Heather Lalley
@flourgrrrl.bsky.social
Managing editor Restaurant Business, CSP Daily News, Supermarket News. Fry fan. She/her.
I've covered a lot of James Beard Awards nights, but this one was especially moving, getting to hear so many immigrant stories. Anyone who says food isn't connected to politics and policies is dumb. www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/operations/r...
The real James Beard Award stars? Immigrants
Recipients and presenters at Monday’s black-tie ceremony honoring the restaurant industry’s best acknowledged a political climate of
www.restaurantbusinessonline.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I've covered a lot of James Beard Awards nights, but this one was especially moving, getting to hear so many immigrant stories. Anyone who says food isn't connected to politics and policies is dumb. www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/operations/r...
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Let's talk Subway ..
Subway closed another 600+ locations last year. It now operates 19,500 restaurants in the U.S.
It has closed 7,600 restaurants since 2015, which is the same number that Taco Bell operates in the U.S.
restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/su...
Subway closed another 600+ locations last year. It now operates 19,500 restaurants in the U.S.
It has closed 7,600 restaurants since 2015, which is the same number that Taco Bell operates in the U.S.
restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/su...
Subway closed more restaurants last year
The sandwich giant closed more than 600 U.S. locations in 2024, according to the company’s franchise disclosure documents. It has fewer
restaurantbusinessonline.com
April 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Let's talk Subway ..
Subway closed another 600+ locations last year. It now operates 19,500 restaurants in the U.S.
It has closed 7,600 restaurants since 2015, which is the same number that Taco Bell operates in the U.S.
restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/su...
Subway closed another 600+ locations last year. It now operates 19,500 restaurants in the U.S.
It has closed 7,600 restaurants since 2015, which is the same number that Taco Bell operates in the U.S.
restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/su...
I've had the name Flour Girl on social media for 15-ish years now. I really need more carb-focused accessories. Enter Panera, with its new croissant clutch. I probably wouldn't store a sandwich in there, though. But I might.
April 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I've had the name Flour Girl on social media for 15-ish years now. I really need more carb-focused accessories. Enter Panera, with its new croissant clutch. I probably wouldn't store a sandwich in there, though. But I might.
Checked out breakfast at Portillo's yesterday, in test at a few Chicago-area locations. Overall, quite tasty. Though not ideal if you're wanting to eat while driving.
April 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Checked out breakfast at Portillo's yesterday, in test at a few Chicago-area locations. Overall, quite tasty. Though not ideal if you're wanting to eat while driving.
Reposted by Heather Lalley
I have to acknowledge that decades of enduring ridiculous April Fools press releases have made me dread this day largely because I have no idea what's true or what is not.
Which makes this piece by @flourgrrrl.bsky.social rather refreshing ...
Which makes this piece by @flourgrrrl.bsky.social rather refreshing ...
Restaurants go easy on the fooling this April 1
Marketing Bites: With one fast-food chain admitting “trust issues are real,” this year’s April Fools’ Day pranks are on the mild
restaurantbusinessonline.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I have to acknowledge that decades of enduring ridiculous April Fools press releases have made me dread this day largely because I have no idea what's true or what is not.
Which makes this piece by @flourgrrrl.bsky.social rather refreshing ...
Which makes this piece by @flourgrrrl.bsky.social rather refreshing ...
Reposted by Heather Lalley
Five years since Covid, restaurant delivery is now a necessity. Here’s the 2nd in our series on how the industry has changed, by Joe Guszkowski
www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/technology/c...
www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/technology/c...
COVID made delivery a way of life for restaurants
The pandemic introduced many Americans to the ease and convenience of food delivery. It has now become too big for restaurants to ignore.
www.restaurantbusinessonline.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Five years since Covid, restaurant delivery is now a necessity. Here’s the 2nd in our series on how the industry has changed, by Joe Guszkowski
www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/technology/c...
www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/technology/c...
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This story is our second in a series on the restaurant industry five years after COVID. @flourgrrrl.bsky.social interviewed some restaurant operators she spoke with in 2020. One of them is, apparently, a pig farmer now.
www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/operations/5...
www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/operations/5...
March 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This story is our second in a series on the restaurant industry five years after COVID. @flourgrrrl.bsky.social interviewed some restaurant operators she spoke with in 2020. One of them is, apparently, a pig farmer now.
www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/operations/5...
www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/operations/5...
