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Downturn Dining Trends: Loyalty, Value, and Menu Innovation Are Key for Survival

Modern Restaurant Management

Fast food and casual dining are currently seeing higher traffic. With dining out becoming more of an occasional treat, it's very important that guests have a great experience – whether that's at an upmarket restaurant or a fast food outlet. When they do eat out, they're often choosing cheaper options.

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Week in Review: Fast casual’s good year, Dave's gets sold, El Pollo Loco’s potential buyer and more

Restaurant Business

But it wasn’t quite so bad for fast-casual concepts , which outpaced other categories with 9% growth in 2024, according to Technomic. Fast-casual chicken chains, including Dave’s Hot Chicken, saw double-digit sales growth, while fast-casual pizza continued to falter. By Heather Lalley on Jun.

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Fast casual was the happy place in 2024

Restaurant Business

Sales in the segment far exceeded industry trends, boosted by growth brands like Chipotle, Wingstop, Raising Cane's and Jersey Mike's Subs. But some brands were left behind.

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How To Write A Restaurant About Us Page Description With Examples

ChowNow

A casual neighborhood spot will use different language than a fine-dining restaurant trying to earn a Michelin star. Press Kits and Partnership Material Journalists and collaborators (influencers, other local businesses, etc) often need a fast way to understand your restaurant.

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Why Dave's Hot Chicken wants to be the next Wingstop

Restaurant Business

As the fast-casual Dave's moves into its next level of growth with a $1 billion private-equity deal, some see an IPO in its future. But can the chain maintain the magic that brought it this far?

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Sweetgreen's not-so-secret weapon in light of a potential $30 minimum wage

Restaurant Business

But the fast casual's CEO Jonathan Neman sees room for 1,000 Sweetgreens domestically, tapping technology that he says will help beat competitors on price. Labor costs are expected to continue to rise across the industry.

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Papa Johns, Jack in the Box, Mooyah and more shake up C-suites

Restaurant Business

The eight-unit fast-casual concept Off The Hook Restaurants is beefing up its executive team as it plans growth in Louisiana. She also led a turnaround at Jamba as vice president of operations, and spent 14 years with Starbucks, rising to director of business operations. Blaze is now based in Atlanta. Have consumers moved on?