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Food–Beverage

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  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 5, 2025
First Watch reaches 600-restaurant milestone

The daytime dining company is opening on average more than one new restaurant a week.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • August 5, 2025
St. Pete's Nueva Cantina coming to Brandon this fall

Just months after opening a sister restaurant in Downtown Tampa, St. Petersburg’s Nueva Cantina has announced plans to bring its genuine Mexican street food to the Brandon area this fall.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • August 4, 2025
Tampa hospital revamps menu with celebrity chef, debuts room service

Tampa General Hospital has partnered with Geoffrey Zakarian to redefine hospital food.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • August 1, 2025
New Melting Pot leader dishes on growth goals, culture lessons

John Crawford melds key lessons in building high-performing teams and meeting high-bar financial goals with an empathic side in his new role at the helm of the Melting Pot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 31, 2025
'Celebration restaurant' gets new owners in Sarasota

The Melting Pot in Sarasota is now owned by a group of seasoned entrepreneurs with local roots.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 29, 2025
Sysco facility opens in Plant City, to create 300 jobs

The food distributor employs more than 5,000 workers in Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 28, 2025
Tampa's Naked Farmer restaurant chain moving HQ to Water Street

The local farm-to-table chain is taking nearly 2,000 square feet of space in the 20-story Thousand & One building later this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 18, 2025
57 jobs cut at Polk County manufacturing plant

Mizkan America will wind down operations of the bottling department at its plant in Lake Alfred.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 17, 2025
Dog Bar Sarasota opens in Rosemary District

The new venue for dogs and their people is in the former Boo’s Ice House & Dog Bar location.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 16, 2025
Chicken tender restaurant makes airport debut at SRQ

A new fast-casual dining option is now open at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • July 9, 2025
Chicago restaurant group to make Florida debut with Greek eatery

DineAmic Hospitality will open Violi, a sister concept to LÝRA, a Windy City staple, in the Mercato in Naples later this fall.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 7, 2025
Fort Myers Beach’s new, resilient The Beach Bar opens

Nearly three years after Hurricane Ian, the popular beach hangout was back in business July 4.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • July 2, 2025
Fondue chain names new CEO, adds others to executive team

The Melting Pot turns 50 in 2025.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 30, 2025
Punta Gorda restaurant listed for $3.5 million before closure

Dean's South of the Border will close after July 6. The building, its assets and its parking lot are on the market.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 25, 2025
Sarasota eateries report $1.2M in revenue from restaurant weeks

The revenue figure is with 42% of participating restaurants reporting.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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