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Olive Garden sales surge on delivery and free take-home meals

Restaurant Business

20, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Consumers are finding value in casual-dining brands like Olive Garden. 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.

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

Restaurant Business

17, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Convenience-store pizza edged out chain pizza in a survey of consumer taste preferences. What’s more, 72% of consumers said they now see convenience stores as a “real alternative” to quick-service restaurants, up from 56% last year and 45% in 2022, Intouch Insight said. By Heather Lalley on Jun.

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Week in Review: Din Tai Fung’s jaw-dropping AUVs, Krispy Kreme exits Insomnia, Starbucks operations

Restaurant Business

Consumers still want great in-store experiences, even if they don’t always use them. 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.

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Tradition Meets Trend: Navigating Brand Evolution in a Modern Market

Modern Restaurant Management

A good product is just the starting point. But the reality is that today’s consumers discover brands online first. That starts with leadership. Consumers, especially younger ones, want to know who’s behind the brand. That shift doesn’t mean reinventing your brand.

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DoorDash wants to be everywhere

Restaurant Business

Is that a good thing for restaurants? Besides driving traffic to restaurants through its consumer-facing delivery marketplace— the largest in the U.S. But tens of millions of consumers use apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats every month, enough to force even longtime holdouts like Domino’s and Olive Garden to take the plunge.

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Week in Review: Fast casual’s good year, Dave's gets sold, El Pollo Loco’s potential buyer and more

Restaurant Business

Have consumers moved on? By Heather Lalley on Jun. 06, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Chipotle rose to No. 7 among the country's Top 10 restaurant chains, according to Technomic's annual Top 500 ranking. Photo: Shutterstock Welcome to Restaurant Business’ Week in Review for the week of June 2, 2025.

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Forget coffee. Salad is rising as the next drive-thru concept

Restaurant Business

Is that a good thing for restaurants? 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.