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America’s largest food distributor wants to acquire its competitor. A move that is worrying for the restaurant industry

Some in the restaurant industry are calling on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to block Sysco’s proposed acquisition of Restaurant Depot

The Independent UK · Jun 28

GOP may kill thousands of businesses

"More than half of the 177,300 restaurants waiting for an RRF grant will close in the next few months," group warns

Salon · May 20, 2022

Celebrity chef Rick Bayless says omicron will devastate restaurant industry without federal relief: ‘Nobody knows what to do at this point.’

For 35 years, celebrity chef and restaurateur Rick Bayless has packed his Frontera Grill on New Year’s Eve, an annual tradition for scores of longtime customers at the acclaimed Mexican restaurant in Chicago’s River North neighborhood.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 28, 2022