Gabe Hauari is a consumer news, food & drink and weather reporter on USA TODAY's National Trending Team.
He covers fast food and fast casual restaurant chains, retail openings and closures and fun and innovative food collaborations.
Hauari graduated with a degree in mass communications with a concentration in print/online journalism from Virginia Commonwealth University. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.
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