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At 62 years old, little Deidra “Dee” Lincoln has earned her title as the heavyweight woman of influence in the restaurant industry. She was dubbed the “Queen of Steaks” more than 20 years ago when she traveled to New York to announce the construction of a Del Frisco’s Double Eagle …

article Signage at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Alphabet Inc. is expected to release earnings numbers on Feb. 1. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO – A restaurant group has filed a class action lawsuit against Google, alleging the tech giant …

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — JR Michael has spent most of his life in the restaurant business. As a teenager, he spent his summers peeling potatoes in his uncle’s deli kitchen. Later he helped open Applebee’s on Clark Road, where he worked 100 hours a week for $8 an hour. Through …

Son of two cooks, Casey La Rue was born into the restaurant industry. He never went to culinary school but always enjoyed working in kitchens, mostly because it kept him busy. His skills developed as an intern, or internship, i.e. kitchen trainee. He started in several Michelin-starred restaurants in New …

Funds are pouring in for automated solutions that promise to reduce labor requirements at every stage of the restaurant supply chain. On the delivery side, Berkeley, Calif.-based sidewalk delivery robotics startup Kiwibot announced on Thursday (February 17) a contract extension with food service and facilities management company Sodexo to increase …

North Texas businesses are gearing up for a busy Super Bowl weekend with many bars and restaurants hosting fan watch parties. Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals will be played on Sunday, February 13 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California. At The Social …

Heat up your big game watch party with smoked wings and more – exclusively from Wing Boss Core-smoked wings, and more! Wing Boss Exclusive Wing Boss Exclusive Dallas, Feb. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dickey’s Restaurant Brands wants to help you get ready for the big game with an amazing …

Dallas, 02 Feb. 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than by planning a romantic night in from the comfort of your own home — no reservations required! Let Barbecue At Home by Dickey’s help you decide what to have for dinner, so you and your …

The omicron variant of COVID-19 impacted the retail and restaurant industry during the critical holiday season, a time many were counting on to make up for losses. But new data shows that as fast as the variant has swept through cities across the country, it can roll out just as …

Giant “WE’RE HIRING” signs hang on the sides of buildings in cities across North Texas. In the midst of a staff shortage, the questions for employers have become “How do I staff my restaurant?” and “How can I retain the experienced staff I already have?” How about a fully funded …

Many Texas restaurants and bars have been forced to close temporarily — for days, a week, sometimes longer — as this latest wave of COVID-19 brings staff shortages and other challenges. As the Omicron variant began to catch on late last year, bar owner Lee Daugherty grew concerned. He began …

As the Omicron variant began to catch on late last year, bar owner Lee Daugherty grew concerned. He began to implement serious protocols among his staff at Alexandre, his establishment in the Oak Lawn neighborhood of Dallas, including bi-weekly testing. It wasn’t long before someone tested positive for COVID-19. “We …

“It blew up a light bulb,” she told The Globe. “This is something that could happen every night at any local food store. “ Basch said she started partnering with like-minded entrepreneurs and quickly co-founded To Good To Go, a new app (available for iOS in the Apple Store and …

Raising Cane’s is looking to hire 350 new workers to fill its three new local restaurants that are slated to open before the end of the year, including one in the Humble District. All new restaurants will feature the brand’s standard design, with dual drive-thru and patio areas. Once opened, …

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business CNN – National fast-food restaurant chain Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers has a new solution to the workforce shortage in the restaurant industry – it’s asking company employees to work as cooks and cashiers for fries. The private company based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has a …

Posted: October 6, 2021 at 5:00 a.m. CDT|Update: 2 hours ago AUSTIN, Texas, October 6, 2021 / PRNewswire / – The Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) is proud to announce its officers and new directors. With this group of leaders, TRA will continue to leverage the full strength and diversity of …

In March 2019, Austin’s food scene was turned upside down when June Rodil, master sommelier and the originator of some of the city’s most compelling wine lists, announced she was leaving town. Its destination? Houston. That year, Rodil made the jump on I-10 to form Good night of hospitality alongside …

through: Michel bartiromo, Nexstar Media Wire Posted: Oct 4, 2021 / 10:53 CDT / Update: Oct 4, 2021 / 10:53 CDT Should we be very generous with our tips during the pandemic? (Getty Images) (NEXSTAR) – Tipping a take out order has always been the generous thing to do. But …

through: Michel bartiromo, Nexstar News Wire Posted: Oct 3, 2021 / 8:03 PM CDT / Update: Oct 3, 2021 / 8:03 PM CDT Should we be very generous with our tips during the pandemic? (Getty Images) (NEXSTAR) – Tipping a take out order has always been the generous thing to …

Co-owners John and Tamara Hamilton opened Just Love Coffee Cafe in November 2020 (Chandler France / Community Impact Newspaper) After working in the restaurant industry for 25 years, including more than 20 as a senior associate at Papa John’s Restaurants in Houston, Tamara Hamilton said she wanted to start a …

