Restaurant Business Exclusive Content
Financing
In California, jobs are up, but traffic is down
The Bottom Line: Limited-service restaurants have not cut jobs in California, despite the $20 fast-food wage. But that doesn't mean it hasn't had an impact.
Technology
First-party catering emerges as a new frontier for restaurant tech
Tech Check: As catering booms, more tech companies are offering restaurants the tools to do it themselves.
Food
Applebee's upgrades chicken sandwiches with new techniques and flavors
Behind the Menu: VP of Culinary Shannon Johnson introduced hand breading, a larger chicken breast and craveable flavor profiles to elevate the platform.