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Meritage Hospitality: 33 Wendy’s closed, 60 more at risk
A US Bankruptcy Trustee calls the pace of Meritage’s closures extraordinary, as Wendy’s argues its biggest franchisee has no right to keep running the restaurants at all.
Parmigiano Reggiano's US sales grow 7.6% despite tariffs
Exports to the United States reached $340 million in the first five months of 2026, the consortium says, even as fake "parmesan" still dominates American cheese counters.
Uchi Boston: Hai Hospitality's 11th sushi room lands in 2027
Hai Hospitality's eleventh sushi restaurant takes a 210-seat space in Fort Point, a Boston neighbourhood built on the city's old waterfront trade.
Fogo de Chão bets on protein with a $45 plate
The Brazilian steakhouse chain renames its Single Churrasco Cut as Protein Plates on 3 November, leaning into the macronutrient trend reshaping US menus.
Jack in the Box closes an Everett store as its cull continues
The Washington location shut on 10 October, one of up to 200 restaurants the chain plans to close under a two-year plan that has already cost it its dividend.
Best restaurants in New York 2026: 15 tables worth booking
Four three-star rooms, two Korean two-stars, five one-star tables, three cheaper Michelin picks and Daniel Humm's new bistro: where to book in New York this autumn.
Great Value fruit cocktail recall: 44,000 cans in seven states
The FDA lists potential lead contamination in a single lot of 15-ounce cans sold in Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Washington and Wyoming.
OpenTable's Restaurant Impact Report: $138 spent nearby
A new survey finds diners spend an average of $138 at nearby businesses around a restaurant meal, while no-shows still cost operators roughly $80 a table.
John Karangis leaves Shake Shack for Sweetgreen
After eight years building Shake Shack's menu, the chef becomes Sweetgreen's executive chef and vice president of culinary, tasked with reviving sales.
Yukon steakhouse: Beecher's founder serves Wagyu fast in Redmond
Kurt Beecher Dammeier's Sugar Mountain group has opened a counter-service steak restaurant by the light rail: two Wagyu cuts, pre-sliced, with potatoes, salad and sauce.
Bojangles drive-thru AI stays with Hi Auto in multiyear deal
The chicken chain claims a 98% success rate on more than a million weekly orders, adds upselling that reads the queue and plans 100 more restaurants by mid-2027.
New Orleans Michelin star goes to Dakar NOLA, the city's fourth
Serigne Mbaye's Senegalese tasting menu was one of only three new stars in the 2026 American South guide. Emeril's, Saint-Germain and Zasu all kept theirs.
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