Nation's Restaurant News

First Bite

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First Bite, hosted by Nation’s Restaurant News digital editor Holly Petre, highlights the top restaurant industry headlines of each day followed by a short conversation on one of the day’s trending stories. Published early every weekday morning, First Bite is the perfect way to get a brief recap of the daily foodservice news alongside your first cup of coffee.

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Sizing up how the end of 2023 was for restaurants 04.01.2024 9:26

Consumers said they were going to dine out during the holidays, and recently released data indicates they did just that. A  National Restaurant Association  survey from early December showed that 63% of adults planned to eat out during the subsequent weeks, while 48% planned to order takeout or delivery. As such, after experiencing a dip in traffic through much of September and part of O...

The latest update on the Starbucks proxy battle 03.01.2024 8:55

One week after the release of the  third-party assessment  of Starbucks’ collective bargaining commitments in December 2023, the Strategic Organizing Center — a coalition of labor unions provoking a  proxy battle with  the Starbucks executive board — responded. According to the SOC, the results of the independent audit very clearly show a “track record of human capital mismanag...

What should we expect for restaurant menus in 2024? 02.01.2024 6:40

4 predictions from senior food & beverage editor Bret Thorn: Indian cuisine, finally Trend watchers have been waiting for Indian cuisine to really take off in American dining for decades, and it seems to finally be happening. Medium- to high-end independent Indian restaurants are opening across the country, some led by big-name restaurateurs including Maneet Chauhan in Nashville, Rohini Dey in...