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NRN Trending: Starbucks CEO sees bump in pay

Plus, the U.S. foodservice industry is expected to reach $898 billion in sales this year, returning to pre-COVID pandemic trajectory, the National Restaurant Association said in its 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry report released Tuesday.

This week on the Extra Serving podcast, a production of Nation’s Restaurant News’ Last Bite Network, NRN editors Holly Petre, Sam Oches and Ron Ruggless discussed the future of the Supreme Court and its stance on vaccines.

Plus, Ruggless spoke with the CEO of BurgerFi, Ian Baines, about the chain’s recent acquisition of Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza & Wings and what it means for the future of the business.

Panera Bread announced on Tuesday a new way to experience the brand beyond dine-in, delivery, drive-thru, rapid pickup, and curbside pickup: contactless dine-in.

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson received a significant pay raise from 2020 to 2021, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission financial filing published last week.

NRN editors Holly Petre, Sam Oches and Leigh Anne Zinsmeister spoke about Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson’s pay raise despite inflation and the recent labor woes.

The U.S. foodservice industry is expected to reach $898 billion in sales this year, returning to pre-COVID pandemic trajectory, the National Restaurant Association said in its 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry report released Tuesday.

And Florida-based Ford’s Garage plans a nationwide expansion with support from the Ford Motor Company.

See what was trending on nrn.com this week.

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