Ashley Owens is one of many students returning to school this fall. A student at the University of Houston, the 19-year-old has big career plans, including owning and operating her own restaurant company. (National Restaurant Association)
Read MoreA shortage of truck drivers and rising shipping costs are driving more restaurants to seek out more affordable local produce. The National Restaurant Association supports a move to get more drivers on the road in an effort to bring down shipping costs, the association and other trade groups wrote in a letter June 18. (Daily Herald)
Read MoreChipotle Mexican Grill is expanding its delivery partnership with DoorDash. The fast-casual restaurant’s largest delivery partnership rolled out nationwide in late April, but now consumers can order their burritos for delivery directly from the Chipotle app or Chipotle.com. (USA Today)
Read MoreBreakfast is traditionally the most eaten meal in a hotel, and hotels invest a lot of time and effort to discover the most popular menu items. But how much leeway and budget does a chef have on creating the breakfast menu? (USA Today)
Read MoreNASHVILLE, Tennessee—Convention-center openings and closings have a clear effect on hotels in U.S. submarkets, as shared in a data presentation at the recent Hotel Data Conference. Shawn Grenley, client account manager at STR, parent company of Hotel News Now, shared case studies of hotel performance and pipeline data in submarkets with recent convention-center openings (Nashville and Cleveland) and submarkets with recent closures (San Francisco and Louisville, Kentucky). (Hotel News Now)
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