THE CONCEPT, CREATED BY REALITY TV STAR JON TAFFER, WANTS TO OPEN 120 RESTAURANTS IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. IT WILL DO SO WITH INDUSTRY-LEADING LABOR COSTS AND BEVERAGE SALES . . . . Jon Taffer, star of “Bar Rescue,” has a bold plan for his namesake restaurant, Taffer’s Tavern. The industry veteran is aiming… read more

KEY POINTS • Many bars and restaurants have added trivia to bring in more guests and turn higher profits. • Some places have clawed their way back to pre-pandemic numbers, although staffing concerns and inflation have slowed growth. • The popularity of bar trivia is part of the rapid growth of “eatertainment,” a fusion of… read more

The International Pizza Expo took place March 28-30 in Las Vegas. The themes of breaking tradition, providing surprises, and marketing sustainability dominated the expo floor, all while staying focused on producing quality, authentic pizza with real and fresh ingredients. “You have to change with the industry and the customers,” said John Arena, owner of Metro… read more

BROADWAY HOSPITALITY FINDS PROSPEROUS GROWTH IN ENERGETIC, URBAN ENVIRONMENTS WITH A GROUP OF SINGLE-UNIT ALL-STARS .  . . . One of Broadway Hospitality’s greatest lessons over the years is that all restaurants aren’t created equal. The Boston-based company started with Tavern in the Square in 2004 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, led by Irish immigrant Joey Arcari… read more

Why Uno Pizzeria & Grill is Focused on Hotels for its Growth Uno Restaurants has been around since 1943 and has built a legacy around its signature Chicago deep dish pizza. Access to that legacy expanded in 1988 when the company launched Uno Foods to get its products onto grocery shelves. Now, the company wants… read more

The executive was most recently with Medtronic, a healthcare technology provider Starbucks Names Brad Lerman as General Counsel The Seattle, Wash.-based coffee brand said Lerman would assume the post on May 8. He succeeds acting general counsel Zabrina Jenkins, who served in the role the past year. “Zabrina will lead a successful transition with Brad,”… read more

Summer’s almost here, and customers are making leisure plans. Better your odds to attract staff to handle the increased traffic . . . . With outdoor dining, you expand seating capacity but you’ll need to staff up to serve al fresco spaces. As of early April, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Bureau of Labor… read more

With the slow tempo of a Bob Marley-inspired reggae playlist in the background, Peta Leiba Demuren, is chopping garlic, crushing pimento, slicing onions and peppers, and marinating chicken for a busy night of fulfilling online food orders. Chef Peta, as she is known, learned the art of authentic Jamaican cooking from her mother. Now, she’s… read more