Terry Corless is one of the biggest, most outspoken bar and restaurant owners in downtown San Antonio. His career in the hospitality industry spans five decades. The U.K. native has run a catering business, and managed hotels, restaurants, discotheques and nightclubs in England, Hong Kong, Dubai, Australia and Bahrain. Corless, […]
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Are food trucks better prepared to weather COVID-19 than restaurants?
In some ways, food trucks are better off than restaurants right now: Operators aren’t trying to heat patios to prolong outdoor dining, space out tables, or decipher air-filtration systems. Still, it’s a difficult road ahead as winter looms, with more people working at home and less foot traffic in urban […]
Feastin Launches New Meal Delivery Platform for People Who Care About Good Food as Much as They Care About Supporting Local Restaurants
Created by local restaurateurs, Feastin delivers a variety of restaurant meals, groceries, and cocktails from the Bay Area’s best restaurants and purveyors in a single delivery without charging restaurants fees or commissions Feastin Delivery Box Created by local restaurateurs, Feastin delivers restaurant prepared meals, meal kits, desserts, and alcohol from […]
Good Food Media Network Launches Food System Webinar Series
“The food industry stopped at taste for too long,” says Sara Brito, co-founder and president of the Good Food Media Network. She believes that every bite of food is a product of an interconnected system: While taste is important, the land, plants and animals, farmers and fishermen, purveyors, chefs and […]
Ford urges food delivery companies to slash commission to help restaurants survive second wave
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging food delivery companies to slash their commission rates for restaurants in the province’s three COVID-19 hotspots that were forced to restrict indoor dining for the next 28 days. Ford made the plea during a news conference at a Toronto restaurant on Tuesday that has […]
Ontario premier urges food delivery companies to slash commission to help restaurants survive
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging food delivery companies to slash their commission rates for restaurants in the province’s three COVID-19 hotspots that were forced to restrict indoor dining for the next 28 days. Ford made the plea during a news conference at a Toronto restaurant on Tuesday […]
New Denver restaurants to try now, from food halls to oyster bars
A private sitting area at Number 38. The new concert, beer and food hall has indoor-outdoor seating for up to 175 customers during the pandemic. (Provided by Number 38) While restaurateurs around Denver are figuring out how to enclose their patios, twentysomethings Spencer Fronk and Andrew Palmquist are busy opening […]
Not-so-fast food? Restaurants with the slowest drive-thrus
SALT LAKE CITY — Ever wait in line at a restaurant drive-thru and think it would have been quicker just to go inside and order? You’re not alone and you may have been right. While some of the country’s most beloved restaurants are labeled “fast food,” they are anything but […]
Lebanese Eatery ditched grocery store, thrives on food ‘to go’ format. And it’s all run by family.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Before the pandemic hit, Tarek Wazzan streamlined his Middle Eastern food operation by shedding the grocery portion of the business. Now known purely as Lebanese Eatery, prepared rotisserie chickens, halal cold cuts and savory noshes take centerstage. The Wazzans opened Lebanese Eatery with the former Shop […]
City launches new farm to food program to help feed residents in need and rebuild businesses
© Provided by Honolulu KHNL Fruits, vegetables and meats are some of the items people will receive through the Farm to Food program. HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) – A new program geared to helping not only families in need, but also farmers is set to take off on Oahu. The new […]
Customers say West Haven chef’s food truck is ‘a place that gets it right’
Melvin Riley poses in front of his food truck Riley’s Kitchen, parked at Kohl’s parking lot in Orange, Conn., on Tuesday Oct. 6, 2020. Riley operates the truck with his wife Tanya. Melvin Riley poses in front of his food truck Riley’s Kitchen, parked at Kohl’s parking lot in Orange, […]
Freshii Unveils Transformed Mobile App to Make Healthy Food More Convenient for Americans
Completely re-designed app improves user experience & loyalty program, adds greater ordering options TORONTO, Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Freshii Inc. (OTC: FRHHF) (“Freshii”)—one of North America’s leading healthy fast casual restaurants—today announced the launch of its completely transformed mobile app, Freshii, offering Americans a convenient way to eat and energize. […]
From ‘IROAR’ to ‘pivot,’ 7 words and phrases COVID-19 gifted the restaurant business | Pamela’s Food Service Diary
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Muddling through the pandemic, certain words have been introduced to our lexicon that just don’t seem to go away. Ironic phrases have become new additions to our vocabulary, particularly to those of us who work in or write about the food service industry. Ask Sal Finochiarro […]
Here are 6 Indigenous-owned restaurants and food stands to try in metro Phoenix
This year Gov. Doug Ducey signed a proclamation recognizing Oct. 12 as Indigenous Peoples Day, a move state Sen. Jamescita Peshlakai has been pushing for since 2013. While it does not replace Columbus Day as a state holiday, the proclamation says that Arizona recognizes Indigenous people, the first inhabitants of […]
These fast food drive-thrus have the longest waits, study says
Employees take orders as drivers wait in the drive-thru at a Chick-Fil-A in suburban Columbus. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused increases for wait times at fast-food restaurants, and Chick-Fil-A has one of the longest wait times in the country, but also scores high on customer satisfaction. (Photo: Joshua A. Bickel/Columbus […]
Minneapolis’ 1st Black vegan restaurant owner is fighting for Black lives with food
After persevering through a family tragedy and a wrongful arrest, chef and restaurateur Louis Hunter launched Trio, the first Black-owned, vegan restaurant in Minnesota, Minneapolis. And today, he’s helping people lead healthier lives through irresistible plant-based meals. In 2018, Louis Hunter opened a plant-based soul food restaurant with Sarah and […]
Pain reverberates through food industry in wake of downtown Charleston restaurant closures | Raskin Around
The Post and Courier Food section is checking in weekly with four downtown Charleston restaurants coping with the coronavirus pandemic and recovering from restrictions designed to contain it. For previous installments of the series, as well as more information about the four featured restaurants and their chosen strategies for success, click here. Harold’s […]
Agriculture and Food Investment Management Firm Solum Partners Launched by Former Harvard Management Company Executives
BOSTON, Oct. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today, former Harvard Management Company (“HMC”) executives have launched Solum Partners, an investment management firm focused on real assets in the agriculture and food production industry. Solum Partners will invest in global agriculture and food opportunities, targeting efficient, large scale agricultural production assets with […]
Edinburgh restaurant Dishoom is now offering delivery of its comfort food classics – here’s what’s on the menu
Dishoom in Edinburgh has launched a home delivery service, plus revealed how to make their Marsala chai at home. While Dishoom is closed due to covid restrictions on restaurants, they’ve launched delivery through Deliveroo. This service will be available until 25 […]
Rethink Food Launches Rethink Certified Program by Supporting 20 New York City Restaurants With $250,000 Each, Revitalizing Small Businesses and Food Insecure Communities
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Rethink Food — an organization whose mission is to create a sustainable and equitable food system for all Americans — announces the national expansion of Rethink Certified, their revolutionary certification partner program whose aim is two-fold: feed communities, support small businesses. Rethink Certified is committed to supporting […]