Restaurant Business

JUNE 20, 2025

Penfield has spent two decades at Raising Cane’s, where he held multiple leadership roles, including chief of restaurant services, senior vice president of restaurant services, and regional vice president of operations. Emathinger has been the brewpub chain’s executive chef for 26 years. By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun.

Leadership

Restaurant Business

JULY 9, 2025

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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.

Fast Casual

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

Premium Food An eye on food waste inspires a chicken salad that becomes a best seller Behind the Menu: Millers All Day repurposed leftover breakfast waffles into croutons to create a new signature—the Chicken and Waffle Salad. It’s a unique spin on Southern comfort.

Operations

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?

Fast Casual

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 billion, both in cash. The pending deal for U.K.-based

Reservations

Restaurant Business

JULY 15, 2025

Can McDonald’s and Starbucks turn it around? These and other questions abound as companies start reporting earnings.

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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. Were driving significant value for the consumer.” The new options also bring more flexibility to the menu.

Pricing

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. To put it simply, DoorDash wants to do a lot more than just handle deliveries. These days, it is starting to look more like a hub. billion in a deal that officially closed last week.

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

Can McDonald’s and Starbucks turn it around? These and other questions abound as companies start reporting earnings.

Social Media

Restaurant Business

AUGUST 5, 2025

Executives said investments in its website and in third-party delivery promotions helped drive conversions and sales. Denny’s has also been rolling out a new delivery-only virtual brand, Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs, to company-owned stores. Exclusive Content Premium Financing Yum Brands chicken concept is struggling in the U.S.,

Loyalty Program

Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2025

A 30-year industry veteran, Patterson has held senior leadership positions at CiCi’s Pizza, Dickey’s Barbecue and, most recently, Slim Chickens. News executive change leadership Want breaking news at your fingertips? By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. Patrick Cunningham | Photo courtesy of Bobbys Burgers. Sign up here.

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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 20, 2025

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Restaurant Business

JULY 15, 2025

Can McDonald’s and Starbucks turn it around? These and other questions abound as companies start reporting earnings.

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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

Wendy’s named Ken Cook interim CEO.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

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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

MARCH 16, 2020

and Canada through free delivery and marketing efforts.” The efforts by Uber Eats to help mitigate the impact on businesses during this time of uncertainty is an example of leadership and empathy,” said National Council of Chain Restaurants Executive Director David French. “These are challenging times for restaurants.

Food Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

Rakuten Ready surveyed more than 100 customers to measure how behaviors around dining have, or are anticipated to change around the perceptions and impact of COVID-19 on restaurants, food delivery and order for pickup. That includes working with the town to amend certain by-laws and have an open dialog with local leadership.

Front of House

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features COVID-19 crisis statistics and surveys about third-party delivery, guest expectations, QSR reliance and more. Takeout and delivery increased 300X in a couple of weeks relative to reservations and wait list on Yelp. Yelp Economic Average.

2020

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

All locations will serve guests via delivery through a virtual kitchen facility. The virtual kitchen model allows restaurants to maximize delivery coverage without the upfront investment that a traditional brick-and-mortar location requires. ” Dickey’s is now offering a franchise discount for existing Owners Operators. .

Franchising

7 Shifts

AUGUST 16, 2024

Leadership and communication Leadership and communication are not just skills, but essential qualities for a successful restaurant manager. By honing these skills managers can take leadership courses and mentorship, aspiring managers can inspire and motivate their teams to deliver exceptional service.

Management

Perfect Daily Grind

JANUARY 13, 2023

Specialty Coffee Association announces new Guild Leadership Council members. Lukasz Galecki, Luisa Fernanda Santos Rivera, and Zoey Thornton joined the Barista Guild Leadership Council. Shad Baiz, Philipp Mayr, Nate Hull, Brady Butler, and Anastasia Chovan now form the Coffee Technicians Guild Leadership Council.

2023

Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 24, 2021

Many workers who weathered the rapid increase in take-out and third-party delivery orders are reaching a breaking point. Access to client-only quarterly State of the Industry webinars and thought leadership events. Ensuring the right staffing levels is critical to driving sales and retaining the employees you do have.

Guest Recovery

Qu

APRIL 12, 2024

Optimized Food Production & Delivery 4. Optimizing Food Production and Delivery For QSR operators, solving for food cost efficiency versus speed of service has been the holy grail of challenges. As digital orders have exploded, broken promises of delivery times have become the leading cause of guest dissatisfaction.

Point of Sale

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

introduced its "Make It This Winter" platform, which offers a collection of resources, including one-on-one consultations with US Foods experts, informational webinars, new outdoor dining products, and updated online materials and tools for restaurant operators to tackle the ongoing challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. "With

Webinar

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Operations for 7shifts, I have been based in the New York technology and hospitality space for years (including a leadership role at Yelp for nearly a decade). Takeout & delivery are changing the way restaurants operate ?? As the Head of U.S. This change is now going to happen instantaneously.” The rise of outdoor dining ??

2020

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 16, 2020

For example, the L&L Colorado Springs, Colorado location used a small wagon attached to a remote-controlled car to bring food from the store to the parking lot during curbside delivery, top photo. Marketing : The company immediately changed its marketing approach to take-out and delivery service only.

Franchising

Perfect Daily Grind

APRIL 29, 2022

International Trade Centre hosts Market Review: a glimpse into the specialised coffee segment webinar. Wed, 20 Apr – COFE App one of the ten most downloaded delivery apps in Saudi Arabia. The app was first launched in the country in 2020 and was one of the country’s top ten most downloaded food and beverage delivery apps in 2021.

2022

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 22, 2022

Contributors include NCA’s Director of Science & Policy Mark Corey and members of its Science Leadership Council. Seoul’s Incheon International Airport trials coffee delivery robot service. Alliance for Coffee Excellence and Qima Coffee host webinar on peacebuilding in the Yemen coffee industry.

Pricing

Black Box Intelligence

MAY 26, 2021

Restaurants that had never even considered To-Go found a way to pull it off, and small local favorites found a way to invest in digital and delivery. Imagine being in the audience when the leadership team at Blockbuster Video stated “We don’t see Netflix as a threat to our business model.” For the most part, it worked.

Marketing

Black Box Intelligence

MAY 26, 2021

Restaurants that had never even considered To-Go found a way to pull it off, and small local favorites found a way to invest in digital and delivery. Imagine being in the audience when the leadership team at Blockbuster Video stated “We don’t see Netflix as a threat to our business model.” For the most part, it worked.

Marketing