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JULY 22, 2025

Click here to complete your profile Multimedia How Cracker Barrel chef Matt Banton is expanding the flavor portfolio Tyler Florence dishes on San Francisco and David Burke puts his pastrami to the test Happy Hour value and summer flavors The summer of spritzes The Latest Leadership Wendys names Pete Suerken president of its U.S.

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AUGUST 5, 2025

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

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JULY 22, 2025

Legacy owner Amol Kohli will become chairman of Brix, and the Brix leadership team, including CEO Sherif Mityas, will remain in place. Specifically, Brix plans to expand Friendly’s, an East Coast diner chain, into Southern markets including Georgia, the Carolinas and Texas. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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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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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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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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JUNE 23, 2025

They are popping up more often in conversations this year, and they point toward deeper trends in the restaurant tech market. Retail media network “A type of advertising platform that allows retailers to sell ad space on their digital channels to third-party brands.” In this case, restaurants are the advertisers.

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JUNE 23, 2025

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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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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 27, 2025

That led to selling bagels at farmers markets. and Bruegger’s, Jeff sees a world of opportunity for bagels made better, especially in markets he sees as “bagel deserts.” The pandemic was in full swing, and we got really busy, like 300-400 DMs whenever we dropped a menu,” he said. We’d sell out. We went full bagel,” he said.

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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. That doesn’t mean it’s not expensive there.

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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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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. It’s a unique spin on Southern comfort.

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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. But Tampa-based Greenlane is among a growing number of fast-casual concepts making freshly prepared salads a drive-thru option. All are company owned and there are no plans to franchise.

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JULY 21, 2025

In its announcement, Subway noted that the company under his leadership had 17 straight quarters of same-store sales growth. 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.

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JUNE 17, 2025

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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. | 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. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun.

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JUNE 20, 2025

Penfield has spent two decades at Raising Cane’s, where he held multiple leadership roles, including chief of restaurant services, senior vice president of restaurant services, and regional vice president of operations. Austin Green, Soulmans Bar-B-Que The 20-unit Soulman’s Bar-B-Que, based in Dallas, has made a number of leadership promotions.

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JUNE 6, 2025

It is in California The Bottom Line: Data from Technomic’s Price Pulse shows that the average price for a medium Big Mac meal in California is about the same as the price for a Big Smasher on Chili’s 3-for-Me menu.

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JUNE 25, 2025

Fast-casual Panera Bread has been going through significant change over the past two years, with multiple board and leadership changes. News leadership Fast_Casual Lisa Jennings is a veteran restaurant industry reporter and editor who covers the fast-casual sector, independent restaurants and emerging chain concepts. Sign up here.

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JULY 21, 2025

Those aggregators have become vital for Domino’s market share, and other chains too. Premium Financing Once a skeptic, Dominos embraces third-party aggregators The Bottom Line: The pizza chain’s deal with DoorDash appears to be working as expected, according to the data firm M Science. Whether theyre working is another thing.

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AUGUST 5, 2025

On behalf of the entire board, I want to thank Drew for his steady leadership and service,” said Jeff Jones, board chair. We’re pleased he will continue to provide guidance as a board director, given his vast industry experience and leadership as we have undertaken our brand revitalization work to date, and he has our full support.”

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JULY 22, 2025

It also spent a lot of time marketing and added new types of desserts such as pies and cakes to its lineup. Trending Leadership Wendys names Pete Suerken president of its U.S. The company responded to this the way any brand should: It slowed growth to a crawl and focused on improving unit volumes and profits.

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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. Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI and an existing Coco investor, contributed to the fundraising round. Members help make our journalism possible.

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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. It’s been a little over a month since DoorDash announced it was buying both SevenRooms for $1.2 billion, both in cash.

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AUGUST 11, 2025

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JULY 16, 2025

In the first week, Lime Fresh sold over 300 pizzas with no marketing, “which is pretty good for a taco stand,” said Pavano. Now the marketing push is on, and there’s a possibility of line extensions if the sales support that move. Those aggregators have become vital for Domino’s market share, and other chains too.

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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

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. 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.

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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 15, 2025

Tomasso has more than 30 years of leadership experience, including the past seven as CEO of First Watch. The board we’ve built at hawkers isn’t just high-caliber—it’s high conviction,” Smith said in a statement. Each member brings unique strengths, but what unites us is a belief in the power of this one-of-a-kind brand.”

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JUNE 11, 2025

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JULY 9, 2025

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JUNE 18, 2025

Premium Financing In the fast-food world, growth is coming from drinks and desserts The Bottom Line: The highest-growth quick-service chains cannot be found in traditional sectors but among coffee, beverage and dessert brands. What does this say about the restaurant industry?

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AUGUST 11, 2025

But for now the focus is on dominating in Central Florida with Zaza and, then moving to new markets. Perez brought in Luis Fernandez, the former COO of Yum Brand’s operations in Spain and Portugal, as a consultant. In time, Fernandez may have a bigger role, Perez added. But he said, “Never say never.” 

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