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

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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.  Continue to Site >>> Menu KFC and Pizza Hut continue to struggle in the U.S.

Point of Sale

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. Premium Technology DoorDash wants to be everywhere Tech Check: The delivery company is gobbling up more of the restaurant tech ecosystem. At Greenlane, there’s no dine-in service.

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 5, 2025

Trending Premium Financing Yum Brands chicken concept is struggling in the U.S.,

Catering

Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

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

Food

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

Reservations

Restaurant Business

JUNE 24, 2025

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? The company’s real versus its perceived value could suggest marketing issues, for instance.

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

JULY 29, 2025

Executives noted that the bites—small plates under $10—could encourage add-ons, and bowls could help drive delivery sales because they travel well and are priced competitively. We believe we can take market share and have been taking market share because of that sustained quality.”

Pricing

Restaurant Business

JUNE 20, 2025

Amber Polk , who was director of catering, is stepping into the role of vice president of sales and marketing. And joining the team is Frances Siria, who is director of marketing. Christine Allen , who has been in customer relations for 11 years, replaces Polk as director of catering.

Leadership

Restaurant Business

JULY 15, 2025

Continue to Site >>> Menu OpenTable launches AI chatbot that can answer diner questions Newsletter Search Restaurant Business Search Login Subscribe Newsletter Login Subscribe Topics Consumer Trends Food Beverage Emerging Brands Operations Technology Marketing Workforce Leadership Financing Data Top 500 Chains Top 100 Independents Future 50: Emerging (..)

Leadership

Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

That’s our biggest takeaway after a pair of acquisitions by the delivery company that have it set to take a bigger share of the restaurant tech ecosystem. Last month, DoorDash announced plans to acquire reservations and marketing service SevenRooms for $1.2 To put it simply, DoorDash wants to do a lot more than just handle deliveries.

Leadership

Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

It's complicated Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants could sell Bahama Breeze Olive Garden sales surge on delivery and free take-home meals Hulkamania is coming for Hooters Consumers are worried about tariffs.

Leadership

Restaurant Business

JULY 14, 2025

She is the president of Market Mentors, a marketing agency based in Springfield, Massachusetts, that has been embracing AI as a marketing tool. said Kyle Drenon, CEO of marketing agency Supper Co., Michelle Abdow has been thinking about AEO a lot. on a recent episode of Restaurant Business’ A Deeper Dive podcast.

Social Media

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 5, 2025

People earning between $50,000 and $70,000 a year have been hit hardest by inflation, rising interest rates and a weak job market, Denny’s CEO Kelli Valade said Monday, which has made them less likely to visit Denny’s.  Executives said investments in its website and in third-party delivery promotions helped drive conversions and sales. 

Loyalty Program

Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

The food delivery company said Wednesday that it has acquired Symbiosys, an ad tech company, in a deal valued at $175 million. Restaurant delivery apps like DoorDash, Uber Eats and Wonder are employing a similar strategy. Ads are appealing for delivery apps: They are another source of revenue, and a profitable one at that.

Advertising

Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2025

At Bobby’s Burgers, Cunningham will focus on new market expansion, and both traditional and nontraditional growth worldwide. 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.

Leadership

Restaurant Business

JUNE 20, 2025

Continue to Site >>> Menu Week in Review: Keke's plans a growth spurt, James Beard Awards celebrates immigrants and more Newsletter Search Restaurant Business Search Login Subscribe Newsletter Login Subscribe Topics Consumer Trends Food Beverage Emerging Brands Operations Technology Marketing Workforce Leadership Financing Data Top 500 Chains (..)

Leadership

Restaurant Business

JULY 15, 2025

Continue to Site >>> Menu You will soon be able to charge your car at a Bojangles Newsletter Search Restaurant Business Search Login Subscribe Newsletter Login Subscribe Topics Consumer Trends Food Beverage Emerging Brands Operations Technology Marketing Workforce Leadership Financing Data Top 500 Chains Top 100 Independents Future 50: Emerging Brands (..)

Leadership

Restaurant Business

JULY 8, 2025

08, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn DoorDash said rising costs have hurt restaurant delivery sales in Seattle. Photo: Shutterstock DoorDash is raising its prices in Seattle again after the city added new regulations for third-party delivery companies. . The company said Seattle is now the most expensive delivery market in the U.S.,

Delivery

Restaurant Business

JULY 8, 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.

Leadership

Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

As July brings another round of phased-in minimum wage increases in various states around the country, the debate over the tip credit also remains in play in some markets. Photo: Shutterstock.

Leadership

Restaurant Business

JULY 22, 2025

Uber’s lawsuit against DoorDash over delivery contracts will continue after a judge struck down DoorDash’s motion to dismiss the case. Uber sued DoorDash in February , alleging that its chief rival uses illegal tactics to get restaurants to sign exclusive contracts for first-party delivery. By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. respectively.

Loyalty Program

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

Take the Flights restaurant , for example: Partnering up with the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce, Flights started ‘Feed the Need Bay Area’ to leverage accounting support and marketing talent so that they could support the Bay Area community. Have a Marketing Plan for Reopening. Postermywall food delivery poster.

Social Media

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

and Canada through free delivery and marketing efforts.” “Efforts that promote drive-thru, takeout and delivery are important tools to help restaurants continue to serve consumers during challenging times." “These are challenging times for restaurants. .” " To learn more and register, click here.

Food Safety

7 Shifts

APRIL 28, 2020

Now more than ever, food delivery is top of mind for restaurant operators. During COVID-19, where most areas have mandated restaurant closures, delivery is one of the only ways for restaurants to make up their sales—and choosing the right delivery platform can help your restaurant succeed. SkipTheDishes.

Online Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the National Restaurant Association's State of the Indusrty Report, food industry pressures, foodservice opportunities, influencer marketing, foot traffic analysis and the dining-out dollar. 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry.

2020

7 Shifts

MAY 1, 2020

However, pivoting your business model to takeout and delivery is not always the best—or only—option your restaurant has to boost sales during this time. Available from our sister restaurant @unasaskatoon for pickup or delivery. Alcohol delivery ?? You don’t have to be a brewery or bar to get into the delivery game either.

FOH

Next Restaurants

MAY 26, 2020

If you want to familiarize with the new restaurant marketing landscape post-COVID-19, PosterMyWall is hosting a webinar with Daniel Woodman , a senior marketer with a knack for helping small businesses flourish, to talk about what restaurants can do stay relevant on re-opening, and to tackle the many novel challenges they will face.

Webinar

Margin Edge

APRIL 27, 2020

My restaurants are closed, many people have locations partially open for take-out and delivery, and some of us have gone into the toilet paper and fruit basket business. Fast casual has seen a dramatic drop off of take out and increase in delivery. We tackled each with a lens on what we heard and how we might look at the path ahead.

Fast Casual

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Restaurants had to quickly adapt by adding outdoor seating while creating an inviting atmosphere, as well as offering the same experience your customers are used to receiving at your establishment via delivery and takeout. Chris Prociv, VP Marketing & Innovation at La Brea Bakery. million meals in just six weeks.

2020

Black Box Intelligence

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Total digital food sales, which includes online sales through full- and limited- service restaurants, traditional and delivery groceries, as well as meal kits, represented 4% of total sales in 2019. Share of Stomach Winners: Limited-Service Restaurants and Grocery Delivery. Powered by Black Box Consumer Intelligence.

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