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COVID-19: Here's Why Fast Food Restaurants Hiked Up Menu Prices During The Pandemic COVID-19: Here's Why Fast Food Restaurants Hiked Up Menu Prices During The Pandemic
Covid-19: Here's Why Fast Food Restaurants Hiked Up Menu Prices During The Pandemic If it feels like fast food tacos, fried chicken sandwiches, and burgers are taking a bigger bite out of your wallet than just a few months ago - you are not alone. Across the nation, fast food prices have gone up significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, Restaurant Business reported. In fact, quickie restaurants haven't jacked up their prices like this since the Great Recession of 2008, according to Eat This, Not That. Citing government data, a Restaurant Business analysis found that prices at limited-service restaurants went up by 6.2 percent year-over-year. Meanwhile, traditional resta…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Local Restaurant Mogul Buys Iconic West Springfield Eatery Local Restaurant Mogul Buys Iconic West Springfield Eatery
Local Restaurant Mogul Buys Iconic West Springfield Eatery Could wings soon be spotted over West Springfield? The owner of the Hangar restaurants, aka “Wings Over (town name),” has purchased the old Hofbrauhaus off Memorial Drive in West Springfield, according to MassLive. The purchase price was $500,000. Renovations are planned for the former German restaurant, which was well known for its food as well as the unique building. Rounded doorways, dark wooden shelves lining the walls, and a thick dark-colored barroom. Though associated with Memorial, Hofbrauhaus’ address is actually 1105 Main St. Hangar owner Harold Tramazzo has restaurants across …

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by Kristin Palpini
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Iconic White Hut Restaurant Re-opens In West Springfield Iconic White Hut Restaurant Re-opens In West Springfield
Iconic White Hut Restaurant Re-opens In West Springfield The White Hut is back open and serving burgers, hotdogs, and fries again. The iconic burger stand in West Springfield had a grand re-opening Friday, Aug. 21. White Hut - known for its nostalgic diner, food, prices, and unique approach to taking orders - abruptly closed six months ago. A sign on the door said the closure was due to issues out of the owner's control. Soon after, owner Edward Barkett sold the 81-year-old restaurant to Western Massachusetts entrepreneurs Peter Picknelly, Andy Yee, Kevin Vann, and Michael Vann. Barkett’s grandfather founded the White Hut in 1939. The sale inc…

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by Kristin Palpini