurants to offer limited domestic service starting June 3. The letter,…

In January, the idea of ​​driving through a restaurant and picking up not only burgers and fries but also a gallon of milk and a bunch of bananas would have…

Digital restaurant orders and delivery orders were up for the month of March, according to the new figures of the NDP group. Despite — or more likely because of — state-mandated dining room closures, NPD reported that digital restaurant…

An award-winning curry chef and kitchen colleagues are giving the hard-pressed hospital medical staff a well-deserved culinary treat as they fight to stay in control of the coronavirus outbreak. Internationally…

When the statewide shelter-in-place order closed many restaurants in the Bay Area, Annabelle Lenderink panicked. She runs Star Route Farms, which grows a variety of vegetables in West Marin and the Coachella Valley. Almost all of the…

Gun culture is often a creative culture. At Washington Street Pawn in Twin Falls, owner Forrest Andersen and his sons worked on some inspiration. How about an AR-15 that looks like something a Star Wars assault trooper could carry? Or a…

For the third week in a row, restaurant chains saw their same-store sales improve compared to the previous period, according to Black Box Intelligence. Comps for the week ending April 19 were down 47.6%, the best result since March 15 and…

Another month of social distancing, door-to-door orders and restaurant closings brought a new idea to keep the staff at Fat Rosie's Taco & Tequila Bar in Schaumburg busy and employed. Deputy Managing Director…