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Food Service

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A CookUnity meal box with spilled food, symbolizing delivery challenges and customer dissatisfaction with the service.
The Critic's Table

CookUnity meal delivery service review reveals challenges

Nearly 30% of CookUnity deliveries in major cities are late, damaged, or incorrect, according to the Consumer Complaints Database .

Ezra Kaplan·June 28, 2026
A robotic arm preparing food in a restaurant kitchen, with diners in the background looking uncertain about the automated service.
The Food Trade

AI helps restaurants survive, but diners may not like changes.

Despite a 34% average increase in labor costs in 2023 and a 25% drop in consumer restaurant spending since May 2022, nearly 80% of U.

Ezra Kaplan·June 20, 2026
A thoughtful bartender cleans a bar counter in a quiet, dimly lit establishment, symbolizing the changing landscape of the bar and spirits industry.
The Food Trade

Bar and Spirits Industry Sees Localized Turnover Amidst Shifting Habits

After just eight years, KSBar & Grille, a sports bar opened in 2018, will cease full-time operations, shifting to game-day only.

Ezra Kaplan·June 19, 2026