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Food–Beverage

  • By Amanda Postma
  • December 27, 2022
Opening date for dog bar on 'paws' as challenges stack up

The owners behind what they believe will be the "doggiest space to hang out" battle various construction delays.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Amanda Postma
  • December 23, 2022
Social bar looks to expand with $1 million in revenue on the horizon

Providing an alternative to alcohol has proven to be the right formula for success for a busy couple in Bradenton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 12, 2022
New Water Street Tampa restaurant launches hiring process

The Pearl, part of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants’ portfolio, is looking for line cooks, bartenders, servers and other hourly positions.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 9, 2022
Restaurant company, behind 5-star fun motto, nearly doubles locations in less than a year

Fun-loving restaurant owner John Horne takes a "why not now" approach to growth.

  • Strategies
  • By Amanda Postma
  • December 9, 2022
Chicken sandwich-making sisters go from porch to nearly $1 million business

With a counterintuitive approach — what business plan? — two sisters find fast success by sticking to one key nugget: give customers what they want, with good service.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Brian Hartz
  • December 8, 2022
Cru Cellars ready to launch next phase of growth

After a decade-plus of hard work, Tampa wine aficionados Torrey and Jen Bingham are transforming their burgeoning bottle-shop business into a full-fledged hospitality company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 5, 2022
Farm-to-table restaurant leader plots local, statewide expansion

By fall 2023, Naked Farmer expects to have five Florida locations.

  • News
  • By Brian Hartz
  • November 11, 2022
Chef brings acclaimed Chinese restaurant concept home to Tampa

Lauded by Bon Appetit magazine and Guy Fieri, Hales Blackbrick, created by Richard Hales, is set to open Nov. 15.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Amanda Postma
  • November 7, 2022
Naples restaurants rebuild in six weeks, following six-month remodel

Pazzo! Cucina Italiana and Chops City Grill are expected to reopen later this month.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 3, 2022
Top Chef TV star to expand tavern concept into Sarasota, Tampa, Naples

The restaurant concept was co-founded by celebrity chef Fabio Viviani.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Beth Luberecki
  • October 18, 2022
Couple uses poultry power to quickly grow SWFL eatery franchise territory

Couple, facing obstacles from labor to site location, aims to take a big bite out of the fast casual chicken restaurant sector..

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 28, 2022
Restaurant CEO saddles up for winners

From polo fields to fast-casual restaurants, Chris Gannon’s leadership center is simple: Find a way to win.

  • Leadership
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 16, 2022
Fast-casual seafood chain opens two new company-owned restaurants

Captain D’s converted a Taco Bell in Brooksville and a Burger King in Spring Hill.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 1, 2022
Outback Steakhouse co-founder acquires Glory Days Grill restaurants

Bob Basham, a Glory Days franchisee, buys out the brand’s corporate parent and its 22 company-owned eateries.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Brian Hartz
  • August 26, 2022
Bot topic: Business accelerator event to focus on robots in restaurants

High turnover rates are nothing new for restaurants and hotels, but pandemic-driven labor shortages have prompted an increased interest in a robotic future for the hospitality industry.

  • Technology
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