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How restaurants in Portland, Oregon, are thriving on Conscious Capitalism

By Sam Smith on May 01, 2012

In the late 1990s a group of Pacific Northwest wheat farmers took stock of a bitter reality. They were shipping product to far off, overseas commodity markets, where they had no control over falling prices.

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Inside wine kegs

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 27, 2013

These wine-on-tap systems work like the beer-on-tap systems already used in many bars and restaurants.

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99 Problems and a landlord is one

By Sara Rush Wirth on Aug. 22, 2014

Established New York restaurant wd~50 is closing up shop and Danny Meyer’s Union Square Café is moving locations as soon as its lease is up. Why? Because neither can stay where they are and make money due to steep rent increases.

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Shaking up investing

By Sam Smith on Jun. 17, 2015

Private-equity firms today are finding growth potential in many places—from rising concepts to off-course legacy brands.

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Panera builds on its vision

By Sam Smith on Feb. 16, 2016

This fast-casual leader fell behind the pack. Will its reinvention be enough to bring it back to the top, and fast enough to keep investors at bay? We look at Panera 2.0 and where it's going next.

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