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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. The casual, welcoming atmosphere and helpful staff keep customers coming back. Whether you’re a barbecue connoisseur or a casual diner, Redneck BBQ Lab provides a top-notch experience that keeps customers coming back for more. #25

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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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What Are Crytpo Restaurants Serving Up?

Modern Restaurant Management

Bee, the celebrity chef who opened Miami’s Oishi Thai restaurant back in 2005 is preparing to launch Miami’s first NFT restaurant. Piya has no confirmed locations, but it will have a private omakase dining room and a fast-casual area where NFT holders can access exclusive events. Camboflare.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

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. ” Founded in 2005 in the Dallas suburb of Lewisville, Twin Peaks now has 80 locations in 25 states. Freddy's Names CEO.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

State of Digital Qu announced the results of its fifth annual survey of quick service (QSR) and fast casual (FC) restaurant brands. Digital ordering is still larger at fast casuals versus QSR. Half of fast casuals achieved 26-50 percent digital sales, while nearly half of QSRs had 11-25 percent digital sales.

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