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    Why Fazoli’s is One of the Pandemic’s Restaurant Winners
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      More New Restaurants are Opening Their Doors
      The amount of openings in Q1 surpassed 2020 levels. 
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      The Restaurant Recovery Kicks Into Gear
      Sales are coming back as guests seek out connections again.
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      Brooklyn Dumpling Shop Names Hilary Street Director of Operations

      Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, the nation’s fastest-growing dumpling automat concept, announced the hiring of Hilary Street as its new Director of Operations for North America.

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      The Chicken Sandwich Wars Will Ignite Again in 2021
      Prepare for anothe run of new products.
      Korean fried chicken restaurant chain changes to fast casual business model.

      A Casual Chain Embraces the Pandemic’s Service Shakeup

      Once a casual-dining staple, Bonchon is going all in on fast casual.

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      Restaurants in 2021: Takeout and Delivery is Now Essential to Customers

      Once on-premises capacity left the picture, restaurant had no choice but to react.

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      Restaurants in 2021: $240 Billion in Sales Gone, Yet Hope Emerges

      Survive the winter and look forward to better days. But what remains might not be the same.

      Huts outside a restaurant.

      The Restaurant of the Future 6.0: Differentiation for a Brighter 2021

      There have been plenty of thoughts, theories, and predictions, but the road to success will require operators and suppliers to be highly flexible.

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      What Will Happen in 2021? Here’s What Restaurants Need to Know

      After a year truly unlike any other, restaurants of all sizes have a lot to consider.

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      COVID Puts Wholesome Menus in High Demand

      Health is more top-of-mind for consumers than ever because of the pandemic.

      MrBeast Burger.

      What MrBeast’s Restaurant Success Tells Us About the Future

      Virtual Dining Concepts’ recent partnership with the YouTube star is one example of celebrities breaking into the industry.

      Panera Bread coffee.

      How Subscription Services are Helping Revive Restaurants

      It has the potential to hasten recovery for many brands.

      11 Creative Restaurant Ideas to Come Out of COVID-19

      The restaurant sector is synonymous with experimentation. New trends and innovations in the food industry are a constant, and the pandemic only hastened this ideation process.
      Salad restaurant chain Sweetgreen to open drive through in Colorado.

      Sweetgreen the Latest to Add a Drive-Thru Prototype

      Salad chain plans to open drive-thru and drive-in model in Colorado in 2021.

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