Union Square Hospitality Group

Sweetgreen has named John Karangis executive chef and senior vice president of culinary.

- Independent Restaurants These restaurant groups are choosing mid-size markets for their expansion plans Cities like Detroit, Nashville, and Kansas City are drawing more interest

Editor’s note: This is part of RB’s look at Detroit and its restaurants.

Danny Meyer ’s Union Square Hospitality Group is bringing a new restaurant concept to an historic hotel in Brooklyn Heights. Meyer has leased the 3,200-square-foot, ground-floor re

Chip City Franchise Costs, Fees, Profit and Data, with 17 locations currently operating and a menu that rotates over 50 unique flavors every year.

Enlightened Hospitality Investments invests $10 million in Chip City Cookies, a gourmet cookie brand.

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will offer free outdoor screenings at its new location in Lower Manhattan, featuring contemporary classics.

Just as the restaurant industry was starting to recover, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown another wrench into the system.

Welcome back to our monthly news roundup. We’ve added a note of realism, calling it “Good (and Other) News,” to reflect the ongoing effects of the pandemic on franchising.

Hyatt announces the opening of Thompson Washington D.C., a sophisticated lifestyle hotel with 225 guestrooms and suites, along with restaurant and bar concepts by Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group.