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Food–Beverage

  • By Elizabeth King
  • February 10, 2025
Yoder’s to open coffee, mini pie shop in Sarasota

The Bahia Vista restaurant is planning on opening its new coffee and dessert business in phases.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Carter Weinhofer
  • February 6, 2025
Longboat Key to get its own Starbucks this year

The coffee shop will emphasize the brand’s “community coffee house” feel with a modern look tailored to Longboat Key.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • January 30, 2025
Wahlburgers, Mattison's and Motorworks Brewing coming to SRQ airport

The new Concourse A at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport offers enhanced options for passenger comfort. Big upgrades are also underway for the original gate areas.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • January 30, 2025
Dirty Dough cookie shop to open in Lakewood Ranch

A specialty cookie store is setting up shop in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • January 23, 2025
With its New England debut, First Watch is now in 30 states

The Manatee County-based daytime dining company opened its first restaurant in Massachusetts this week.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Laura Lyon
  • January 23, 2025
South Tampa staple English pub sets reopening date in new spot

The Oxford Commons establishment Mad Dogs and Englishmen is back to bangers and mash.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • January 21, 2025
Seafood restaurant to open in Sarasota's Rosemary District

Lefty's Oyster & Seafood Bar is a business developed by Watershed Hospitality Concepts.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • January 16, 2025
$500M restaurant firm's success lies in milkshakes, closing for Super Bowl

The get-to-yes culture at Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, which is growing rapidly in the region, lies in a sweet symbol: a milkshake.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • January 15, 2025
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii opens first Sarasota location

To cement its role as a community gathering spot, the Hawaiian-inspired coffee shop is offering free meeting space for groups.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 14, 2025
The Cheesecake Factory to open in Pasco County

The popular California restaurant chain will have four locations in the Tampa Bay market and seven across the Gulf Coast when it opens.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • January 9, 2025
Decades-old Fort Myers Beach restaurant sells for $5.5 million

Bonita Bill's Waterfront Cafe was bought by a local Fort Myers restaurant group.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • January 9, 2025
Second Toasted Yolk Cafe in Sarasota opens

The cofounders of the Toasted Yolk Cafe brand own the Lakewood Ranch restaurant.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Laura Lyon
  • January 8, 2025
Rare drive-thru-only Chick-fil-A opens in Pasco, will hire 100

The fast-food chain joins 50 other restaurants serving the Tampa Bay market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • January 6, 2025
Retired NFL player Michael Lehan opens dessert store in Bradenton

Peach Cobbler Factory offers several sweets, including a variety of cobblers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • January 3, 2025
CEO on waterfront restaurant acquisitions, despite storms: 'Like a dream'

Greg Powers, the CEO of Beachside Hospitality Group, a company with 15 restaurants in Florida, dishes on its latest portfolio additions.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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