Restaurant Business

JUNE 6, 2025

06, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Chipotle rose to No. Photo: Shutterstock Welcome to Restaurant Business’ Week in Review for the week of June 2, 2025. 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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news of dramatic Valentine's Day shift, best food scenes, and the evolution of c-store foodservice. As they grapple with rising costs across their supply chain, 71 percent of restaurants plan to increase prices this year.

Marketing 221

Marketing Loyalty Program 2024 2025 221

Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

11, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Huddle House will add drive-thrus as it moves into more urban and suburban markets. | The Atlanta-based company is hoping that more modern food and restaurants will help its brands break through with younger consumers. That means you can now get boba at Perkins. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun.

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Fast Casual Front of House Back of House Leadership 185

Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

Salad is rising as the next drive-thru concept The fast-casual Greenlane is plotting growth across Florida with investor and NFL star Rob Gronkowski working the drive-thru window. 17, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Greenlanes have no dine-in seating. Continue to Site >>> Menu Forget coffee. By Lisa Jennings on Jun.

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Fast Casual Leadership Mobile Ordering Casual 162

Restaurant Business

JUNE 18, 2025

18, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Bubbakoo's is known for burritos, but also bowls, tacos, quesadillas and fried rice balls called "chiwawas. 18, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Bubbakoo's is known for burritos, but also bowls, tacos, quesadillas and fried rice balls called "chiwawas." By Lisa Jennings on Jun.

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Fast Casual Leadership Franchising Franchise 176

Restaurant Business

JUNE 12, 2025

12, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn There are about 1,000 Coco robots in the wild today. Employees then load the food into a robot and send it on its way. The customer unlocks their food using a code in their delivery app. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. Photo courtesy of Coco Robotics Here come the delivery robots. Sign up here.

Delivery 189

Delivery Leadership 2025 Advertising 189

Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

11, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn DoorDash also unveiled AI-powered ad targeting. The food delivery company said Wednesday that it has acquired Symbiosys, an ad tech company, in a deal valued at $175 million. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. Photo: Shutterstock DoorDash is doubling down on its advertising business. Sign up here.

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Advertising Fast Casual Social Media Leadership 228

Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

23, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The restaurant tech vocabulary keeps expanding. One example is OpenAI’s Operator, a tool that can perform web-based tasks like making a restaurant reservation or ordering food from a delivery app. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. Add these six terms to your vocabulary.

Hiring 175

Hiring Mobile Ordering Advertising Leadership 175

Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

11, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn 7-Eleven is among the growing list of retailers and restaurants offering deals to lure cash-strapped consumers this summer. The prices for both restaurant food and food from grocery and convenience stores rose 0.3% Food prices overall are up 2.9% By Heather Lalley on Jun.

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Fast Casual Cash Management Retail Leadership 175

Restaurant Business

JUNE 24, 2025

Probably not The Bottom Line: The fast-casual Mexican chain remains a shockingly good value and its first-quarter sales slowdown was not out of the ordinary. 24, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The flexibility of the menu remains a key strength for Chipotle. Among fast-casual chains, the slowdown was more pronounced.

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Fast Casual Leadership Point of Sale Social Media 144

Restaurant Business

JUNE 6, 2025

06, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Staff illustration Papa Johns has named Caroline Miller Oyler the company’s chief administrative officer. The eight-unit fast-casual concept Off The Hook Restaurants is beefing up its executive team as it plans growth in Louisiana. By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. Blaze is now based in Atlanta.

Fast Casual 147

Fast Casual Leadership Franchising Franchise 147

Restaurant Business

JUNE 5, 2025

05, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Konro was the first West Palm Beach restaurant to earn a Michelin star. News independents chefs Lisa Jennings is a veteran restaurant industry reporter and editor who covers the fast-casual sector, independent restaurants and emerging chain concepts. By Lisa Jennings on Jun. Photo courtesy of Konro.

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Fast Casual Leadership 2025 Loyalty Program 147

Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

And fast-food customers Chef Jonathon Sawyer discusses his Chicago restaurant, Kindling, and his latest TV appearance Are we reaching peak chicken tender saturation on menus? 23, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The MilkShake Factory created a house-made Dubai-Style Chocolate Bar that it sells for $5.95. By Patricia Cobe on Jun.

