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Back to news homeSaaS platform klikit saves restaurant kitchens from “tablet hell”
The proliferation of delivery services give customers many options, but means chaos for busy restaurants that need to manage orders across multiple apps and channels. Many kitchens handle this by […]
Britain’s Pubs Are Threatened by ‘Alarming’ Rise in Energy Bills
LONDON — With every day that passes, Lindsey Armstrong’s dilemma gets worse as Britain’s energy crisis closes in on her pub.By the beginning of October, she must renew her electricity […]
Britain’s Labor Shortage Is Helping Drive Its Inflation Problem
For two and a half years, the upstairs room at Luc’s Brasserie, a French restaurant in the City of London, has sat idle, closed off through the ups and downs […]
Elijah Quashie Is a YouTube Star for Fried Chicken. How Is He Dealing With Inflation?
If you are walking anywhere in London and spot Elijah Quashie, a.k.a. The Chicken Connoisseur, he would be grateful if you resist the urge to make a fuss. Do not […]
Where Did People From the Great Resignation Go? Back to Work.
Porsha Sharon, 28, still thinks about the outbursts she witnessed from customers she served last year at Buddy’s Pizza in Troy, Mich. One woman entered the restaurant and simply ordered […]
The Home Cooks (and Start-Ups) Betting on Prepared Meals
Several days a week, Jullet Achan moves around the kitchen of her apartment in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, stirring up dishes from her Surinamese background: fragrant batches of goat curry, root vegetable […]
Fast-Food Chains Stay Open in Russia, Mostly Quiet About Ukraine
McDonald’s has made no statement about the invasion. A company spokesman did not respond to questions about whether its restaurants in Russia were open, and how they are receiving supplies […]
Inflation Hits the Fast Food Counter
On a chilly Tuesday afternoon this month, James Marsh stopped by a Chipotle near his suburban Chicago home to grab something to eat.It had been a while since Mr. Marsh […]
Zero-Covid Policy Shakes Hong Kong’s Economy and Its ‘Soul’
HONG KONG — Perry Lam felt confident that his business had weathered the worst of the pandemic. Several rounds of bar closures in Hong Kong had dimmed the city’s vibrant […]