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McDonald’s “Experience of the Future” initiative has resulted in more employees in the chain’s test markets despite a switch to kiosk and mobile ordering.

The kickoff to Columbus Craft Beer Week includes a new place to toss back a pint.

BrewDog USA opened its third Central Ohio watering hole Friday at 463 W. Town St. in Franklinton. It joins the flagship DogTap restaurant and taproom at its Canal Winchester brewery and a Short North bar that opened last month.

The space, just more than 4,000 square feet, includes a large front patio and – what is sure to be a big selling point – a 2,989-square-foot rooftop patio with its own separate bar and…

With construction 99 percent complete, Burgers & Brewhouse in midtown Sacramento is about a month away from opening, owner and operator Derar Zawaydeh said.

Grab your grass skirt, because Walt Disney World's Swan & Dolphin Resort is bringing a luau atmosphere into its annual three-day fall foodie festival.

The Swan & Dolphin Food & Wine Classic, to run Oct. 26-28 this year, will add a new Hawaiian luau-themed area to this year's event dubbed The Pig and the Poke — as in the savory raw fish salad that's taking the foodie world by storm. This will be the fifth themed area in the annual fest, which already features carnival, Chinatown, champagne and…

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Craving Thai food?

A new locally owned restaurant called Thai Terrace is now open at 1596 Howe Ave., a spot that was previously Plush nightclub. The eatery is 3,600 square feet, according to Brian Serina, a broker associate with the Folsom office of Century 21 Commercial. Serina represented the tenant in the deal. Josh Schmidt of CBRE represented the landlord. This is the first location…

Some Italians are less than enthusiastic about Starbucks opening its first store in Milan.

Founder Howard Schultz has promised Starbucks will enter the country in September “with great humility and respect,” Eater reports. However, a Facebook poll by Local Italy asked readers if they’d welcome Starbucks and 87 percent emphatically answered “no.”

It was during a trip to Milan more than three decades ago that Schultz was inspired to turn the coffeehouse chain into a space that served…

One of Central Ohio’s newest breweries isn’t just bringing a twist on taste, but also on the business model.

When William Chen started his Hawaii-based food service business FreshBOX, he had the goal of creating a business that allowed people to be more comfortable in the kitchen.

A high-profile voice has joined the chorus in protesting Waffle House restaurants across the country following more incidents related to the chain.

Bernice King, youngest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has called for a boycott of the Atlanta-based breakfast chain following a video from May 8 that shows a black North Carolina man in a tuxedo being choked and slammed down by a white police officer. The video surfaced weeks after a woman had her breasts exposed in a scuffle outside an Alabama…

An indoor axe-throwing company is opening its doors in Over-the-Rhine.

Urban Axes will open a 6,000-square-foot facility at 2010 Elm St. that will house 3.5 arenas with 14 targets that can host up to 100 axe throwers at a time. The venue will also feature a bar serving beer and wine.

The space is currently being built out and the Philadelphia-based company expects it will open in the fall. Founded in 2016, Urban Axes has locations in Philadelphia and Austin, Texas along with locations in the works…