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Chipotle to use robotics to make bowls and salads
Chipotle is testing technology from Hyphen, a food-service platform that automates kitchen operations.
Cell phone data: Louisville’s downtown recovering slower than nearly every other major US city
From March to May of 2023, Downtown Louisville saw 46% of the cell phone traffic it did during the same period in 2019.
Panera Bread to open new St. Louis-area location next week
Panera Bread, the bakery-café known locally as Saint Louis Bread Co., will open a new location Oct. 10 as part of a new development.
Country clubs that don’t evolve face irrelevancy, Invited CEO says
As private clubs and exclusive programming increase in today’s market, Dallas-based Invited looks to expand. Spearheaded by CEO David Pillsbury, the private company, legally operating as ClubCorp USA Inc., is one of the largest operators of golf and country clubs in North America, with more than 200 properties and 400,000 members. The company is in the midst of a multimillion-dollar revamp of Westlake Country Club, formerly known as Lost Creek Country Club, west of downtown Austin.
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Starbucks is shuttering 7 downtown S.F. stores while reviving others
The Seattle coffee giant has a dozen fewer company-owned stores here than it did in 2015.
City Club Apartments sues local James Beard nominee, and builder sues both of them
Two-time James Beard nominee Howard Hanna had a dream for a restaurant and diner in the City Club Apartments in the Crossroads that would be employee owned. But the concepts never opened, and now the chef and his co-op, Manaia Collective, face lawsuits from the apartment developer and the contractor for the dining spaces seeking back rent, possession and payment.
Exclusive: Pat Martin brings new restaurant concept to Donelson
Nashville pitmaster Pat Martin and GReKo Street Food's Bill Darsinos are teaming up to bring a new restaurant concept to the rapidly growing Donelson neighborhood.
Small Plates: Established restaurateurs expand in Austin, suburbs
Check out the latest Austin-area restaurant news, featuring a trio of local chains on expansion kicks. Plus, click through to see a list of the most-productive retail brokers working the region.
These are the most affordable cities to live. Where does ABQ fit in?
The price of everything from food to housing has gone up, but there are still pockets of affordability.
Taco Bell brings back taco-a-day subscription
Taco Bell reward members can sign up for the pass Oct. 3 and Oct. 4 via the Taco Bell app.