Restaurant Business

JULY 2, 2025

02, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Wholesale egg prices have fallen 67% since their March peak. But supply has bounced back in recent months, bringing prices back down to earth. Many restaurants have said they expect the issue to last through 2025. By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. Thanks for understanding!” Sign up here.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

In this guide, youll learn: Why restaurant apps matter in 2025 and how its the consumer driving the changes The different types of restaurant apps How to make the most of your own branded restaurant app and its many benefits Lets take a closer look at why every restaurant should use apps in 2025. Inventory and supply chain apps.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 3, 2025

03, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Olo is being taken private at $2 billion. News acquisitions technology Restaurant Business Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Maze is a longtime industry journalist who writes about restaurant finance, mergers and acquisitions and the economy, with a particular focus on quick-service restaurants. Sign up here.

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Restaurant Business

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. From elevated comfort food to trending global flavors, operators are using Philly in inventive ways that bring signature flavor and premium texture to the menu.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 20, 2025

20, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Consumers are finding value in casual-dining brands like Olive Garden. Consumers want to go out and spend their hard-earned money, and we think we’re taking some wallet share from fast food and fast casual.” By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. Olive Garden’s momentum has continued into June, executives said.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

23, 2025 Photograph: RATIONAL Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Maintaining clean and hygienic equipment is one of the most important tasks in food service — and also one of the most despised. Most of all, it’s not nearly as much fun as preparing food and serving customers, the reason most people love working in food service.

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Food Supply Leadership Kitchen Safety 2025 200

Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

23, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The restaurant tech vocabulary keeps expanding. Agentic AI is the next wave of the technology in which AI will be able perform tasks while more or less flying solo. There are already some restaurant applications for this technology , at least on the consumer side. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 2, 2025

02, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Six new flavor-forward margaritas launched at Condado Tacos in June. | The new menu format makes it easier for customers to pair drinks and food. Another change tested in Michigan was collapsing the beverage and food menu back into one after previously offering separate menus for food and drink.

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Fast Casual Beverage Back of House Leadership 240

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 9, 2025

Rising Food Costs Are Straining Restaurant Finances According to TouchBistro's 2025 State of Restaurants report , food costs remain the number one source of financial strain for restaurant owners, with 26 percent citing it as their biggest financial challenge. Seven Reasons to Make Business Credit a Priority 1.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2025

Additional findings indicate that 44 percent favor a balance of human staff and some technology, while 41 percent prefer no AI use at all in their dining experience. In recent years, the food service industry has undergone a rapid transformation of automation and increased technology usage.

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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.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

Continue to Site >>> Menu C-stores are stealing fast-food tactics. Not quite yet An easy way to bring bold Korean flavors to modern menus From BBQ to beverages, menus are seeing a lot of action Food C-stores are stealing fast-food tactics. Photo: Shutterstock Made-to-order food, value offerings, loyalty programs.

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Food Fast Casual Leadership Loyalty Program 275

Restaurant Business

JULY 8, 2025

deals this week as fast-food pizza chains work to reverse stubbornly weak sales. deals this week as fast-food pizza chains work to reverse stubbornly weak sales. deals this week as fast-food pizza chains work to reverse stubbornly weak sales. By Jonathan Maze on Jul. Photo courtesy of Domino's. price point.

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Lavu

JULY 4, 2025

Technology is now playing a crucial role in helping quick-service restaurants streamline operations, optimize staff efficiency, and speed up service. In this post, we’ll explore how leveraging the right technology can significantly cut down wait times and elevate the customer experience in 2025.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

17, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Greenlanes have no dine-in seating. For certain events, Greenlane also sends the mascot Gigi—a human in a fluffy pink bunny suit, because salads are rabbit food—who has become somewhat of a TikTok star, helping to build brand awareness. By Lisa Jennings on Jun. Just drive-thru and pickup windows.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 9, 2025

Zero-waste, high-fiber snack bars Food What operators should know about ancient grains Sponsored content from our partner Furmano’s on Jul. 23, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Ancient grains like spelt/farro, quinoa, and sorghum have received a lot of culinary buzz in recent years. To learn more, click here.

