Hospitality
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Former Starbucks CEO Schultz says company needs to refocus on coffee as sales struggle
May 06, 2024 2:20 pm - Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says the company’s leaders should spend more time in stores and focus on coffee drinks as they work to turn around flagging sales. In ...
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Want to keep restaurant prices down? Stop stealing.May 01, 2024 9:46 am - Everything affects the price you pay in a restaurant. We have talked about the rising cost of food, and the price of liquor is continuing to climb. Beer prices are up in ...
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McDonald’s plans to step up deals, marketing to combat slower fast food traffic
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‘We flipped the whole script’: 15 Lakes builds on popular food truck, butcher shop with new steakhouseApr 24, 2024 9:58 am - By design, there are no TVs at 15 Lakes Prime Steakhouse, opening Friday in downtown Antioch. But a butcher’s bread and butter edible candle is another matter. “We’re supplying quality. That’s what we’re focusing on,” Executive Chef Duane Boslet said.
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The Courthouse, McHenry’s new tavern, is a piece of history
Apr 21, 2024 5:58 am - Taking a 184-year-old building and repurposing it into McHenry’s newest tavern, The Courthouse, was an easy deliberation for the Kopley family.
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Iconic restaurant Port Edward sails into new era 60 years after opening
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What makes a good hotel stay great?Apr 17, 2024 10:01 am - I’ve written frequently in these columns about what makes a good restaurant a great one. As a restaurant consultant, I have been staying two to three nights a week at ho...
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Years in the making: Schaumburg’s 31st hotel receives occupancy permitApr 17, 2024 9:54 am - Having weathered a number of delays, not least of which was caused by a global pandemic, the 87-room Holiday Inn Express & Suites at 40 N. Martingale Road in Schaumburg h...
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Bill ending state’s tipped wage advances, but prospects uncertain amid pushback
Apr 05, 2024 10:55 am - Opponents say eliminating the tip credit will lead to decreased hours and layoffs for staff An Illinois House committee advanced a measure that would end the state’s...
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Meet Chicago Northwest wins two tourism awardsApr 03, 2024 10:11 am - Schaumburg-based Meet Chicago Northwest (MCNW) recently won two awards at the Illinois Governor’s Conference on Travel & Tourism, the state’s premier educational and netw...