Restaurant Business

JULY 3, 2025

The sale comes just four years after Olo went public, and ends a difficult period on the public markets. Its core product is online ordering, but it has expanded into marketing and customer engagement as well as payment processing. per share for the online ordering and payment company just four years after Olo went public.

Leadership

Restaurant Business

JUNE 20, 2025

The chain has kept its menu prices lower than inflation, and it has invested in other limited-time specials, such as its popular Never-Ending Pasta Bowl, in an effort to appeal to price-conscious consumers. Its return is part of a stepped-up focus on affordability at the brand since the pandemic.

Delivery

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 7, 2025

07, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Dutch Bros has thrived in recent quarters amid consumer enthusiasm for cold beverages. Drive-thru beverages are apparently immune to whatever is ailing the U.S. Dutch Bros, the Grants Pass, Oregon-based drive-thru beverage chain, on Wednesday said that its same-store sales rose 6.1%

Point of Sale

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.

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Restaurant Business

AUGUST 5, 2025

Menu Talk is a collaboration between Restaurant Business Senior Menu Editor Pat Cobe and Bret Thorn, senior food & beverage editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe on Spotify. You can subscribe to it wherever you listen to podcasts. Members help make our journalism possible.

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Restaurant Business

AUGUST 5, 2025

Yum executives blamed weakness at Habit on a soft consumer landscape but they did say that sales improved in June with new marketing. The company plans more marketing in the coming months to continue building on that momentum. Yum stock was down nearly 3% in morning trading on Tuesday.

Point of Sale

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 11, 2025

4, once football season gets into full swing, digital customers can order a game-day special of 20 Hot & Spicy Wings and four sauces for $20. Larger groups can score a $20 Wings & Wedges Fan Favorites Box that includes 10 Hot & Spicy Wings, 12 Chicken Nuggets, Potato Wedges, four biscuits and four dipping sauces. Starting Sept.

Menu

The Rail

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Video marketing is an essential tool to captivate audiences, drive foot traffic, and win the fierce battle for online attention. The Power of Visual Storytelling The food and beverage industry is inherently visual. Leveraging User-Generated Content User-generated content (UGC) is a powerful marketing asset for restaurants.

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ChowNow

MAY 9, 2025

These include: Food Costs Labor Costs Occupancy Costs Operating Costs Marketing and Promotions Expenses Every successful restaurant owner knows that tracking these isnt just a bookkeeping exercise; its how you spot opportunities to save money, collect data for better decision making, and run more efficiently.

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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. | They specialize in breakfast staples, homestyle favorites and homey atmospheres—Perkins largely in the Midwest and East Coast and Huddle House in the South. Beverages will also be a big part of Griddle & Go.

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 11, 2025

But for now the focus is on dominating in Central Florida with Zaza and, then moving to new markets. Beverages (coffees) are a core of the menu. 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.

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

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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Restaurant Business

JUNE 27, 2025

That led to selling bagels at farmers markets. In fact, the beverage program was a bit of a fluke. and Bruegger’s, Jeff sees a world of opportunity for bagels made better, especially in markets he sees as “bagel deserts.” We’d sell out. It was quite a phenomenon for a few months.” We went full bagel,” he said.

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

JULY 22, 2025

Specifically, Brix plans to expand Friendly’s, an East Coast diner chain, into Southern markets including Georgia, the Carolinas and Texas. Kohli plans to continue growing Brix’s restaurant network and will also look for more brands to acquire. Kohli started at Friendly’s as a waiter at age 15 and began operating locations in 2009. “I

Franchising

Restaurant Business

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.

Operations

Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

Trending Food Spinoffs of the TikTok-famous Dubai Chocolate Bar surge on chain restaurant menus Financing How is Roark Capitals track record?

Food Supply

Restaurant Business

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.

Leadership

Restaurant Business

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.

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

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. And fast-food customers Convenience-store foodservice grew 5% last year and is expected to jump another 5.7% this year, according to new data from Intouch Insight.

Food

Restaurant Business

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.

Menu

Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

They are popping up more often in conversations this year, and they point toward deeper trends in the restaurant tech market. The rise of this new model could require restaurant marketing departments to change how they develop campaigns and spend their digital ad dollars. This has led to a lot of half-baked products hitting the market.

Hiring

Restaurant Business

JULY 21, 2025

Those aggregators have become vital for Domino’s market share, and other chains too. Trending Beverage Starbucks sets the 2025 release date for Pumpkin Spice Latte this summer Premium Technology Loyalty programs are growing. Whether theyre working is another thing. Whether theyre working is another thing.

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

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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Squirrel Systems

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Design Team-Inspired Menus Add some fun to your menu by creating special dishes or drinks that represent each of the competing teams. Halftime Happy Hour As the game continues, traffic often slows down, but you can keep momentum going with a special happy hour during halftime.

Social Media

Restaurant Business

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.

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

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.

Operations

Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

Chains including Shake Shack, Paris Baguette, Nick the Greek and MilkShake Factory have recently rolled out shakes, sweets and beverages that riff on the classic Middle Eastern treat of chocolate, pistachio and the crisp shreds of phyllo dough known as kataifi. Photo courtesy of Paris Baguette. Members help make our journalism possible.

Bar

Restaurant Business

JULY 21, 2025

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. Those aggregators have become vital for Domino’s market share, and other chains too. Subway operates another 16,000 locations outside the U.S.,

Loyalty Program

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 12, 2025

Menu Talk is a collaboration between Restaurant Business Senior Menu Editor Pat Cobe and Bret Thorn, senior food & beverage editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. Sealey also suggests a trick for catering to customers who don’t like cilantro. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe on Spotify.

Innovation

Restaurant Business

JUNE 6, 2025

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Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 12, 2025

Online ordering provider Olo has long beaten the drum for using digital order data to shape marketing. And DoorDash forced its way into the conversation this spring with the acquisition of SevenRooms, a reservations and marketing platform. Elsewhere in the field, there are other signs that this sort of approach is working. 

Loyalty Program

Restaurant Business

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. The company responded to this the way any brand should: It slowed growth to a crawl and focused on improving unit volumes and profits. After adding 264 locations in 2022 and 281 in 2023, Crumbl added just 87 new restaurants in 2024.

Franchising

Restaurant Business

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.

Delivery

Restaurant Business

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. . By Timothy Inklebarger and Joe Guszkowski on Jun. billion and international food delivery service Deliveroo for $3.9

Reservations

Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

C-store chain Yesway rolled out a Summer Sips promotion , with deals on Rockstar energy drinks and $1 off the chain’s new Buffalo Chicken Burrito with the purchase of a Honcho beverage. marketing retail News Heather Lalley is the managing editor of Restaurant Business, Foodservice Director and CSP Daily news. Sign up here.

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 8, 2025

There are 83% more searches for yogurt cafes, especially those specializing in richer, thicker Korean styles, like Let Eat Yogurt [sic] in Los Angeles. 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. And Korean yogurt itself saw a 50% search increase. “We

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

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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