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Video: Danny Meyer Talks Change, Technology and Hugging Millennials

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Jason Clampet

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The good news is everyone loves food. The bad news is that competition is fierce and the business of dining out is delicate.

Union Square Hospitality Group CEO Danny Meyer and his team have become shorthand for a well-run, innovative restaurant group, and it’s done so through a fine balance of traditional service and a willingness to adapt. "What’s working today is what’s always worked. I don’t think we are going to want to stop wanting to be with people," he said at last month's Skift Global Forum in New York. That doesn't mean that USHG has not changed. In addition to its white tablecloth classics including Gramercy Tavern, Meyer’s New York empire extends to fast casual and now fine casual spots offering sit-down meals in iconic locations and takeaway coffee on busy city streets. And it’s all being driven by both an enthusiasm for food and the desire to tell

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