food and beverage

Wine Consumers Get A Healthy Pour Out Of The Pandemic
Wine Consumers Get A Healthy Pour Out Of The Pandemic
October 14, 2020  |  Retail

There are a lot of things consumers haven’t been able to do during the pandemic – like go to concerts, sit in a movie theater...

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The Stakes Have Never Been … ‘Steakier’
The Stakes Have Never Been … ‘Steakier’
October 10, 2020  |  Retail

In the absorbing 2015 documentary “Steak (R)evolution,” a French chef cries out, “To beef, or not to beef?” For carnivores and omnivores, that’s what you...

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Some Restaurants Opt For A Long Winter’s Nap
Some Restaurants Opt For A Long Winter’s Nap
October 08, 2020  |  Retail

In September, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued updated guidance about on-premise dining as follows: “Findings from a case-control investigation of symptomatic outpatients from...

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Kroger Teams With ClusterTruck To Serve Up ‘Ghost Kitchens’
Kroger Teams With ClusterTruck To Serve Up ‘Ghost Kitchens’
October 08, 2020  |  Retail

The supermarket giant Kroger Co. is launching two “ghost kitchens” in its stores in partnership with Indianapolis-based ClusterTruck, which operates delivery-only restaurants. The kitchens will...

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McDonald’s Banks On Bakery To Beef Up Breakfast Sales
McDonald’s Banks On Bakery To Beef Up Breakfast Sales
October 07, 2020  |  Retail

It’s been nearly 50 years since McDonald’s started serving up breakfast as part of its daily offerings, but it’s been almost a decade since anything...

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MOOYAH On Weathering The Pandemic With Curbside Pickup, Bulk Food Sales
MOOYAH On Weathering The Pandemic With Curbside Pickup, Bulk Food Sales
October 07, 2020  |  Restaurant innovation

Outlasting the pandemic will require restaurants to constantly reassess everything from digital features to menu items that resonate with customers, says Natalie Anderson Liu, vice...

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QSRs Flex Their Creative Cocktail Muscles
QSRs Flex Their Creative Cocktail Muscles
September 19, 2020  |  Innovation

It’s a problem that has plagued connoisseurs of fine food and wine for generations that until very recently had no solution: What’s the right wine...

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McDonald’s, Burger King And Other QSRs Celebrate National Cheeseburger Day With App-Based Discounts
McDonald’s, Burger King And Other QSRs Celebrate National Cheeseburger Day With App-Based Discounts
September 18, 2020  |  Retail

In case you missed it, Google and Apple were enveloped by a teensy scandal of sorts back in 2017. Google’s cheeseburger emoji placed the cheese beneath the burger patty,...

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Why Small Coffee Shops Are Thinking Big About Digital
Why Small Coffee Shops Are Thinking Big About Digital
September 18, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Independent coffee shops weren’t totally tuned out when it came to digitization in the pre-COVID-19 world, but it wasn’t an area of focus for them,...

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