
Julie Littman
Senior Reporter at Restaurant Dive
Senior Reporter for @RestaurantDive, https://t.co/HaVKSraXVz…
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1 week ago |
restaurantdive.com | Julie Littman |Aneurin Canham-Clyne |Emma Liem Beckett
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Despite pausing so-called reciprocal tariffs for 90-days as of April 9, the U.S. is still maintaining a 10% baseline tariff. That level of taxation on imports across the board will be a significant cost driver for businesses, but less immediately threatening than the country-specific duties floated in early April.
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2 weeks ago |
restaurantdive.com | Julie Littman
First Watch’s spring menu, which includes Wild Berry Lavender French Toast and SoCal Breakfast Hash, took over a year to develop — and that’s by design. The breakfast chain’s culinary, marketing and supply chain teams are given18 months to create, develop and procure ingredients for its seasonal menus. The process includes visiting independent restaurants to gauge flavor trends. First Watch then needs to determine the best time to buy specific ingredients and test how they perform with customers.
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2 weeks ago |
facilitiesdive.com | Julie Littman
Solo dining is on the rise, with roughly one in five Americans (21%) saying they typically dine alone, according to TouchBistro’s 2025 Diner Trends Report released this week. Eighteen percent of Americans said they dined out alone last year. Twenty-nine percent of diners said they dine out by themselves weekly or more often. Younger diners eat alone more frequently, with 49% of millennials and 46% of Gen Z diners doing so at least weekly.
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3 weeks ago |
restaurantdive.com | Julie Littman
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Solo dining is on the rise, with roughly one in five Americans (21%) saying they typically dine alone, according to TouchBistro’s 2025 Diner Trends Report released this week. Eighteen percent of Americans said they dined out alone last year. Twenty-nine percent of diners said they dine out by themselves weekly or more often.
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3 weeks ago |
restaurantdive.com | Julie Littman
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