Tag: National Restaurant Association
Hospitality leaders urge sector to proceed with caution at annual outlook...
WARWICK – Hotel and restaurant owners will need to balance opportunity with caution in 2026, said National Restaurant Association’s Chief Economist Chad Moutray during...
R.I. eatery workforce anticipated to increase this summer amid nationwide dining...
NEWPORT – Ocean State restaurants will increase their summer workforce by 17%, according to national projections, placing Rhode Island among the top four states...
In hospitality sector: ‘The No. 1 issue now … is the...
PROVIDENCE – With a consensus forecast that the probability of a recession in the next 12 months is more probable than not, hospitality industry...
Restaurant industry proves resiliency as it rebuilds
Like countless other industries, the restaurant industry has been completely redefined by the COVID-19 pandemic. Restaurant owners felt optimistic about the post-COVID world but...
This celebrity chef cooks for celebrities
Rhode Island has a never-ending variety and seemingly endless source of creators and innovators, or “makers,” who are cooking up something new on an...
Experts say R.I. hospitality, tourism industries could take years to come...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had been expecting moderate growth in the restaurant industry and modest lodging industry growth into next year. What these industries...
Some restaurants make good out of a disaster
It appears that when we emerge from this coronavirus crisis, it will not be all at once but in segments, perhaps industry by industry....
State of dining distinction
There are many reasons why Rhode Island is consistently such a popular culinary destination both for those who want to taste and experience, as...
Local culinary high school anything but elementary
One of Newport’s oldest restaurants is not on the waterfront or Bellevue Avenue. The Colonial Dining Room, which opened in 1973, is a 60-seat...
Not a recipe for failure
Recently, two East Greenwich restaurants on Main Street abruptly closed their doors.
The story is that in mid-May, The Grille on Main, a mainstay on...















