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Olive Garden sales surge on delivery and free take-home meals

Restaurant Business

Restaurants less so How the owner of Krystal and Logan's Roadhouse makes it work Financing Olive Garden sales surge on delivery and free take-home meals Same-store sales rose 6.9% Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants had long resisted third-party delivery, preferring to serve customers in its restaurants and control the experience.

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Five Ways With Philadelphia

Restaurant Business

Way #5 CREAMY QUESADILLA WITH PHILLY Mexican food is leading the charge in foodservice growth, with the highest increase in servings vs. last year. Get today’s need-to-know restaurant industry intelligence. Sign up to receive texts from Restaurant Business on news and insights that matter to your brand. Or even on a pizza!

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From Fumbling to Flourishing: Fixing Common Restaurant Marketing Errors

Modern Restaurant Management

For restaurant operators striving to cut through the noise and connect with today's diners, understanding the nuances of modern marketing and PR is crucial. It's essential for survival and growth. What are common mistakes you see restaurant operators making in their marketing efforts and how can they rebound?

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Olo to be sold to an investment firm in $2B deal

Restaurant Business

Still, it takes private one of the industry’s most widely used tech companies and one of its earliest innovators, helping numerous restaurant chains take their businesses online. Olo was founded in 2005 and works with some 750 restaurant brands. Goldman Sachs is the financial advisor for Olo and Goodwin Procter is legal counsel.

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RATIONAL’s iCareSystem AutoDose helps you keep your oven clean without the extra effort

Restaurant Business

By saving you time and money, the iCareSystem AutoDose allows you more freedom and resources to do the work you love: planning better ways to feed and serve your customers. Which is the reason you got into the restaurant business in the first place. Get today’s need-to-know restaurant industry intelligence.

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

Restaurant Business

Sounds like the hallmarks of any solid fast-food restaurant. And the tactics are quickly stealing customers from restaurants. What’s more, 72% of consumers said they now see convenience stores as a “real alternative” to quick-service restaurants, up from 56% last year and 45% in 2022, Intouch Insight said.

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

Restaurant Business

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. Diners rolling through a drive-thru restaurant generally are likely to be looking for burgers, chicken, or even coffee. By Lisa Jennings on Jun.