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The death of mom-and-pop

All StoriesLindsey Wilhelm05/04/20161

Americans are choosing chain restaurants over independent mom-and-pops. The number of independent restaurants in the United States decreased by 2 percent last year, while the number of chain restaurants increased by 1 percent, according to a 2016 study by the NPD Group, a global information agency. The restaurant industry is huge; in Arizona alone, the National Restaurant…

Fast-casual pizzerias slicing into Arizona restaurant scene

All StoriesJacquelyn Montano10/01/20140

Fast-casual pizzerias, the kind that let you build your own pizza and have it ready to eat in three minutes or less, are popping up throughout Arizona. Tucson alone has seen three fast-casual restaurant open since early August — two of them located across the street from the University of Arizona campus and the third a…