My first journalism internship in college was at the Post Bulletin. Was an afternoon paper then and we had to listen to a scratchy recording from the sherrif's office (I think) to get the day's weather report. One computer in the office had "the internet." I am old.
March 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
My first journalism internship in college was at the Post Bulletin. Was an afternoon paper then and we had to listen to a scratchy recording from the sherrif's office (I think) to get the day's weather report. One computer in the office had "the internet." I am old.
I covered independent restaurants in 2020, so I revisited some of the folks I interviewed back then to see how they're doing now. The good news? They're all still in business. The less-good news? They're fearful of what lies ahead.
March 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I covered independent restaurants in 2020, so I revisited some of the folks I interviewed back then to see how they're doing now. The good news? They're all still in business. The less-good news? They're fearful of what lies ahead.
Reposted by Heather Lalley
Reposted by Heather Lalley
Add it to the list:
* Starbucks to Lay Off More Than 1,000 Workers -- WSJ
* Starbucks to Lay Off More Than 1,000 Workers -- WSJ
February 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Add it to the list:
* Starbucks to Lay Off More Than 1,000 Workers -- WSJ
* Starbucks to Lay Off More Than 1,000 Workers -- WSJ
At the airport bright and early to head to Nashville for my first Convenience Retailing University with @cspdailynews.bsky.social. Will I see you there? #CRU25
February 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
At the airport bright and early to head to Nashville for my first Convenience Retailing University with @cspdailynews.bsky.social. Will I see you there? #CRU25
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Buying Hooters to turn it into the world's first pay-what-you-can food pantry with virulently sexual undertones.
Hooters in Talks to Prepare a Bankruptcy Filing in Coming Months
Hooters of America is working with creditors on a plan to restructure the business through bankruptcy court in the coming months, according to people with knowledge of the arrangements.
www.bloomberg.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Buying Hooters to turn it into the world's first pay-what-you-can food pantry with virulently sexual undertones.
Love this piece from Pat Cobe, the menu editor at @restaurantbusiness.bsky.social, about a fancy dinner put on by Subway using only the chain's ingredients to create white tablecloth dishes.
Subway deconstructs its menu into an immersive, upscale 5-course dinner
The fast-food chain’s culinary team showcased ingredients featured on its sandwich menu in each of the chef-curated courses.
www.restaurantbusinessonline.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Love this piece from Pat Cobe, the menu editor at @restaurantbusiness.bsky.social, about a fancy dinner put on by Subway using only the chain's ingredients to create white tablecloth dishes.
Reposted by Heather Lalley
Yum Brands U.S. 4Q same-store sales:
KFC -5%
Taco Bell 5%
Pizza Hut -2%
Habit: flat
$YUM
KFC -5%
Taco Bell 5%
Pizza Hut -2%
Habit: flat
$YUM
February 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Yum Brands U.S. 4Q same-store sales:
KFC -5%
Taco Bell 5%
Pizza Hut -2%
Habit: flat
$YUM
KFC -5%
Taco Bell 5%
Pizza Hut -2%
Habit: flat
$YUM
Fabulous reporting by @jonathandmaze.bsky.social about the collapse of a once-thriving Pizza Hut franchisee's business. A $97 million deal to sell his stores fell through, highlighting the downfall of "the relationship between Pizza Hut and one of its largest operators."
The downfall of Eduardo Diaz's Pizza Hut empire
The Bottom Line: How did one of the pizza chain’s largest franchisees fall out of favor with the brand and lose nearly 90% of its value in
www.restaurantbusinessonline.com
February 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Fabulous reporting by @jonathandmaze.bsky.social about the collapse of a once-thriving Pizza Hut franchisee's business. A $97 million deal to sell his stores fell through, highlighting the downfall of "the relationship between Pizza Hut and one of its largest operators."
This @kingarthurbaking.bsky.social focaccia is pretty fantastic. www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog/2025/01...
February 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This @kingarthurbaking.bsky.social focaccia is pretty fantastic. www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog/2025/01...
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Depressed about fascism coming to America? This one pot cassoulet will make you feel like you’re living in Vichy France.
February 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Depressed about fascism coming to America? This one pot cassoulet will make you feel like you’re living in Vichy France.
Reposted by Heather Lalley
Reposted by Heather Lalley
Writing tip: After you finish, go back & cut all the adverbs. Then all the adjectives. Then all the other words. Eat the paper. Now you're free.
January 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Writing tip: After you finish, go back & cut all the adverbs. Then all the adjectives. Then all the other words. Eat the paper. Now you're free.
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