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. | A rendering of Perkins Griddle & Go fast-casual concept. Simultaneously, the company also created a fast-casual version of Perkins called Griddle & Go, another nod to younger, on-the-go customers.

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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.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 12, 2025

12, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn There are about 1,000 Coco robots in the wild today. News technology delivery finance Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. Photo courtesy of Coco Robotics Here come the delivery robots. Sign up here.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

11, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn DoorDash also unveiled AI-powered ad targeting. News marketing delivery technology Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. Photo: Shutterstock DoorDash is doubling down on its advertising business. Sign up here.

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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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Restaurant Business

JUNE 5, 2025

05, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn BJ's has shown promising results recently. 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. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. Sign up here.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 24, 2025

24, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Puttshack is one of the concepts in the Emerging portfolio, which focuses on technology-fueled experiential restaurants. The growth capital firm behind the food-and-games brands Puttshack, F1 Arcade and Flight Club has added more restaurant industry firepower to its leadership team. Sign up here.

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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. After fast-casual chain &Pizza heard from customers that its prices were too high , it lowered them late last month and simplified its menu structure to highlight affordable options.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

23, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The restaurant tech vocabulary keeps expanding. technology News Tech Check Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. Image by Nico Heins/Midjourney Want to sound smart at the next restaurant tech cocktail party?

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

17, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn DoorDash now offers services like reservations and advertising. News Tech Check technology delivery Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains. Is that a good thing for restaurants? By Joe Guszkowski on Jun.

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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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Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

23, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The MilkShake Factory created a house-made Dubai-Style Chocolate Bar that it sells for $5.95. But in a delayed reaction of sorts, the trend has gotten a strong second wind on restaurant menus in mid-2025. By Patricia Cobe on Jun. Photo courtesy of The MilkShake Factory.

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Qu

JUNE 16, 2025

The restaurant landscape is evolving rapidly, and 2025 promises to be a pivotal year for operators who are ready to embrace change. We gathered top industry leaders to discuss the trends surfaced in our 2025 State of Digital Report. While QSRs lead at 80%, fast casual is catching up quickly. Want the full story?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2025

We were entering the saturated fast-casual burger space and knew we needed to make an impact. There are a lot of challenges facing both new and established brands in 2025. Further, growth can dilute company culture, so strong leadership and employee engagement are both crucial. What are the keys to a brand remaining authentic?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 28, 2021

Adding to the 20 Noodles & Company locations in the metro Chicago market, the ghost kitchen will help reach a new customer base through its digital channels and give the fast-casual brand a presence in-between local locations. "We're flip'd by IHOP. Grab-and-go salads and wraps, freshly baked goods and more.

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Qu

APRIL 8, 2025

Qus 6th Annual State of Digital Report is here, and its packed with insights that will help you navigate the ever-changing landscape of fast casual and quick serve restaurants (QSRs). After first-party ordering, QSRs prioritize drive-thru and third-party ordering, while Fast Casuals focus on catering and on-premises ordering expansion.

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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. Paris Baquette's Leadership Changes.

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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. Rinella is skilled in bringing restaurant ideas into reality.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The fast-casual brand continues to grow amid the pandemic and is on track to open more than 30 restaurants this year. Seizing an opportunity to revitalize the restaurant industry, Fazoli’s is encouraging challenged quick-service or fast-casual restaurant operators to convert their existing shells into a Fazoli’s.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

She has also held leadership roles at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, PepsiCo, and Frito-Lay. ” Mailender added, “On behalf of the entire Checkers & Rally’s family, I would like to thank Rick Silva for his partnership and many years of leadership. They are all in to help us succeed.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The goal is to work with health care systems all over the country and help them commit to 50 percent plant based daily offerings by 2025. Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital in Washington didn’t offer any plant-based entrees before working with the HSUS; now, approximately 50 percent of the café and patient menu items are plant-based.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

Dunkin’ is announcing that the company has met that milestone early, and is setting a new goal of opening its 1,000th DD Green Achievement restaurant by the end of 2025. ” As a Feeding America Leadership partner, the company has ongoing partnerships with a variety of food banks across the country.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 12, 2019

“Salata is on an upward trajectory to become “the” premiere national fast-casual salad restaurant,” said Wheeler. The new hires highlight the brand’s continuous efforts to build Black Bear Diner’s executive leadership team following years of growth and geographic expansion. A rebrand (June).

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Restaurant Business

APRIL 16, 2025

The Brinker International CEO and 2025 Restaurant Leader of the Year shared some wisdom from his experience revitalizing the casual-dining chain during the Restaurant Leadership Conference.

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Restaurant Business

JANUARY 6, 2025

Hochmans selection by the editors of Restaurant Business recognizes the astonishing growth at Chilis Grill and Bar, which lapped the casual-dining competition last year.

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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.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

MAY 3, 2024

We took a look at a sample of companies with new members in their leadership teams, and found that more than half of the replacements were for the CEO. We think 2024-2025 are going to be big years for restaurant IPOs. In this article about the last days of Boston Market Aaron gives his take on the end of an era in fast casual.

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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.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Taylor brings deep experience in restaurant off-premise ordering and extensive executive leadership experience in both startup and growth-oriented businesses. In 2016, under Taylor’s leadership, Splick-it acquired its competitor, Onosys, to further strengthen the company’s market position and expand its product offering.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 11, 2021

Continuing under the leadership of VP of Franchise Development, Shannon Swenson, Dave’s Hot Chicken has expanded its reach across the country with new deals signed in several key markets. Under the terms of this expanded partnership, DFSI will operate more than 560 Papa John’s restaurants in total by 2025. and Canada.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2021

In today’s competitive market of fast casual chicken concepts, our brand has continued to differentiate itself with our made-from-scratch food and our hospitable atmosphere that guests are excited to return to,” said Scott Deviney, CEO of Chicken Salad Chick. Curtis Named President of Burger King US and Canada. & Canada.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 1, 2025

In fact, the number of consumers who dine out weekly or more often was actually up slightly from 39 percent to 42 percent, according to TouchBistro's 2025 American Diner Trends Report , surveying 1,500 diners across the country. Despite the fact that consumers are paying more to visit and order from restaurants this year – 12.5

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Greek from Greece (gfg) Café, the authentic Greek fast casual phenomenon, recently opened its fifth New York location at 100 Purchase Street in Rye. “Gfg is the leading brand in the Greek fast-casual cuisine, but it also has innumerable benefits for franchisees,” said Dan Rowe, CEO of Fransmart. New Sites for gfg.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Franchisees who commit to individual and/or multi-unit development agreements for restaurants slated to open from 2022 to 2025 will be eligible to take advantage of the Jimmy John’s incentive deals. Additionally, in this role, she will be overseeing the cross functional leadership team and working directing with the partnership group.

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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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Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

23, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Many states are phasing in a $15 per hour wage over multiple years. News minimum wage labor 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: Shutterstock.

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