Look who’s franchising now: Summer 2020 edition

Jul 22, 2020

Franchising is picking up again after COVID-19 put expansion on pause: here are seven companies that have launched or have expanded franchising

How food halls are evolving in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic

Jul 21, 2020

From utilizing outdoor spaces to investing in virtual entertainment and online ordering, food halls are keeping up with social-distancing norms in new and creative ways

St. Louis restaurateur Gerard Craft uses lessons learned during coronavirus pandemic to expand consulting business

Jul 20, 2020

His Niche Food Group restaurants are reopening, but having other irons in the fire has helped the business survive

Flavor of the Week: Tahini, the versatile sesame sauce, expands beyond tradition

Jul 20, 2020

Tahini isn’t just for hummus anymore. This staple ingredient in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine is made by grinding sesame seeds into a smooth paste...

Cooking for charity model sparks longer-term investments

Jul 17, 2020

What began as a way to get by through the crisis has become a more permanent aspect of the restaurant business

Independent restaurants turn to ghost kitchens as new pandemic revenue stream

Jul 17, 2020

The delivery-only trend began before the crisis, but has been embraced by dine-in-deprived guests

Flavor of the Week: Japan’s soft and fluffy milk bread

Jul 13, 2020

Milk bread is a Japanese style of bread similar to the standard American pullman loaf of white bread available in any supermarket. But milk bread has a softer, fluffier, more buttery texture...

This week's top 10: A disaster expert on preparing for a second wave, the restaurant players who got PPP loans, Chef Kwame Onwuachi leaves Kith/Kin

Jul 09, 2020

PPP loans get extended again, Union Square Hospitality Group to convert 3 venues to community kitchens and more trending stories

Getting back to business, Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group to convert three venues to community kitchens

Jul 06, 2020

Partnership with Brookfield Properties and Rethink Food will provide 125,000 meals to the food insecure in South Bronx

Flavor of the Week: Calamansi, the aromatic citrus of the Philippines

Jul 06, 2020

Calamansi is a citrus fruit mostly grown in the Philippines that has long been used in the West as an ornamental tree, usually under the name calamondin. But the juice of the fruit has caught on in the United States over the past 20 years as an...