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Casual-dining restaurant Lil’ Sweet Chick rebrands all 5 locations to limited-service format in response to COVID restrictions Casual-dining restaurant Lil’ Sweet Chick rebrands all 5 locations to limited-service format in response to COVID restrictions

Lil’ Sweet Chick uses the increase in off-premise dining to its advantage

byHolly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

Feb 25, 2021

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The breakfast daypart is reawakening The breakfast daypart is reawakening

Feb 23, 2021

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Shake Shack to launch collaboration series with independent chefs Shake Shack to launch collaboration series with independent chefs

Feb 22, 2021

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President Joe Biden opens up PPP loan period just for businesses with fewer than 20 employees President Joe Biden opens up PPP loan period just for businesses with fewer than 20 employees

byJoanna Fantozzi

Feb 22, 2021

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Independent Restaurants

Independent restaurant concepts pivot to limited-service model to better compete amid the pandemic Independent restaurant concepts pivot to limited-service model to better compete amid the pandemic

Feb 17, 2021

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The most influential restaurant CEOs in the country, according to Nation’s Restaurant News readers 2021-02-17 The most influential restaurant CEOs in the country, according to Nation’s Restaurant News readers 2021-02-17

Feb 17, 2021

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Reader Picks 2021 Restaurant Executives

The most influential restaurant executives in the country, according to Nation’s Restaurant News readers 2021-02-17

The most influential restaurant executives in the country, according to Nation’s Restaurant News readers 2021-02-17

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Delivery & Takeout Solutions

Virtual restaurant brands continue to flood the market nationwide

Virtual restaurant brands continue to flood the market nationwide

byHolly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

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The hospitality industry received more than $18 billion in second-round PPP loans — more than any other industry

The hospitality industry received more than $18 billion in second-round PPP loans — more than any other industry

byJoanna Fantozzi, Senior Editor

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Independent Restaurants

The House is voting on the $25 billion restaurant relief fund the week of Feb. 22: here’s what it entails

The House is voting on the $25 billion restaurant relief fund the week of Feb. 22: here’s what it entails

byJoanna Fantozzi, Senior Editor

FEED Act Immigrant Food

How President Biden’s executive order will help the government pay restaurants to feed Americans in need

How President Biden’s executive order will help the government pay restaurants to feed Americans in need

byJoanna Fantozzi, Senior Editor

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Independent Restaurants

House passes revised $2.2 trillion HEROES Act that would include $120 billion in relief for independent restaurants

House passes revised $2.2 trillion HEROES Act that would include $120 billion in relief for independent restaurants

byJoanna Fantozzi, Senior Editor

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Independent Restaurants

Report: Consumers prefer independent restaurants over chains

Report: Consumers prefer independent restaurants over chains

byLisa Jennings, Executive Editor

Independent Restaurants

NPD: Independent restaurants struggle against larger competitors

NPD: Independent restaurants struggle against larger competitors

Independent Restaurants

Restaurants offer support in wake of Dallas officer slayings

Restaurants offer support in wake of Dallas officer slayings

byRon Ruggless, Senior Editor

Independent Restaurants

2015 International Top 25: Chains vs. independent restaurants

2015 International Top 25: Chains vs. independent restaurants

Independent Restaurants

Local restaurant expands reach with Aramark, Citi opportunity

Local restaurant expands reach with Aramark, Citi opportunity

byBret Thorn, Senior Food Editor

Independent Restaurants

The Kitchen Community reaches students through food

The Kitchen Community reaches students through food

byLisa Jennings, Executive Editor

Independent Restaurants

2013 International Top 25: Western Europe

2013 International Top 25: Western Europe

byMichael Schaefer

Independent Restaurants

Restaurants experiment with seafood beverage pairings

Restaurants experiment with seafood beverage pairings

Independent Restaurants

New York's The Rainbow Room to reopen next fall

New York's The Rainbow Room to reopen next fall

byBret Thorn, Senior Food Editor

Independent Restaurants

Restaurateur John Kunkel talks Thai, barbecue

Restaurateur John Kunkel talks Thai, barbecue

byBret Thorn, Senior Food Editor

Independent Restaurants

Top chefs dish on Dad's favorite meals

Top chefs dish on Dad's favorite meals

Independent Restaurants

A lighter take on authentic Mexican cuisine

A lighter take on authentic Mexican cuisine

byBret Thorn, Senior Food Editor

Independent Restaurants

Fine Dining awards: Uchi

Fine Dining awards: Uchi

byM. Sharon Baker

Independent Restaurants

Chef Adam Brown discusses seafood sourcing, trends

Chef Adam Brown discusses seafood sourcing, trends

byBret Thorn, Senior Food Editor

Independent Restaurants

Cool Plates: Cobia aguachile sashimi

Cool Plates: Cobia aguachile sashimi

byBret Thorn, Senior Food Editor

Independent Restaurants

Peaches & cream panna cotta

Peaches & cream panna cotta

byBret Thorn, Senior Food Editor

Independent Restaurants

Exotic and familiar seafood on the menu at The Orange Squirrel

Exotic and familiar seafood on the menu at The Orange Squirrel

byBret Thorn, Senior Food Editor

Independent Restaurants

Coca-Cola relaunches CokeSolutions site for independent restaurateurs

Coca-Cola relaunches CokeSolutions site for independent restaurateurs

Independent Restaurants

Purchasing co-ops shelter independent, chain members alike from current food-cost tempest

Purchasing co-ops shelter independent, chain members alike from current food-cost tempest

Independent Restaurants

NRA Show 2008 Preview: New independent operations flourish in Chicago market

NRA Show 2008 Preview: New independent operations flourish in Chicago market

byCarolyn Walkup

Independent Restaurants

Turbulent economy fails to dissuade independent operators’ growth plans

Turbulent economy fails to dissuade independent operators’ growth plans

byCatherine Cobb

Independent Restaurants

Carolina Ale House parent buys small independent group

Carolina Ale House parent buys small independent group

Independent Restaurants

Independents find cocktails are sweet way to end a meal

Independents find cocktails are sweet way to end a meal

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