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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% at the Italian casual-dining chain as its investments in affordability and Uber delivery paid off. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun.

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How this entrepreneur's bagel runs became a business

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By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 27, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jeff's Bagel Run has 15 units open, expecting to reach 30 by the end of the year. Photo courtesy of Jeff's Bagel Run. Jeff Perera jokes that his bagel chain is the result of a love story. “I I made a bagel for my wife, because she asked me to,” he said. She’s on time.

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Fighting for traffic, pizza chains push more discounts

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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. price point. But sales and traffic challenges more recently have resurrected the need for more value-based marketing. By Jonathan Maze on Jul.

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Perkins and Huddle House aim for revivals with boba, smash burgers and drive-thrus

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Systemwide sales fell 5.3% All photos courtesy of Ascent Hospitality Management A pair of legacy family-dining brands are out to prove that age is only a number. The of-the-moment menu updates are part of sweeping rebrands at the two chains under owner Ascent Hospitality Management. But they have receded over the years.

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

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In-store sales at convenience stores hit a record $335.5 When it comes to value , three-quarters of c-store consumers said made-to-order food at c-stores is a good value, up 13 points from last year. And fast-food customers Convenience-store foodservice grew 5% last year and is expected to jump another 5.7% By Heather Lalley on Jun.

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Does Chipotle have a structural problem? Probably not

Restaurant Business

It's complicated Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants could sell Bahama Breeze Olive Garden sales surge on delivery and free take-home meals Premium OPINION Financing Does Chipotle have a structural problem? And then the company reported its first negative same-store sales quarter in five years. By Jonathan Maze on Jun.

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From acqui-hire to vaporware: The new restaurant tech ABCs

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They are popping up more often in conversations this year, and they point toward deeper trends in the restaurant tech market. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 23, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The restaurant tech vocabulary keeps expanding. Image by Nico Heins/Midjourney Want to sound smart at the next restaurant tech cocktail party?

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