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Bar Fast Casual Leadership Back of House 162

Restaurant Business

JUNE 5, 2025

05, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn BJ's has shown promising results recently. On Thursday, the casual-dining chain promoted Lyle Tick, its president and chief concept officer, to the top job. News casual_dining Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains.

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Leadership Fast Casual 2025 Franchising 162

Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

17, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn DoorDash now offers services like reservations and advertising. The service is less profitable than other channels, and restaurants don’t control the data or the experience once the food leaves the building. Is that a good thing for restaurants? By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. Sign Up Thanks for signing up!

Leadership 185

Leadership Advertising 2025 Reservations 185

Restaurant Business

JUNE 24, 2025

Hart joins food-and-games investment company Emerging The Chicago-based company is behind Puttshack, F1 Arcade, Flight Club and the upcoming Poolhouse. 24, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Puttshack is one of the concepts in the Emerging portfolio, which focuses on technology-fueled experiential restaurants. By Lisa Jennings on Jun.

Leadership 157

Leadership Food Fast Casual 2025 157

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we have news on understanding customer loyalty, beverage insights, restaurant supply loyalty, the influence of discounts, the state of payments and the evolution of gift cards. The Value of Trust. velocity in Neighborhood Bars has grown by 447 percent vs the equivalent week in 2020.

2021 490

2021 Coupons Loyalty Program Consumer Goods 490

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

Pace of recovery for fast casual brands has slowed down considerably, although results continue to be much better than for full-service restaurants. State of the Plate 2020 – top foods across various cities. Disclaimer: The top foods below have seen the fastest growth on the Grubhub platform during the first half of 2020.

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2020 Mobile Ordering Point of Sale Food Supply 487

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Good Food Restaurant Scorecard. Despite skyrocketing demand for plant-based food across the U.S., 42 of the country’s favorite fast food and restaurant chains still don’t offer a plant-based entrée, according to a report released today by The Good Food Institute (GFI).

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Hospitality Food Consumer Goods 2019 459

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

The brand’s commitment to each guest service experience is the focal point of upcoming menu innovation, value-based choices, and a portfolio of new organic food and beverage educational content. And because our food travels so well, guests never have to choose between quality and convenience." flip'd by IHOP.

Franchising 474

Franchising Franchise Fast Casual Loyalty Program 474

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Ike’s Love & Sandwiches is ranked #12 on Fast Casual’s Movers and Shakers 2021 list. Ike’s appointed industry veteran Adam Rinella as Vice President of Development to help the booming fast casual brand reach even more markets. Real Food at BK. Rinella is skilled in bringing restaurant ideas into reality.

Franchising 471

Franchising Franchise Food Fast Casual 471

Squirrel Systems

MARCH 3, 2025

Whether you’re running a fast-casual concept or a fine-dining establishment, embracing the right technology can help optimize operations, enhance customer experience, and increase profitability. In 2025, these ten must-have technologies will be essential for staying competitive, efficient, and relevant in a crowded market.

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2025 Technology Operations Mobile Ordering 90

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

This investment comes at a pivotal time, as the Indian fast casual has more than 50 franchise and corporate locations in varying stages of development across the United States, including two franchised locations that recently opened in Atlanta and Orange County, California. " Benihana Plans Franchise Expansion. Benihana National Corp.

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Franchising Franchise 2020 Fast Casual 340

EATER

JULY 1, 2024

In the first half of the 20th century, almost 25,000 acres of land throughout the relatively small colony were under coconut cultivation, and Seychelles was supplying the United Kingdom, France, South Africa, India, and Mauritius with coconut products. The locals took to it as well. Prawns at Moutya.

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Tourism Influencer Hotels Fast Casual 325

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

As restaurants around the country look towards reopening, Edward Lee and Lindsey Ofcacek, director of The LEE Initiative are committed to helping reset the supply chains for farmers and restaurant operators who are committed to sustainable food. ” US Foods Donates More Than $10 Million. U S Foods Holding Corp.