The world is still trying to live with the coronavirus, and one of the biggest issues has turned out to be the labor shortage. For a service industry like restaurants, this is a huge problem. However, Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL) is ready to help in a very interesting way. Here’s …

ARLINGTON, Virginia., September 22, 2021 / PRNewswire / – At the forefront of innovation in the hotel technology sector, catering trade platform Go to tab unveiled a new all-in-one restaurant outlet to help further knowledgeable operators to deliver a solid customer experience. Go to tab A cloud-based point of sale …

If the world weren’t already familiar with the gastronomic and gastronomic glories of Houston, it would be: Bravo’s “Top Chef” arrives in Bayou City. NBC / Universal, Bravo’s parent company, and Houston First confirmed on Tuesday that television’s biggest chef contest will take place in Houston for season 19, which …

Since President Joe Biden’s announcement that companies with more than 100 employees must require their employees to be vaccinated for COVID or test unvaccinated employees weekly, there have been more questions than answers. While the idea of ​​ending the pandemic appeals to restaurateurs, especially after the crushing effects on the …

In an effort to redefine the hotel landscape in southwest Austin – and offer sweeping hillside views to fuel that ambition – a contemporary hotel with European influence just minutes from downtown is slated to open this fall. . AC Hotel Austin Hill Country, a Marriott property located at 7415 …

Houston chef Chris Williams and his team from Lucille and his remarkable Lucille’s 1913 nonprofit received one of the enjoy your food the inaugural honors of the magazine’s “Têtes de table”. With the restaurant world in turmoil due to COVID-19, the magazine has moved from the annual “Best New Restaurants” …

SIOUX FALLS, SD (AP) – It was obvious to Dominic Miller that restaurants in Sioux Falls were using their time well during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. The Public Health Inspector, now Sioux Falls Public Health Director, was one of six inspectors assessing more than 700 Sioux Falls restaurants …

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Families came to Spur Arena Tuesday night for the 46th “Taste of San Angelo”. An event for old and new participants to enjoy. “We haven’t been here before and I’m really having fun here,” said Rosalina Flores. More than a dozen local restaurants and chains came …

Through: Smoothie factory | 0 Actions 8 readings New locations will reside in existing Friendly’s restaurants in Connecticut August 25, 2021 // Franchising.com // DALLAS – America’s healthiest smoothies are making their way to the northeast. Some might even say that they are “getting friendly” with the region. Smoothie factory …

NEW YORK (AP) – Pop-up restaurants, many of which started as interim measures by struggling chefs and owners, may have stamina as consumers continue to embrace take-out and delivery and the delta variant threatens to make dining less of an option. Pop-up restaurants can take a variety of forms, from …

“These are the times that test the souls of men.” This is what Thomas Paine said during the crisis of the American Revolution. The current economic crisis caused by the COVID pandemic is now straining the souls of American entrepreneurs and small business owners. Certain industries suffer in general, such …

The number of restaurant workers has been hit hard by the pandemic, with substantial losses in March and April 2020 in the Houston area. Now restaurants are starting to recover, following a similar trend in other industries as unemployment continues to decline. Aaron Lyons, founder of local restaurant Dish Society, …

Be a restaurateur in 2020. While the phrase may become something of a cliché descriptor of unhappiness over the next few years, the phrase now carries significant weight, just over a year after the world stopped. March 2020: When restaurants around the world suddenly had to think in order to …

Click to enlarge Restaurants can now report their position on vaccines on Yelp. Lauren Drewes Daniels What a crazy time to be a restaurant. From the lingering economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic to labor shortages and rising costs across the board, the restaurant industry has been on a rollercoaster …

In a major setback for the local restaurant industry and public health in general, Austin Public Health (APH) recommends that everyone – vaccinated, unvaccinated and partially vaccinated – wear masks when indoors . The APH is also urging eligible unvaccinated people to get vaccinated as soon as possible, as COVID-19 …

HOUSTON, July 14, 2021 / PRNewswire / – A new program will feature some of the that of houston children most vulnerable to a world of culinary possibilities. Entitled Restaurant U, the initiative is a partnership between local associations Home made hope and the Greater Houston Texas Restaurant Association who …

Just six months after a trendy New York restaurant launched its site on South Beach, a celebrity hotspot, Carbone Miami, has exploded. Miami Beach fire crews were asked to report the smoke at a restaurant on 49 Collins Avenue after 9 p.m. Saturday as the weekend celebrations began in earnest …

AUSTIN, Texas, June 30, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Restaurateurs Charlie geren, owner of Railhead Smokehouse at Fort worth, Mark Davis Bailey, owner of the Original Pancake House DFW in Dallas, and Creed Ford III (posthumously) of the Ford restaurant group in Austin will be inducted this year into the …

Manos Moursi and his granddaughter, Hana, are among the family members who work at Café Medi. (Kira Lovell / Community Impact Journal) Manos Moursi and his family were in the restaurant business long before they opened Café Medi. The Old Town Keller location opened in 2013, following the first location …

