Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

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. But Tampa-based Greenlane is among a growing number of fast-casual concepts making freshly prepared salads a drive-thru option. By Lisa Jennings on Jun.

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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 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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Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

technology News Tech Check Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains. But it’s claims like those that restaurants should be wary of while shopping for technology. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips?

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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. Photo: Shutterstock.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 8, 2025

It could have been worse: Fast-casual pizza chain sales declined 5%. deals this week as fast-food pizza chains work to reverse stubbornly weak sales. Of the three, only Domino’s averaged a positive number, 1.22%. It’s not just those three. The entire quick-service pizza sector grew by just 0.93% in 2023.

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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. By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 16, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Lime Fresh Mexican Grill launched two limited-time pizzas at the beginning of July.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

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. Premium Technology DoorDash wants to be everywhere Tech Check: The delivery company is gobbling up more of the restaurant tech ecosystem.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2025

Private-equity firm Savory Fund made a major investment in casual-dining chain Hawkers Asian Street Food. Starbucks’ latest gambit to improve operations? Giving store managers ownership over testing early-stage ideas and sharing the results systemwide. Members help make our journalism possible.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

Since the menu at this fast-casual chain is rooted in Mediterranean flavors, this dessert is not a big culinary stretch. Frozen Greek yogurt is layered with pistachio butter, crisp kataifi, a chocolate shell and a pistachio cream drizzle. Nick the Greeks Pistachio Cream “Dubai Chocolate” Froyo. Photo courtesy of Nick the Greek.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 9, 2025

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. But that doesn’t mean that it hasn’t changed with consumer demand.

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Black Box Intelligence

MAY 8, 2025

State of the Industry Recap 7 Key Takeaways From Restaurant Industry 2025 Q2 State of the Industry The Restaurant Industry 2025 Q2 Snapshot Webinar by Black Box Intelligence shared important insights. Guests are favoring QSR and fast casual for delivery due to lower total costs, including tips and fees. industry-wide.

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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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Black Box Intelligence

JULY 16, 2025

It spread across nearly every restaurant segment, with all but Fast Casual accelerating their year-over-year same-store sales growth compared to May. Casual Dining led the pack once again, outperforming every other segment by a wide margin. Traffic -4.6% -3.6% -2.7% -2.5% +0.9% -3.2% -1.3% -5.7% -2.2% -1.5% -1.0% -0.9%

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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. Premium Emerging Brands Pepper Lunch carves a niche in the Panda Express-dominated world of Asian fast casual The Japan-born franchise brand has 540 units globally, but only nine in the U.S.

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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. By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 15, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Hawkers' board will feature two notable full-service chain executives.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 6, 2025

The eight-unit fast-casual concept Off The Hook Restaurants is beefing up its executive team as it plans growth in Louisiana. She also led a turnaround at Jamba as vice president of operations, and spent 14 years with Starbucks, rising to director of business operations. Blaze is now based in Atlanta. Have consumers moved on?

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

After fast-casual chain &Pizza heard from customers that its prices were too high , it lowered them late last month and simplified its menu structure to highlight affordable options. Wendy’s launched a 100 Days of Savings summerlong promotion, serving up a variety of deals through its app. It’s a unique spin on Southern comfort.

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Black Box Intelligence

JANUARY 16, 2025

Comp Traffic Best Region: New England Best Segment: Family Dining Best Cuisine: Breakfast Worst Region: NY-NJ Worst Segment: Fast Casual Worst Cuisine: Sandwich The December 2024 Restaurant Industry Trends + A Year in Review 2024 saw many ups and downs. The standout performers in October were the fast casual and quick service segments.

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Black Box Intelligence

MAY 21, 2025

Out of the Box: April 2025 In This Issue: The Big Picture: Sales and Traffic Trends April 2025 Restaurant Industry Performance Trends In Detail Segment Focus Fast Casual: Current Performance Trends 1.1% Conversely, Casual Dining continues to outperform the industry at large by a wide margin. Comp Sales -1.5%

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Black Box Intelligence

APRIL 25, 2025

It was only Casual Dining and Fast Casual that were able to post positive same-store sales growth. Segment Performance Deep Dive: Casual Dining Rebounds There has been a resurgence in Casual Dining in recent months. Overall, we are seeing strong willingness of guests to spend their money at Casual Dining restaurants.

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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. 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.

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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. Become a Restaurant Business member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. Sign up here.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 15, 2025

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

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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. chains as the restaurant tech market continues to consolidate. Sign up here.

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Black Box Intelligence

APRIL 7, 2025

Dec 2023-Feb 2024) In fact, it was the top-performing segment in 2024 based on same-store sales growth.Additionally, one of only two segments that was able to achieve positive YOY sales growth during the year (fast casual was the other).But But now, quick service is paying the price of that strong performance a year ago.

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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. Investors are leery about fast-food chains and they’re jumping onto a few key casual-dining bandwagons.

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

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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. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. Sign up here. Get today’s need-to-know restaurant industry intelligence.

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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. Because if DoorDash keeps going at this rate, it may just become inevitable. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips?

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Black Box Intelligence

JUNE 20, 2025

Only two industry segments achieved strong positive same-store sales growth during the month: Casual Dining and Fast Casual. Meanwhile, Upscale Casual, Quick Service, and Family Dining were essentially flat year-over-year. Monthly Restaurant Trends Review Out of the Box: May 2025 Same-store sales growth was 1.4% Comp Sales -1.0%

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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. Become a Restaurant Business member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. Sign up here. Get today’s need-to-know restaurant industry intelligence.

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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. By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 18, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Red Robin could refranchise up to 75 locations. 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. Investors are leery about fast-food chains and they’re jumping onto a few key casual-dining bandwagons. Sign up here. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips?

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Restaurant Business

JULY 11, 2025

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. But that doesn’t mean that it hasn’t changed with consumer demand.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 11, 2025

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. But that doesn’t mean that it hasn’t changed with consumer demand.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 1, 2025

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. McDonald’s is testing its own options.

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