Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

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. News food drink Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains.

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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. Sounds like the hallmarks of any solid fast-food restaurant. By Heather Lalley on Jun.

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Restaurant Business

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.

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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. It could have been worse: Fast-casual pizza chain sales declined 5%. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features delivery data, tariff troubles, summer dining trends, and Beer Serves America. Fast Food and QSR Value The United States Fast Food & Quick Service Restaurant Market size was valued at US$ 248.8 Perkins American Food Co.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2025

The fast-food franchisor is asking a federal court to sign off on its decision to terminate Paradigm Investment Group’s franchise agreement. Private-equity firm Savory Fund made a major investment in casual-dining chain Hawkers Asian Street Food. million last year, that’s more than double the next closest chain.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 16, 2025

Photos courtesy of Lime Fresh Mexican Grill With nine locations in Florida, fast-casual Lime Fresh Mexican Grill is David to Taco Bell’s Goliath. . Photos courtesy of Lime Fresh Mexican Grill With nine locations in Florida, fast-casual Lime Fresh Mexican Grill is David to Taco Bell’s Goliath. By Patricia Cobe on Jul.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

For fast-food restaurants, where every second counts, this could be a particularly valuable tool, especially as more transactions come through digital channels. technology News Tech Check Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains.

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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. Among fast-casual chains, the slowdown was more pronounced. None of this isn’t to say that there aren’t potential issues with the fast-casual chain.

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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? Since the menu at this fast-casual chain is rooted in Mediterranean flavors, this dessert is not a big culinary stretch. Photo courtesy of Nick the Greek.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 21, 2025

But store closures have returned this year amid a difficult operating environment for much of the fast-food space. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips? By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 21, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jonathan Fitzpatrick will be the new CEO of Subway. Photo courtesy of Subway.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 9, 2025

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 View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips? A fun fact is that the brisket is actually pit smoked. Get today’s need-to-know restaurant industry intelligence.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 18, 2025

The New Jersey-based fast-casual chain has been acquired by private-equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners, the company announced Wednesday. News acquisitions franchising Lisa Jennings is a veteran restaurant industry reporter and editor who covers the fast-casual sector, independent restaurants and emerging chain concepts.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

The convenience-retailing giant on Wednesday announced a Craveables Value Menu, pitting it in head-to-head competition with fast-food chains also looking to win consumers over with low prices. She previously served as editor in chief of Winsight Grocery Business View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips?

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 12, 2025

News technology delivery finance Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips? Become a Restaurant Business member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 15, 2025

Chris Tomasso, CEO of First Watch, and Barry McGowan, CEO of Fogo de Chao, are both joining a new board for Hawkers Asian Street Food, the casual-dining chain Savory acquired last month. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips? By Jonathan Maze on Jul. Photo courtesy of Hawkers Asian Street Food.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 24, 2025

News Emerging Brands technology Lisa Jennings is a veteran restaurant industry reporter and editor who covers the fast-casual sector, independent restaurants and emerging chain concepts. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips? Sign up here.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 5, 2025

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. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips? Sign up here. Get today’s need-to-know restaurant industry intelligence.

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Qu

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

New Online Ordering 70% of guests prefer ordering directly from restaurants 1 , and guest expectations for fast, seamless digital experiences have never been higher. Article sources: (1) Hospitality Tech. 2) QSR Magazine. Let’s move beyond the ordinary—together, unlocking new possibilities to achieve exceptional growth.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 15, 2025

OpenTable says the bot will save customers time and will help restaurants capture more bookings by providing needed information fast. News technology consumers Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips?

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Restaurant Business

JULY 14, 2025

News Tech Check technology Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips? Give them a reason to bite on whatever you’re putting out there, and let them get back to what they were doing,” he said.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 5, 2025

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. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips? Sign up here.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

News Tech Check technology delivery Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips? Because if DoorDash keeps going at this rate, it may just become inevitable.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

News marketing delivery technology Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips? Become a Restaurant Business member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 10, 2025

Louisville-based QSR Automations provides digital kitchen display systems for many large casual-dining brands. News technology mergers Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips? Sign up here.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 18, 2025

The casual-dining chain confirmed that it laid off a small number of employees to align with its new First Choice plan , which calls for the chain to refranchise some company-owned locations in order to pay down debt. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips? By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. Sign up here.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 1, 2025

shops Value pressure comes to the fast-casual sector Financing These full-service restaurant chains opened the most locations last year In an overall down year for full-service unit growth, these five brands bucked the trend. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips? Sign up here.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 1, 2025

News franchising leadership Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips? Investors are leery about fast-food chains and they’re jumping onto a few key casual-dining bandwagons. Sign up here.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 11, 2025

View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips? Premium Emerging Brands Olive & Finch lets diners dictate how they want to experience the brand This growing premium fast casual out of Denver is expanding with an all-day menu priced no higher than $20.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 1, 2025

View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips? Investors are leery about fast-food chains and they’re jumping onto a few key casual-dining bandwagons. Premium Financing The fast-food beverage wars have begun The Bottom Line: Taco Bell and Whataburger have introduced new beverages in recent days.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 23, 2025

View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips? Premium Emerging Brands Panini Kabob Grill has sights set on going public This 26-unit Southern California casual-dining chain has been growing for 25 years, "one kabob at a time." Get today’s need-to-know restaurant industry intelligence.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Smart QSR and fast casual chains like Chipotle and Shake Shack reconfigured their strategies to lean heavily into delivery apps, digital ordering, and loyalty programs. So, what can marketers of fast casuals do to bring people back to their brick-and-mortar locations? But the platform is where the real winners shook out.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 8, 2025

News delivery regulation Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips? Become a Restaurant Business member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

In California, where there is no tip credit, the fast-food wage remains at $20 per hour for hourly workers. The state’s Fast Food Council’s planning subcommittee earlier this year voted to put a potential cost-of-living wage increase on the agenda for discussion at the next meeting, but the date has not yet been determined.

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 15, 2021

Meanwhile, sales at cafes, fast-food restaurants, coffee shops, and casual-dining establishments fell by 27 percent. Suppliers have trouble finding enough personnel, and fast food restaurants’ “chicken sandwich wars” have pushed demand even higher. You can read our original article here (10). Conclusion.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features Grubhub's State of the Plate 2020 trend report, the fragility of "open," di g ital resilience and brand intimacy. The fast food industry is also giving back during the pandemic. Financial Trends Insights.

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Goliath Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

From an interview with Restaurant Business Magazine , Bruster’s Real Ice Cream reported selling 18 franchise agreements this year and now has 56 stores under construction or in development out of their 200 units (1). Up-and-coming restaurants like Fajita Pete recently announced it will triple locations from their new franchise deals (2).

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