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Year in review

Food

The top menu trends of 2022 took some surprising twists and turns

 By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 15, 2022

Supply chain and labor challenges forced operators to streamline menus, but culinary and flavor innovation certainly didn’t stand still.

Leadership

Restaurant luminaries we lost in 2022

 By Peter Romeo on Dec. 12, 2022

The notable passings include the deaths of chain founders, a salacious critic and the co-founder of Ronald McDonald Houses.

Operations

Hot restaurant concepts of 2022

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 09, 2022

The transitional year turned several previously obscure segments into big gainers.

Technology

The year in restaurant technology 2022

By Joe Guszkowski on Dec. 07, 2022

Robots, ghost kitchens and the metaverse made headlines in a turbulent year for tech companies.

Financing

The louts we’ve crossed off our holiday gift list

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 05, 2022

Coal is too good for these restaurant industry scoundrels. Roadkill, maybe?

Technology

The biggest restaurant technology deals of 2021

By Joe Guszkowski on Jan. 05, 2022

Tech suppliers were on the receiving end of more than 100 funding rounds or acquisitions in 2021. Here’s a look at the highlights.

Financing

The biggest stories of 2021

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 22, 2021

A Deeper Dive: Restaurant Business editors discuss the year’s biggest stories and make predictions for 2022.

Operations

The best of Restaurant Business 2021

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 22, 2021

From the Editor: RB journalists covered every facet of an up-and-down year in the restaurant industry. Here is a look at some of our best journalism of 2021.

Operations

The restaurant industry’s biggest winners in 2021

By Joe Guszkowski on Dec. 21, 2021

See why steak chains, college athletes and labor unions had a good year.

Food

Top menu trends of 2021

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 21, 2021

As America emerged from pandemic restrictions, some 2020 food and drink trends strengthened while new ones gained ground.

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