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JULY 25, 2025

Other brands are winning with new, more sustainable business models. Premium Financing The difficult operating environment hits once-untouchable Chipotle The Bottom Line: The fast-casual burrito chain, which thrived during the Great Recession and shrugged off the pandemic, is suddenly on the defensive.

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JULY 22, 2025

Premium Technology Loyalty programs are growing. Premium Financing Explaining Crumbls franchise profitability The Bottom Line: The dessert chain has updated its franchise documents to show a median per-store net profit far better than was initially reported. Whether theyre working is another thing. Just ask McDonald's and Starbucks.

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AUGUST 5, 2025

Yum executives blamed weakness at Habit on a soft consumer landscape but they did say that sales improved in June with new marketing. The company plans more marketing in the coming months to continue building on that momentum. Continue to Site >>> Menu KFC and Pizza Hut continue to struggle in the U.S.

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JULY 9, 2025

09, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Kraft Heinz Versatile, consistent, and built for culinary creativity, Philadelphia Cream Cheese is The Original that chefs trust to do it all.

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AUGUST 5, 2025

Trending Premium Financing Yum Brands chicken concept is struggling in the U.S.,

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JUNE 20, 2025

News earnings casual_dining Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains. Become a Restaurant Business member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. Sign up here. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips?

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JULY 22, 2025

Specifically, Brix plans to expand Friendly’s, an East Coast diner chain, into Southern markets including Georgia, the Carolinas and Texas. News franchising acquisitions finance Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains. Premium Technology Loyalty programs are growing.

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JUNE 23, 2025

They are popping up more often in conversations this year, and they point toward deeper trends in the restaurant tech market. Agentic AI is the next wave of the technology in which AI will be able perform tasks while more or less flying solo. Image by Nico Heins/Midjourney Want to sound smart at the next restaurant tech cocktail party?

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JUNE 15, 2025

Current market challenges mean it’s never been harder to operate a coffee business – and this includes marketing and branding. High and volatile green coffee prices , along with increasing operational costs, are creating a more competitive market. Print and offline marketing remain crucial tools.

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AUGUST 7, 2025

Those new shops continue to generate strong sales thanks to investments in marketing and other efforts when it opens in new markets and locations. We’re seeing really nice, strong results across our different markets,” Barone said, noting that the strongest performing shop last week was in Georgia. It expects revenues of $1.59

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JUNE 23, 2025

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JULY 8, 2025

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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JULY 28, 2025

Since then, the company said that it has generated 18 straight quarters of same-store sales growth, expanded into new markets, developed new products and launched a marketing cooperative with its franchisees. The company had been owned by the founding family until 2021, when it was sold to the private-equity firm Peak Rock Capital.

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JULY 9, 2025

Premium Technology Olos restaurant tech odyssey will continue in private Tech Check: After a rocky few years on the public markets, the online ordering giant will continue its quest for “hospitality at scale” under a new owner. That outsider has now left, leaving the company with more uncertainty.

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JULY 22, 2025

The good news for Crumbl, however, is that the company’s profitability did improve in 2024, and by quite a bit. After adding 264 locations in 2022 and 281 in 2023, Crumbl added just 87 new restaurants in 2024. It also spent a lot of time marketing and added new types of desserts such as pies and cakes to its lineup.

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JUNE 17, 2025

billion in 2024 and are expected to top $3 trillion by 2028, the report said. Salad is rising as the next drive-thru concept Technology Tech supplier SpotOn launches a mobile app to compete with aggregators Food C-stores are stealing fast-food tactics. C-store foodservice grew 5% last year and is on pace to grow another 5.7%

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JULY 2, 2025

The 20 puree flavor possibilities were eventually narrowed down to six that were test marketed in Michigan. At the same time, Kahn was working on revamping the simple syrups, developing them in house and creating flavors like habanero, ginger and lavender to add complexity and more customization to the margarita lineup.

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JUNE 11, 2025

11, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Huddle House will add drive-thrus as it moves into more urban and suburban markets. | And there will be more technology, including self-service ordering kiosks. Many of the changes it is making are intended to help it adapt to these new markets. That means you can now get boba at Perkins.

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JUNE 17, 2025

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. Salad is rising as the next drive-thru concept Technology Tech supplier SpotOn launches a mobile app to compete with aggregators Food C-stores are stealing fast-food tactics.