Without the pandemic, Bexar tonics maybe still just a hobby. But after Matt McLaughlin was put on leave from the restaurant industry in the spring of 2020 due to COVID-19, he and his wife Maray McChesney agreed to transform the tonic syrup recipes he had concocted at home. into a …

DALLAS, June 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Ziosk, the industry’s leading on-premise technology platform for restaurants, today announced the signing of a new multi-year contract with Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (NASDAQ: RRGB). The deal provides for an upgrade of all tablets in the field to the latest hardware with EMV …

The shortage of computer chips, caused by the huge demand for semiconductors far beyond the supply capacity, reached the Houston Restaurant Community. Jonathan Horowitz from Convive Hospitality Consulting says he hits them where it hurts. Now that restaurants are serving more diners for longer hours – they’re joining the global …

Barbecue plate with pork ribs, smoked turkey, breast, sausage, pulled pork, smoked chicken with the new Feges BBQ Spring Branch. Photo: Julie Soefer Fégès barbecue, Houston’s popular barbecue joint that has risen to prominence from its unlikely debut at a Greenway office complex, opens its second location on June 20 …

Texas fast food chains are paying teen managers $ 50,000 to maintain their talents in the face of a significant staff shortage due to the generous distribution of COVID. Texas-based Layne’s Chicken Fingers struggled to fill jobs until September, finding that many workers were on unemployment benefits. This means that …

The request of a family member led Jack Hignett into the insurance industry after a 25 year career in the restaurant industry. Hignett, 59, is a claims adjuster and real estate supervisor for Gulf Coast Claims Service, based in Houston. He joined the independent family adjuster in 2005 after a …

HOUSTON, June 7, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Independent Marketing Alliance (IMA), the member network of independent market share leaders in foodservice distribution, today announced that Performance Food Group (PFG), a leader in foodservice distribution, has joined its exclusive purchasing and marketing network. PFG joins the five other member companies …

Ara Malekian, Harlem Road Texas BBQ’s chef / pit chef in Richmond, participates in the second season of Food Network’s “BBQ Brawl”. Photo: Food network, Production company / Food network A Houston-area pitmaster is about to get some well-deserved national exposure. Ara Malekian, the native Armenian who channels the Texas …

Demand for restaurants has increased since cities opened in response to the COVID-19 shutdown order, but many restaurants have had to lay off employees during the pandemic. Owners are struggling to find someone to answer their post. Currently, some restaurateurs Meet your talent needs with on-demand recruiting apps like GigPro. …

Chef Matt Bols Source: Kelly Lamatia Like many restaurateurs, Matt Bols, executive chef at Nashville’s 404 Kitchen, has to get creative when the city is shut down with orders for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) infection last spring. did. He kept some of the core staff busy preparing meals for local …

Posted Through Nina Rangel on Fri 4 June 2021 at 4:45 p.m. click on the picture Pexels / Sebastian Coman Photography Budding chefs can now earn a herbal culinary degree through the Austin Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts campus. As plant-based cooking grows in popularity in the United States, …

WASHINGTON – U.S. restaurants and stores are rapidly increasing wages in an urgent effort to attract more applicants and cope with a flood of customers as the pandemic abates. McDonald’s, Sheetz, and Chipotle are just a few of the latest companies to follow Amazon, Walmart, and Costco to raise wages, …

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. restaurants and stores are rapidly increasing wages in an urgent effort to attract more applicants and cope with a flood of customers as the pandemic abates. McDonald’s, Sheetz, and Chipotle are just a few of the latest companies to follow Amazon, Walmart, and Costco to raise …

DoorDash reported Thursday that its sales had nearly tripled in the first three months of the year, with demand for food delivery remaining high even as American restaurants reopened their dining rooms. DoorDash said its revenue jumped 198% to $ 1.1 billion between January and March. That was well above …

^ I support Local Community Journalism Support Houston‘s independent voice and help keep the future of Houston Press free. More than a year after Gov. Greg Abbott allowed Texas restaurants to sell takeout alcohol with takeout and delivery orders, a new law Abbott signed on Wednesday made the temporary change …

Sue Choi and her husband own several Korean restaurants in New York. For their latest adventure, Rib No. 7, they tried to hire waiters, kitchen staff, and hostesses – but have had few bites so far. “I don’t even get a single phone call, even for the whole week,” Choi …

It’s official, take-out alcohol is now legal in Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott signed it today. HOUSTON – It’s official, takeout alcohol is now legal in Texas. Governor Greg Abbott signed it on Wednesday. Many in the restaurant industry said this was what helped them survive the pandemic. “I was …

GRAPEVINE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The labor shortage in restaurants across Texas is hitting hard here at home. The Spring Creek Barbeque chain is the latest victim. READ MORE: ‘This is trying your soul’: Home Dallas hit by possible tornado after being rebuilt from October 2019 storm Two sites in Grapevine …