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By some measures, restaurant workers have gotten more productive

by Daniel Ackerman
Mar 13, 2025
Many restaurants are leaning more into takeout, which allows the same number of staff to produce more meals.
An emphasis on takeout orders — a holdover from the height of the pandemic era — has helped boost the productivity of restaurant workers.
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Consumers spend just as much on restaurants lately, just on fewer occasions

by Kristin Schwab
Feb 10, 2025
The average American puts about 60% of their food budget toward groceries and 40% toward eating out, according to Circana.
In the last couple years, fast food prices rose, so consumers turned to fast casual and full service restaurants, said industry analyst Eric Gonzalez.
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Sports bars focus on takeout on Super Bowl Sunday

by Jack Shields
Feb 7, 2025
Fans are choosing to entertain at home rather than going out to watch the game.
Fans are choosing to entertain at home rather than going out to watch the game.
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This 24-hour diner helps New Yorkers make it through the night

by Kai Ryssdal and Nicholas Guiang
Jan 23, 2025
24-hour diners have been disappearing in New York. Reporter Priya Krishna worked the graveyard shift at one that reopened and found it very lively.
Kellogg's Diner closed during the pandemic and reopened. New York Times reporter Priya Krishna stayed awake to sample the atmosphere and the food.
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Why are fast casual restaurants like Shake Shack doing so well?

by Henry Epp
Jan 14, 2025
Burger chain Shake Shack just announced plans to expand to 1,500 stores. The fast casual sector is growing much quicker than other parts of the restaurant industry.
Fast casual chains like Shake Shack are doing well as diners pinched by inflation are turning to them for higher-quality fast foods.
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Old-school restaurants bank on nostalgia to keep holiday diners coming back

by Corinne Ruff
Dec 24, 2024
Many family-owned eateries are built on tradition. This time of year, they host tradition-seeking regulars coming in for holiday get-togethers.
The deli business at Monte Carlo triples just ahead of Christmas Eve as regulars stock up on staples like sausage and roast beef.
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In many cities, a century-old dinner model is getting new life

by Justin Kramon
Dec 17, 2024
Supper clubs are popping up in cities from Philadelphia to Boise.
A table at Amanda Shulman's Her Place Supper Club is one of the most coveted dinner reservations in Philly.
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Why restaurants are on the private equity menu

by Kristin Schwab
Nov 19, 2024
Blackstone buys a majority stake in sandwich chain Jersey Mike’s. Fast-casual is a growing segment of the enormous but risky restaurant trade.
Blackstone has acquired majority ownership of Jersey Mike’s, a sandwich chain with about 3,000 locations.
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How inflation is impacting the way we eat, when we go to restaurants and how we tip

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Alex Schroeder
Sep 10, 2024
In its latest report on restaurants, Toast finds a shift toward restaurant spending in the mornings, away from lunch and dinner.
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Democratic National Convention not the pick-me-up hoped for by Chicago area businesses

by Nova Safo
Aug 21, 2024
Restaurants near the DNC taking place in downtown Chicago were hoping for a shot in the arm from the event, but some are discouraged.
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