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Retail sales flat in September as inflation takes a bite 

NEW YORK (AP) – The pace of sales at U.S. retailers was unchanged in September from August as rising prices for rent and food...

Jayd Bun of South Kingstown tops Yelp’s 100 best eateries in...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In state that is well-known for its seafood, a local Chinese restaurant has emerged as the best in New England, according...

Blount Fine Foods helps community stay fed through COVID-19

PBN Fastest Growing Companies 2022 3. $75 MILLION AND ABOVE: Blount Fine Foods Corp. CEO (or equivalent): Todd Blount, CEO and president 2021 revenue: $530.9 million 2019 revenue: $432.4...
COQUITO CREW: Papis Refrescos LLC co-owners, from left, Travis Escobar, Victor Regino and Lewis Olmo run one of the only companies in Rhode Island making and selling coquito. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Regino’s coquito family recipe popular among R.I. bars, restaurants, liquor stores

Though a popular beverage in Puerto Rico, coquito, a coconut-rum liquor, is only sold by four brands throughout the U.S., and by just two...
BOB BURKE, back row at left, owner of Pot au Feu Restaurant in Providence, says that while local restaurants are back to being full after the COVID-19 pandemic impacted operations, the costs for restaurants to operate has risen due to inflation and supply chain problems. / COURTESY POT AU FEU

R.I. delegation urges SBA to provide financial assistance to still-struggling hospitality...

PROVIDENCE – The state’s congressional delegation is pushing the U.S. Small Business Administration to provide financial assistance to restaurants in both Rhode Island and...

A key U.S. inflation gauge reaches 6.8% as prices keep surging 

WASHINGTON (AP) – An inflation gauge that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the biggest...
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Dining Out: Are gratuities shrinking?

Signs are all around us of a return to normal. At long last, things appear to look more like the life we knew before...

Restaurant owners score victory with passage of legislation

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Hospitality Association scored a victory on Thursday as state lawmakers approved passage of two bills that permanently allow restaurants...
ANTHONY TARRO, owner and president of Siena Restaurant Group, has announced the closure of the group's Providence restaurant. Here he is seen in the kitchen of Siena’s East Greenwich location in April 2021. PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Siena restaurant closes Federal Hill location

PROVIDENCE – Citing COVID-19-related hardships, Siena Restaurant Group has announced that its Federal Hill location has been shuttered permanently. The East Greenwich and Smithfield locations...

Don’t crowd out pedestrians on sidewalks

Outdoor seating helped save countless restaurants across the state over the past year, including many that didn’t have the space on their properties to...
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