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Proprietors faced closures, space restrictions and lingering uncertainty. They’re now facing a potentially crippling labor shortage as summer approaches.

Even though consumers are expected to spend more on mom this year, celebrations will likely still take place at home despite rising vaccination rates.

Shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev rose 5% in premarket trading after the Bud Light brewer announced that CEO Carlos Brito will step down, effective July 1.

Sue O’Connell sat down with Bob Luz of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association to talk about new challenges and changes as restaurants across the state prepare to fully return.

Thanks in part to menu innovations like Epic Stuffed Crust pizza, Papa John’s said its sales are still growing.

Convenience store chain Circle K is launching a beverage subscription program, following in the footsteps of Burger King and Panera Bread.

The National Restaurant Association estimates that from March 2020 through April of this year 110,000 restaurants have closed either permanently or long-term.

KFC on Wednesday announced it is looking to hire 20,000 workers as the restaurant industry struggles to find enough labor to meet returning demand.

Massachusetts restaurants that have struggled to stay open during the coronavirus pandemic are being offered a lifeline of up to $10 million through a federal relief program, authorities say. The money is available through the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund, part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan passed last month, according to a statement Monday from U.S. Rep. Ayanna…

While Boston, Cambridge, Somerville and Brookline have a huge number of restaurants well worth going to, another city that is a must-visit for food is a short drive to the north. Indeed, Lowell is one of the most underrated places for dining out in the region, in part because of its incredible diversity of choices, including everything from Southeast Asian…

Eleven Madison Park is considered one of the finest restaurants in both New York City and the world — and starting next month, it will also be completely meatless and almost entirely vegan.

Parts of Moody Street in Waltham, Massachusetts will be temporarily closed starting Saturday through Oct. 31 as restaurants expand for outdoor dining.

Pandemic-ravaged restaurants can tap a new government grant program starting Monday, NBC News reports.

Beyond Meat will launch the latest version of its meat-free burger patties in grocery stores in early May.

Chipotle launched quesadillas as a digital exclusive in mid-March.

Darden Restaurants stock surges after the company reported quarterly earnings that topped analysts’ expectations.

Taco Bell has begun testing its own meat alternative, giving its vegetarian customers yet another reason to come back to its restaurants.

“After a challenging year, 2021 is off to an encouraging start for the local economy,” Yelp data scientist Justin Norman told CNBC.

McDonald’s is teaming up with K-pop band BTS as part of its Famous Orders promotion.

Hometown International has a market valuation of $100 million despite owning one deli in New Jersey. Its CEO is high school wrestling coach Paul Morina.