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Food–Beverage

  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 17, 2025
New York food importer readying for Plant City move

Roland Foods, a 91-year-old company supplying restaurants and others, is preparing a 112,000-square-foot-facility for early next year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • September 15, 2025
First Watch expands with restaurant in new state

After opening a restaurant in Nevada, the company specializing in breakfast, brunch and lunch is now in 32 states nationwide.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 14, 2025
Sarasota's The Breakfast Company to open Venice restaurant

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota firm launch $75 million investment fund, Amazon's 189-acre Fort Myers center gets a neighbor, and a Tampa REIT keeps growing.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King
  • September 12, 2025
St. Pete firm acquires Yoder’s Southern Creamery, Sutter's

Two Sarasota businesses were acquired by SI Private Capital. The firm also paid more than $3.5 million for the building that houses both business.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 12, 2025
Hospitality exec aims to bring people together with St. Pete food hall

Natalia Levey looks to elevate just about anything she is involved in, from cooking to creating five-story food halls.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • September 10, 2025
Dessert business opening in Sarasota County

Crepetopia will be opening in The Meadows community this September.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • September 6, 2025
Pasco County brewery launches spin-off beverage co-packer

Thirsty Buffalo Brewing Co. has launched a sister beverage co-packing company called Craftek Beverages.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • September 3, 2025
Tommy Bahama Restaurant reopening in new Sarasota location

The restaurant will also be joined with a retail store on St. Armands Circle.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • September 2, 2025
Chipotle with drive-thru planned in Manatee County

The more than 2,000-square-foot restaurant would be built on the site where a gas station used to operate.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 30, 2025
Bagel chain makes Florida debut in Tampa

PopUp Bagels, a northeastern bagel chain, is opening a Tampa location — its first in Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 29, 2025
Hospitality group, with debut in downtown Sarasota, to focus on small restaurants

Ten Tables Hospitality's go-small strategy flips the bigger-is-better mantra in restaurants — without skimping on the guest experience.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 28, 2025
Famed Tampa waterfront restaurant to be replaced by apartment tower

The site of the Rusty Pelican, a gathering spot since 1978, will be redeveloped as a 21-story building starting in 2027.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 25, 2025
Oak & Stone plans to open Cape Coral restaurant

The gourmet tavern will be the eighth restaurant for the brand on the Gulf Coast of Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 20, 2025
Midwest scratch-kitchen restaurant brand to make Florida debut at UTC

Ohio-based Kitchen Social offers a range of craveable cuisine, according to its founder.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Beth Luberecki
  • August 20, 2025
$15M Naples project to provide office space, apartments for actors

Wynn's Downtown is taking shape after a creative land swap and a yearslong public-private partnership.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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