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🍽️ Fewer Hands, Bigger Checks

🍽️ Fewer Hands, Bigger Checks

Restaurants cut jobs again in June, and the summer sales bump is higher prices, not more diners

Jul 8, 2026

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5 min read

🍽️ Happy July

🍽️ Happy July

Burger costs hit a record right before the Fourth, and wage hikes are now live

Jul 3, 2026

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4 min read

🍽️ The Middlemen are Merging

🍽️ The Middlemen are Merging

Amex moves to buy TheFork, and the Sysco–Restaurant Depot deal has small operators on edge

Jun 18, 2026

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4 min read

🍽️ Pinched

🍽️ Pinched

Menu inflation ticks back up, and restaurants post their best hiring month in over two years

Jun 11, 2026

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4 min read

🍽️ Beef Hits a Record

🍽️ Beef Hits a Record

Retail beef is at an all-time high, and Chicago freezes its July 1 tipped-wage hike

Jun 4, 2026

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5 min read

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