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Food–Beverage

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 25, 2022
Prominent executives join restaurant company’s board of directors

Bloomin’ Brands welcomes Julie Kunkel, who recently retired from Ernst & Young, and Urban Outfitters CFO Melanie Marein-Efron.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 24, 2022
Restaurant holding company fills newly created vice president roles

Classically trained chef Cole Thompson joins St. Petersburg-based WOWorks, while Katie Cavuto has been promoted.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 23, 2022
Smashburger signs lucrative deal with local franchisee

Jiandong “Peter” Xu plans to open 15 Gulf Coast restaurants over the next six years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Amanda Postma
  • August 20, 2022
Sanibel Island restaurant starts anew after fire

The Island Cow owners announced a fundraiser to help the 50 employees through this time.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 17, 2022
California restaurant chain debuts in state with Clearwater location

Epic Wings’ local franchisee is former NBA player T.J. Leaf.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Amanda Postma
  • July 21, 2022
Eight businesses join Publix-anchored center

The businesses coming to The Landings include a pizza restaurant and barbershop.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Brian Hartz
  • July 12, 2022
McDonald’s Corp., longtime Tampa Bay franchisee agree to buyout

Caspers Co. bought its first McDonald’s franchise in 1958. The firm also owns and operates restaurants in Jacksonville that are part of the deal.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Brian Hartz
  • July 8, 2022
Local restaurant chain lands a Hall of Fame partnership

PDQ and Bucs legend Derrick Brooks have teamed up to support youth education.

  • News
  • By Brian Hartz
  • June 28, 2022
Gulf Coast city among nation's friendliest to food trucks

Tampa ranks highly in a list of U.S. cities that are best for the mobile restaurants.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • June 9, 2022
Restaurant holding company expands C-suite to accommodate growth

St. Petersburg-based WOWorks promotes from within to fill chief brand officer and vice president of marketing roles.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2022
Inflation-walloped restaurant owner: 'I don’t want to be the guy serving $43 steaks.'

A Longboat Key eatery tweaks menu to meet current times, and demand.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 27, 2022
Deep Lagoon Seafood & Oyster House headed to Lakewood Ranch

The restaurant is the final anchor restaurant at Waterside Place.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 24, 2022
Popular Southwest Florida Tex-Mex restaurant opens fourth location

The debut Tacos & Tequila Cantina opened nine years ago.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 23, 2022
Executive chef with experience at Trump resort joins Tampa hotel

Johnathan Rodriguez will oversee the Sal Y Mar rooftop bar and restaurant at Midtown Tampa's dual-branded Aloft and Element Hotel.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 22, 2020
Theme park gets an assist from area brewery as it prepares to reopen

LEGOLAND Florida Resort plans to reopen its theme park, water park and hotels on June 1 and will introduce a range of new health and safety measures to help families feel confident and ready to return.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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