Category: Restaurant

Philadelphians Concerned After City Imposes Mandatory Vaccines for Indoor Dining

The City of Philadelphia recently announced that it will implement a vaccine mandate for indoor dining at public establishments in Philadelphia, which will come into effect on Jan. 3, 2022. These public establishments, according to the city announcement, include indoor restaurants, cafes within larger spaces (like museums), bars, sports venues that serve food or drink…


Police: 2 Killed in Restaurant Shooting in Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—One person is under arrest after a shooting that killed two men at a busy restaurant in Kentucky on Thursday evening, police said Friday. According to the Louisville Metro Police Department, 21-year-old Karson Reitz was arrested and charged with murder in the shooting at the Roosters restaurant location on Preston Highway. Statements from the…


Tyson Foods Sees Upbeat Sales as Meat Prices, Restaurant Demand Jump

Top U.S. meatpacker Tyson Foods Inc. beat quarterly profit estimates on Monday and forecast fiscal 2022 revenue above market expectations on rising meat prices and improving demand from restaurants that have reopened after COVID-19 restrictions. The Springdale, Arkansas-based company reported a double-digit jump in sales and earnings in the fiscal fourth-quarter ended Oct. 2. “We…


Los Angeles Restaurant to Pay County Thousands in Settlement for Defying Pandemic Orders

As restaurant owners struggled to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic stay-at-home orders in 2020, many in Los Angeles County defied restrictions that only permitted takeout orders. The county decided to sue at least two restaurants that allegedly remained open and recently reached a $10,000 settlement with one of those restaurants. The owner of Cronies…


Global Supply Chain Logjams, Costs in Focus as Restaurant Chains Report Earnings

NEW YORK—Investors hope to gauge the impact of the global supply-chain logjam on restaurant expansion plans when McDonald’s Corp., Starbucks Corp., and Yum Brands Inc. report capital expenditures in their earnings this week. Skyrocketing prices for kitchen equipment—as well as for labor, food, and other goods—are prompting some U.S. restaurant chains to curtail opening plans…


Burger King’s Sales Miss, Staff Crunch Eat Into Restaurant Brands’ Revenue

Burger King and Tim Hortons are struggling with a staffing crunch and the Delta variant keeping coffee-loving office workers at home, causing parent Restaurant Brands International Inc. to miss estimates for quarterly revenue on Monday. Restaurant Brands also faced stiff competition from McDonald’s Corp. and Wendy’s Co. doubling down on marketing and launching new menu…


History Is on the Menu at ‘Hemings & Hercules’ Dinners

The first thing you need to know about the “Hemings & Hercules” dinner at Post and Beam in Los Angeles is that it’s an eight-course tour de force of open-air, wood-fire, cast-iron cookery dedicated to two of America’s first celebrity chefs—James Hemings and Hercules Posey. The second thing you need to know is that both…


‘I Was Very Rude’: Man Sends Apology Note and $100 Tip to Restaurant Staff for His Behavior

A manager and hostess at a restaurant in York Beach, Maine, was really touched after she received an apology letter enclosed with a $100 tip from an anonymous customer who had been rude to her while he visited the restaurant she works at on the Fourth of July weekend. “It’s very heartwarming, it’s a very…


Diner Leaves $10,000 Tip for Workers at Florida Restaurant

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—A diner at a north Florida restaurant gathered the staff of 10 together to thank them for their hard work before leaving them a $10,000 tip to share. It happened last Tuesday night as the man, his wife and son finished their dinner at the Wahoo Seafood Grill, the Gainesville Sun reported. Shawn Shepherd,…


Group of 22 Police Officers Eating at Diner Left Speechless When Good Samaritan Pays Their Bill

A small family diner in Tennessee got a big surprise one day in June, when no fewer than 22 policemen came to dine in their establishment. But when the officers went to pay their bill, they got a big surprise from a good Samaritan who wished to pay tribute to them, which left them speechless….