3+ day, 37+ min ago   (509+ words) Here's the number that should stop every California restaurant operator mid-shift: $1.65 per $100 of payroll. That's the state's new workers' compensation advisory pure premium rate that took effect on September 1 — a 6.6% jump, and the second straight annual increase after roughly a decade…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (657+ words) The hotel bar is having a moment — and luxury operators are betting that guests want more than a lobby stool and a wine list. They want a destination. The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco just made that bet official. On October 12, 2026, the…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (432+ words) The roster reads like a food lover's tour of the city: tacos and Thai, pizza and fried chicken, sushi and onigiri, seafood and sandwiches, doughnuts and shaved ice, plus a deep bench of plant-based options. Names include Tacos 1986, Cobi's, Border…...

5+ day, 35+ min ago   (511+ words) A single dinner reservation is now enough to launch an entire trip. That's the shift Trip.Gourmet is betting the next decade on — and its newly released 2027 Fine Dining List reads like a global map of the meals people will…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (374+ words) For restaurant operators, franchisees and institutional buyers watching the QSR expansion map, LV Petroleum's month is a case study in diversified, brand-partnership-driven scale. On July 20, LV Petroleum opened Bojangles' first-ever Arizona restaurant in Gilbert, serving the greater Phoenix market. The…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (397+ words) The very thing that makes restaurants special — their openness — is also what leaves them exposed. Dining rooms are designed to welcome anyone, at any time, which is exactly why a robbery, a heated customer altercation, a break-in, or an active…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (348+ words) Every operator wrestling with a thin hiring pipeline should be paying attention to what's happening inside high school classrooms. The restaurant and foodservice industry is the nation's second-largest private employer—yet the talent that fills those roles has to come…...

2+ week, 34+ min ago   (365+ words) After a 17-year absence, the Michelin inspectors are back in Las Vegas — and the message they delivered on their return night was unmistakable. Six acclaimed restaurants. Four stars across three properties. One operator standing above the rest. At the inaugural…...

2+ week, 36+ min ago   (346+ words) In an industry where the general manager sets the tone for everything from guest loyalty to staff retention, recognition of that role often gets lost between the front desk and the boardroom. Hozpitality Group just changed that equation in California…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (592+ words) When a recall hits infant formula, the entire food industry watches how the company responds — because the playbook that emerges often becomes the new benchmark for everyone else. ByHeart just gave the industry a look at that playbook. On Aug....