<p>In this episode, Justin and Ray break down the biggest restaurant openings of 2026. They also discuss the pricing-to-value issue that is affecting restaurants, some breaking news in the food industry, and answer a comment left by you all in the community!</p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-10/the-20-most-exciting-restaurants-openings-across-the-us-2026" target="_new" rel="noopener">Most Exciting Restaurant Openings 2026 (Bloomberg)</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.winespectator.com/articles/exciting-restaurant-openings-wine-2026" target="_new" rel="noopener">Wine Spectator New Restaurants 2026</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://torontolife.com/food/chef-david-schwartz-mimi-chinese-why-restaurants-close/" target="_new" rel="noopener">Toronto Restaurant Closures (Toronto Life)</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/americas-culinary-cup#:~:text=Premieres%20with%20a%20special%2090,SHOWRUNNER:%20Josh%20Silberman" target="_new" rel="noopener">America’s Culinary Cup (CBS)</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.qsrweb.com/press-releases/miso-launches-the-newest-flippy-the-fry-station-robot-built-from-millions-of-baskets-of-real-world-data/" target="_new" rel="noopener">Miso ‘Flippy’ Bot (QSRweb)</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/pepsico-tops-expectations-after-pledging-to-cut-some-prices?srnd=phx-industries-consumer" target="_new" rel="noopener">PepsiCo Cost Reductions (Bloomberg)</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.fooddive.com/news/impossible-foods-ceo-steps-down-peter-mcguinness/811040/" target="_new" rel="noopener">Impossible Foods CEO Steps Down</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Enjoying the episode? Keep up with Repertoire:</strong>💌 <a href="https://www.joinrepertoire.com/newsletter">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Repertoire Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> – Get industry insights, links, and podcast extras delivered weekly.🎙 <a href="https://geni.us/repertoirepodcast">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Share the Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> – Pass it on to your team, group chat, or fellow chefs.📸 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/joinrepertoire__">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> – Behind the scenes, quotes, and quick takes.</p><p><strong>Affiliate Disclosure:</strong>We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through Amazon or other affiliate links provided in this episode.</p><p><strong>Thanks for listening to Repertoire.</strong> 👨‍🍳🎧</p></li></ul>