Mobile Ordering 376

Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Food Order Hospitality 376

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Checkers & Rally’s will continue its tradition of putting the customer first and serving its communities by delivering high quality, craveable food at exceptional values. Most of the locations will retain a drive-thru, with a focus on to-go and grab-and-go foods, and some will also feature an eat-in dining area.

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Franchising Franchise Fast Casual Point of Sale 305

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2019

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature Winnow, Epic Burger, OneDine, Revenue Management Solutions, t he ONE Group Hospitality, McCain Foods, Epson America and Noble, Inspire Brands and 2nd Avenue Lighting. Winnow Raises $20M to Fight Food Waste. 63 million tons of food is wasted every year. ” Marc Zornes.

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Waste Food Franchising Franchise 262

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

“Salata is on an upward trajectory to become “the” premiere national fast-casual salad restaurant,” said Wheeler. The Subway Day program has funded a range of needed items for the students from field trips, to classroom supplies, and recreational needs. A rebrand (June). A new tech suite (September).

Franchising 275

Franchising Franchise Loyalty Program Book 275

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

. – Jackie Abril-Carlile, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Culinary Instructo r and Executive chef and general manager at North Mountain Brewing Everything Has Changed At the onset of COVID, most fast casual restaurants went from primarily dine-in business to mostly takeout and delivery models. Meanwhile, the U.S.

Loyalty Program 471

Loyalty Program Mobile Ordering Customer Experience Online Ordering 471

Aaron Allen & Associates

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Plant-based foods and alternative proteins have seen incredible growth over the last few years. the plant-based food market has been growing at a 16% CAGR (2018–2021) — more than twice the growth of foodservice (6% CAGR) and more than four times the growth of coffee (3% CAGR). for plant-based food was reaching the $7 billion mark.

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Marketing 2022 Point of Sale Allergens 105

KaTom

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Being a popular and delicious food item that can feed several people for a reasonable price, it’s no surprise that pizza has catapulted to the top of the pandemic comfort food pyramid, with delivery-driven concepts grabbing a big slice of the pie. California Pizza Kitchen’s Dining Room Woes.

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2020 Kitchen Safety Franchising Franchise 61

Restaurant Business

JUNE 10, 2025

10, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn QSR Automations offers kitchen display systems for large restaurant chains. Louisville-based QSR Automations provides digital kitchen display systems for many large casual-dining brands. chains as the restaurant tech market continues to consolidate. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. Sign up here.

Fast Casual 270

Fast Casual Leadership 2025 Technology 270

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 9, 2019

This edition of MRM News Bites features The American Food Association, Branch and Delaget, Restaurant Revolution Technologies, Popmenu, The Greene Turtle Sports Bar and Grille, ParTech, Casio America, Radobank, Koomi and Helios, Cudos, Postmates and TGI Fridays and Catania Oils. Restaurant of The Moment: Brenda’s French Soul Food.

Online Ordering 419

Online Ordering Leadership Website Management Food Order 419

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

“There is now optimism on the part of the American consumer, which helps to unleash pent-up demand for dining out,” says David Portalatin, NPD food industry advisor and author of Eating Patterns in America. A new report from NELSON Worldwide that takes a look at the immediate future of dining and fast-casual restaurants.

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2021 Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 473

Hot Schedules

MARCH 11, 2025

But with supply chain headaches, rising labor costs, and unpredictable demand, that’s easier said than done. . Your F&B Costs Aren’t as Locked Down as You Think Food and beverage is one of the biggest revenue drivers—but also one of the hardest to control. The result? Less overspending and no last-minute supplier scrambles.

Hotels 78

Hotels Operations Cash Management Demo 78

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The brand has been able to create an entirely new category of menu items, transforming the familiar comfort food of chicken and waffles into its photo-worthy and on-the-go staple. “The pandemic has definitely thrown some hurdles our way, from nearly halting all of our production and development, to a nationwide chicken supply shortage.

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Franchising Franchise Loyalty Program 2022 444

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

New data from the National Restaurant Association’s 2025 Off-Premises Restaurant Trends report highlights how off-premises dining has become both a consumer preference and business essential, with the convenience and availability of takeout, delivery, and drive-thru now deeply embedded in everyday life.

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Reservations 2025 Marketing Loyalty Program 488