Nation’s Restaurant News looks at propositions across the country on issues ranging from minimum wage to gig-workers to marijuana

Plus, NRA CEO Tom Bené to speak on the state of the industry in his first address since becoming CEO in May

The new owners bought BarFly’s assets — including HopCat, Stella’s and Grand Rapids Brewing company — for $17.5 million

Human resources leaders share their pandemic ‘human-capital strategies’ at Restaurants Rise session

Cheryl Bachelder, Rick Federico, Alice Elliot, Phil Hickey and Jon Luther speak about leading in a crisis during Restaurants Rise powered by MUFSO

Changing the way R&D is done, maintaining the creative spark, developing menu items that travel well and adapting to new ways of networking in the food industry are points explored by Sharon Lykins of Denny’s and Joel Reynders of Tijuana Flats Tex...

Johnson explains how restaurants and the industry should be positioning themselves to meet customers’ needs by embracing youth, using storytelling and making your team represent your demographics

The corporate chef of the onsite giant shares insights into how consumer tastes are changing, and also how they’re staying the same

Before the pandemic, Uncorked Wine Tasting and Kitchen in Santa Barbara, Calif. was struggling financially, but learning to pivot their business from wine and appetizers to three-course meals to-go over the past seven months has been a lifesaver...

The Restaurants Rise powered by MUFSO keynote speaker talked about building a portfolio of brands that spark innovation