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C-stores are stealing fast-food tactics. And fast-food customers

Restaurant Business

Eleven percent say they usually eat inside the c-store, that’s up from just 3% in 2023 and 5% a year ago. But as convenience stores remodel their locations, a growing number of consumers are choosing to dine in-store. Members help make our journalism possible.

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Former Red Robin CEO G.J. Hart joins food-and-games investment company Emerging

Restaurant Business

In 2023, the company launched the Emerging Fund, initially raising about $52 million with a goal of reaching $100 million, to invest in matching promising tech firms with emerging concepts.

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Dinner, With a Side of Climate Preaching

EATER

Nor has eating plant-based meat even made a significant impact on beef production, according to a 2023 report. 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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Perkins and Huddle House aim for revivals with boba, smash burgers and drive-thrus

Restaurant Business

11, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Huddle House will add drive-thrus as it moves into more urban and suburban markets. | When we spoke to younger customers, we found that Perkins is just not as relevant,” said Ascent CEO James O’Reilly, who joined the company in 2023. That means you can now get boba at Perkins.

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Forget coffee. Salad is rising as the next drive-thru concept

Restaurant Business

The three-unit chain has two more under construction in the Tampa Bay area, and another five to seven are planned in 2026, reaching the Orlando market. The way Greenlane prices its menu has evolved since the first unit opened in 2023. All are company owned and there are no plans to franchise. At Greenlane, there’s no dine-in service.

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Taco John's, Bobby's Burgers and more executive movement

Restaurant Business

At Bobby’s Burgers, Cunningham will focus on new market expansion, and both traditional and nontraditional growth worldwide. He joined the restaurant in 2023 after working in Washington, D.C. Cunningham is the former vice president of U.S. development for Litle Caesars Pizza, and he has held roles at Dunkin’ and Inspire Brands.

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DEFINE, TEACH, AND LIVE YOUR RESTAURANT’S MISSION

Culinary Cues

Every marketer insists that a company have a clear mission statement that is designed to give direction to a company and clearly articulate to the customer and employee, what the company stands for. Ahh…the mission statement. It will help employees understand the value of what they do.”