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🔪 The top F&B industry news from the past week
Yelp: Complaints over short-staffed restaurants up 229% in Q1
📍Global | Julie Littman | Restaurant Dive
Yelp recorded a 23% increase in customers mentioning longer wait times & “a 229% increase in reviews mentioning short staffing”. Have you felt the staffing crunch?
After a Three-Year Hiatus, the James Beard Gala Was a High-Energy Party
📍 USA | Naomi Waxman | EATER
Monday saw the return of the James Beard Gala in Chicago. What went down?
Denny’s joins “Pathways” program to support Black Franchise Ownership
📍USA | Nation’s Restaurant News
The new partnership aims to secure greater opportunities for Black franchisees.
Study finds food inflation greater at home than restaurants
📍USA | Fast Casual
When it comes to food inflation, restaurants are looking desirable for diners.
José Andrés finally gets a restaurant in a former Trump-owned D.C. building
📍USA | Heather Lalley | Restaurant Business
The Nobel Prize-nominated chef makes good on a dream that was a long time coming.
PopMenu opened a restaurant to experience operator challenges: here’s what they learned
📍USA | Joanna Fantozzi | Nation’s Restaurant News
“PopMenu opened R&D Provisions in Atlanta, serving as both a testing facility and a learning experience for the tech company.”
Louis Vuitton Opens Saint-Tropez Restaurant in Time for Summer
📍France | Angelina Rascouet | Bloomberg
Mory Sacko, Louis Vuitton’s new site will involve a menu inspired by Japanese & African dishes.
Cod taken off menu in string of restaurants as prices soar
📍 UK | BBC
Will fish & chips continue to mean cod and chips to the British public?