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The Best Practice Awards 2025: Celebrating the Best Restaurant Brands in the Industry

Black Box Intelligence

Panda Express (Fast Casual) Who is Panda Express? Lower Turnover : On average, Panda Express consistently maintains much lower turnover rates for non-management, management, and General Manager employees compared to their local Fast Casual competitors. LongHorn Steakhouse (Casual Dining) Who is LongHorn Steakhouse?

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MRM Research Roundup: To-Go Trends, State of the Plate, and Black Market Reservations

Modern Restaurant Management

Within QSRs, fast-casual restaurants led the way, growing transactions by 2 percent in March. State of the Plate Olive Garden is the most popular casual dining restaurant with Americans in 2025, with 19 percent having dined at the Italian-themed restaurant in the past 90 days, according to a new report from YouGov.

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Top 30 BBQ Spots in North Carolina Ranked

Restaurant Clicks

The casual, down-to-earth setting provides the perfect place to enjoy a satisfying meal. Beyond the barbecue, the store features a selection of local crafts, artisanal goods, and a tavern offering farm-to-bar cocktails and local brews. The casual, welcoming atmosphere and helpful staff keep customers coming back.

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Raw and Ready: Growing a Healthy Fast Casual

Modern Restaurant Management

The owner of Delicious Raw, a healthy fast casual concept launched in 2013, is looking to grow the brand and create a one-stop-shop for healthy consumables for a broad audience. In 2005, I stopped doing that and started working on building a private equity fund focused on emerging brands in the European fashion design industry.

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MRM Research Roundup: Catering, Kiosks, Tipping and Dry January

Modern Restaurant Management

Cheers to 2023: Overall, restaurant and bar guests drank approximately +11 percent more alcohol in Q4 2023 compared to the average for Q1 through Q3 2023. State of Digital Qu announced the results of its fifth annual survey of quick service (QSR) and fast casual (FC) restaurant brands. emerges, top tech investment for 2024.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Randy’s Donuts Plans Rise and Burger King Makes Sustainable Commitment

Modern Restaurant Management

With new chairs, tables and barstools, the revamped restaurant boasts an upgraded bar look and feel. Despite the lagging global pandemic, the organic fast-casual brand is surging forward with record-breaking sales, franchise development growth, and new guest acquisition and satisfaction. Freddy's Names CEO.

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Nashville Pizza Places to Check Out This Week

Restaurant Clicks

Located in East Nashville’s East End neighborhood, Five Points Pizza is a New York-style pizzeria and bar offering a wide selection of foreign and domestic craft beer on draft and in bottles to enjoy with a large slice or a whole pie. This fast-casual artisanal pizza eatery combines community outreach with Nashville’s musical spirit.

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