Meet St. Louis` James Beard Award nominees since 2014 (Photos)
(World News USA)

In this week`s cover story assessing the role of marketing and public relations in the restaurant industry, you`ll learn that about 60,000 new restaurants have opened annually in recent years. However, about 50,000 restaurants have closed in that time frame, but that still leaves 10,000 new choices for consumers every year, according to the National Restaurant Association. So how does a restaurant stand out in such a crowded market? An increasing number of them are turning to public relations and... ......