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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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Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2025

13, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Upscale soup dumpling chain Din Tai Fung has the industry’s highest average unit volumes. Photo: Shutterstock Welcome to Restaurant Business’ Week in Review for the week of June 9, 2025. Private-equity firm Savory Fund made a major investment in casual-dining chain Hawkers Asian Street Food.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 27, 2025

27, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jeff's Bagel Run has 15 units open, expecting to reach 30 by the end of the year. The chain was able to get ahead on things like branding, packaging, relationships with distributors and, perhaps most importantly, technology. By Lisa Jennings on Jun. Photo courtesy of Jeff's Bagel Run.

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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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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 27, 2025

The coffee chain started a formal sales process for its China division in May 2025, which CEO Brian Niccol claims has attracted strong investor interest. While the 2025 arabica harvest is advancing in key areas, experts told Reuters that lots of cherries have fallen to the ground in some places. Exports reached US $1.28

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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. The salad chain said it also sees opportunity in California, where the fast-food minimum wage is $20 per hour. Members help make our journalism possible.

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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. 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.

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Delivery Leadership 2025 Advertising 189

Restaurant Business

JUNE 25, 2025

25, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Panera CEO Paul Carbone is promising a three-year turnaround. By Lisa Jennings on Jun. Photo: Shutterstock. Signaling change to come, Panera Bread on Wednesday announced the hire of Nikka Copeland as the new senior vice president of the newly created office of transformation & strategy.

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Lavu

JUNE 26, 2025

Running a successful restaurant isn’t just about great food and service—it’s also about smart financial management. In this guide, we’ll break down key accounting strategies and tools that help streamline operations and boost your bottom line in 2025. It is the cost incurred for a brick and mortar location of a food truck to exist.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 9, 2025

09, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The BBQ Brisket Whopper is available in regular and Whopper Jr. To put the new Whopper on the menu, the Miami-based fast-food burger chain had to bring in the brisket, Carolina gold BBQ sauce and crispy onions. “A Both are available while supplies last. By Patricia Cobe on Jul. Sign up here.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 24, 2025

24, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The flexibility of the menu remains a key strength for Chipotle. The company’s stock is down 14% over the past year and more than 9% so far in 2025. Continue to Site >>> Menu Does Chipotle have a structural problem? By Jonathan Maze on Jun. Photo: Shutterstock. Check out this table.

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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. By Lisa Jennings on Jun. Bubbakoo’s even beat category leader Chipotle, which was up nearly 15% last year.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2025

13, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn It was one of three DoorDash acquisitions announced this year. billion and international food delivery service Deliveroo for $3.9 Both the SevenRooms and Symbiosys purchases are part of DoorDash’s transformation from a delivery company into an all-around technology supplier for restaurants.

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Lavu

APRIL 25, 2025

Running a successful restaurant in 2025 isnt just about serving great food and offering good serviceit also requires the right technology behind the scenes. Top 5 POS Integrations for Restaurants in 2025 1. With rising expenses in food, labor, and rent, keeping a close eye on your financials is more important than ever.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 15, 2025

15, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Hawkers' board will feature two notable full-service chain executives. Photo courtesy of Hawkers Asian Street Food. 15, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Hawkers' board will feature two notable full-service chain executives. Photo courtesy of Hawkers Asian Street Food.

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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. Hart joins food-and-games investment company Emerging The Chicago-based company is behind Puttshack, F1 Arcade, Flight Club and the upcoming Poolhouse. By Lisa Jennings on Jun.

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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. 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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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 15, 2025

But in an increasingly technology-driven world, consumer expectations are shifting as AI reshapes digital marketing strategies. Simultaneously, specialty coffee consumers have more choices than ever before, putting more pressure on cafés and roasters to capture their attention. Print and offline marketing remain crucial tools.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 15, 2025

15, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Concierge's responses are based on OpenTable data including menus and reviews. News technology consumers Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains. By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. Sign up here.

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Lavu

APRIL 25, 2025

Setting up a POS system for a restaurant in 2025 isnt just about installing machinesits about finding the right tools to help your business run smoothly. Whether you run a quick-service spot, a full-service restaurant, a bar, or a food truck, each has unique needs for handling orders and managing workflows. The reports are awesome!

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

23, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jack in the Box is giving up on running more than one brand as it looks to sell Del Taco. Before the pandemic, as technology started to take hold in the restaurant industry, restaurant chains went on a buying spree. The need for technology to remain competitive would demand it.

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