FOOD

Big Apple restaurants can only serve half their pre-pandemic indoor capacity — and yet they still don’t have enough help to make it work.

Walmart will launch French La Madeline inside stores with a pilot running in Texas.

Aldi is testing out selling pasta from dispensers in the U.K. where shoppers could in theory buy as much as they want and pay by the pound.

A fresh round of stimulus checks and the accelerated rollout of coronavirus vaccines sent retail sales surging in March as American consumers returned to stores and restaurants.

Ben & Jerry’s is demanding that justice be served following the death of Daunte Wright, calling to defund and reform the criminal justice system after the 20-year-old Black man was shot by a police officer in a Minneapolis suburb over the weekend.

Bobby Van's Steakhouse owner Joseph Smith blasted the New York City extension of the 11 p.m. curfew, and said he is looking forward "to getting a new mayor and possibly a new governor.”

Even robots deserve tips.

As more people get vaccinated and cities slowly open back up, hundreds of jobs have returned to restaurants. But many restaurant owners say fewer people are applying for those positions.

Shake Shack is adding avocado to its menu, as the versatile food item has gained immense popularity in recent years, and two new offerings.