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Year in review

Financing

The best of the 'A Deeper Dive' podcast

 By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 26, 2023

A Deeper Dive: This special look back at 2023 features clips from some of the year’s best episodes, including marketing, tipping, delivery, inflation and hot growth concepts.

Food

The year menu innovation got turbo-charged

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 20, 2023

2023 saw a lot of menu activity and unique food and drink launches. But many operators stuck with perennial favorites for LTOs.

Technology

4 major tech trends from 2023

By Peter Romeo and Joe Guszkowski on Dec. 20, 2023

The year was a big one for tech adoption. But restaurant operations were picky about what capabilities and advances they embraced.

Operations

What we're putting money on for 2024

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 20, 2023

In this season of attempting to peek around the corner to see what's ahead, here are predictions from the editors of Restaurant Business.

Financing

The best of Restaurant Business 2023

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 20, 2023

Here are the year’s best stories from RB editors, featuring everything from key menu trends to major investigations, inside stories of major regulatory efforts and fascinating new technology.

Operations

6 trends that reshaped the restaurant industry in 2023

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 20, 2023

New challenges emerged, especially downtown, while many operators looked back wistfully at bygone times, their hands held out for help on costs.

Operations

Notable openings (and closings) in this year of 'fluctuating fortunes'

By Lisa Jennings on Dec. 20, 2023

Independent restaurant operators are creatives, by nature, and kept new and exciting concepts coming, despite economic headwinds.

Financing

How will the economy shape up in 2024? That's a great question

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 20, 2023

Earlier this year, economists—and some big restaurant chain executives—were certain of a recession. Now everybody is certain of a “soft landing.”

Financing

The biggest restaurant stories of 2023

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 20, 2023

California sets the stage for a new wage; Subway’s never-ending sale saga; the tipping conundrum and Boston Market’s mismanagement highlight the year’s top developments.

Emerging Brands

Automated restaurants, Chipotle's next thing and a plant-based burger with Kevin Hart buzz

By Lisa Jennings on Dec. 20, 2023

Here are a few concepts to watch in 2024. Some have only barely gotten started, but they promise big things.

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