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Olive Garden sales surge on delivery and free take-home meals

Restaurant Business

during the three months ended May 25, marking the brand’s best same-store sales performance since the last quarter of 2022. Same-store sales at the Italian casual-dining chain spiked 6.9% It included a nearly 3% traffic increase. Executives cited the success of a buy one, take one promotion that ran for five weeks starting in mid-March.

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How to Build a Food Delivery App for Your Restaurant

The Rail

The global online food delivery market size was valued at USD 221.65 billion in 2022 and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3% The graph below illustrates how these models interact within the market: 1. Customer data management for targeted promotions and personalized marketing.

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Michelin Rating Overview: Expansion into New Markets

Goliath Consulting

Today, the Michelin Guide continues to explore new markets and broaden its global influence. The past five years have seen the guide move into the Middle East, with Dubai and Istanbul joining the list in 2022. Challenges in New Markets Despite its success, the Michelin Guide faces challenges when entering new markets.

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How this entrepreneur's bagel runs became a business

Restaurant Business

That led to selling bagels at farmers markets. In 2022, the opportunity for a second unit came up. and Bruegger’s, Jeff sees a world of opportunity for bagels made better, especially in markets he sees as “bagel deserts.” We’d sell out. It was quite a phenomenon for a few months.” We went full bagel,” he said. “I’m I said yes.”

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Fighting for traffic, pizza chains push more discounts

Restaurant Business

Domino’s Chief Marketing Officer Kate Trumbull said in a statement that there are 34 million potential combinations of one of the chain’s pizzas, effectively making this a discount on 34 million products, at least through Aug. The deals intensify a tradition of value marketing in the pizza business. Little Caesars is offering a $9.99

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Dinner, With a Side of Climate Preaching

EATER

The numbers come from the 2022 environmental, social, and governance (ESG) report of the vegan brand Beyond Meat , from which PLNT Burger gets its patties. Every year we gave away over 1,200 free truffles, caramels, honeycombs, and more for people’s birthdays — no purchase required, no email signup, no catch,” it wrote on Instagram.

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Big Way brings a fast-casual take on hot pot

Restaurant Business

Founded in 2022 in Vancouver, the chain has 13 units there, and will also continue to grow north of the border. Those aggregators have become vital for Domino’s market share, and other chains too. Only this one is fast casual. Big Way Hot Pot has opened its first U.S. by the end of 2025. and all are company-owned.