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JUNE 6, 2025

2024 was a tough year for restaurants. But it wasn’t quite so bad for fast-casual concepts , which outpaced other categories with 9% growth in 2024, according to Technomic. By Heather Lalley on Jun. 06, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Chipotle rose to No. Segment leader Chipotle Mexican Grill rose to No. Have consumers moved on?

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AUGUST 8, 2025

That’s the lesson for Papa Johns, which under CEO Todd Penegor has returned much of its marketing focus on its core pizza product, rather than sides and sandwiches such as Papadias and Papa Bites. The company also shifted away from local marketing in a belief that national marketing was more efficient. Photo: Shutterstock.

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JUNE 27, 2025

That led to selling bagels at farmers markets. The chain was able to get ahead on things like branding, packaging, relationships with distributors and, perhaps most importantly, technology. 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.

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JULY 29, 2025

The Farmstand as marketing tool Calling the made-to-order menu of value meals “Farmstand Fresh & Affordable” reinforces Farmer Boys’ farm-fresh roots. To amplify the message and promote the new boxes, the marketing team organizes events at select locations and sets up an actual farmstand filled with fresh produce. Sign up here.

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JUNE 13, 2025

Premium Financing The market for restaurant chains is heating up The Bottom Line: A pair of firms are reportedly making a play for Papa Johns, and Bojangles is apparently on the market again. Consumers still want great in-store experiences, even if they don’t always use them.

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JUNE 12, 2025

The company plans to expand into more markets and expects to have thousands of bots on the ground by the end of the year, which it says will give it the largest autonomous vehicle fleet in the world. News technology delivery finance Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains.

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JULY 21, 2025

Cheese debuts a new arcade concept for adults who want to be kids Exclusive Content Premium Technology Loyalty programs are growing. Those aggregators have become vital for Domino’s market share, and other chains too. Whether theyre working is another thing. Whether theyre working is another thing.

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AUGUST 7, 2025

Premium Financing The fast-food market is tanking The Bottom Line: Fast-food chains are losing market share as their core customers, low-income diners, cut back and visit less often. If the value war is working, it’s difficult to see how. Premium Financing Yum Brands chicken concept is struggling in the U.S.,

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JULY 21, 2025

The company under former CEO Chidsey, whose job was to guide the company through a sale process, upgraded the menu, improved marketing and reorganized the corporate structure. Those aggregators have become vital for Domino’s market share, and other chains too. Subway operates another 16,000 locations outside the U.S.,

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JUNE 13, 2025

Photo: Shutterstock San Francisco-based delivery service DoorDash announced Friday that it has completed its purchase of SevenRooms, a New York-City-based reservations and marketing platform for restaurants. . By Timothy Inklebarger and Joe Guszkowski on Jun. billion and international food delivery service Deliveroo for $3.9

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JUNE 23, 2025

It’s easy to score what’s marketed as a Dubai Chocolate Bar at specialty retail food stores; in New York City a 7-ounce bar sells for about $19. You can also buy them on Amazon and at some Costco locations.

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AUGUST 8, 2025

While those numbers show a significant jump between 2024 and 2025, the comeback of yogurt is a bigger surprise. We all remember when there was a fro-yo shop on every corner back in the 2010s, but eventually the market got a bit saturated. And Korean yogurt itself saw a 50% search increase. “We

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AUGUST 11, 2025

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JUNE 25, 2025

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AUGUST 5, 2025

so it is creating another one The Bottom Line: The company plans to open more locations of its chicken tenders concept Saucy, even as KFC’s struggles worsen. The result can send restaurant brands back years.

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AUGUST 7, 2025

Then Kfoury plans to look to new markets, including possibly Florida, Texas, Chicago and the Washington, D.C. If you’re able to grow as company-owned, and you’re trying to look for tier-one markets that you can afford owning, why hand it over to someone who could ruin the brand at some point?” An interior of Naya in New York City.

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JULY 9, 2025

This seems to be the next iteration of BK’s 2024 Million Dollar Whopper promotion, in which Royal Perks loyalty members could submit new flavor ideas for the Whopper with the chance to win $1 million.

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JUNE 24, 2025

The company’s real versus its perceived value could suggest marketing issues, for instance. Premium Technology From acqui-hire to vaporware: The new restaurant tech ABCs Tech Check: These six terms are popping up more often in industry conversations, providing a glimpse at the next wave of trends.

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