Restaurant Business

JUNE 27, 2025

That led to selling bagels at farmers markets. The families became fast friends. and Bruegger’s, Jeff sees a world of opportunity for bagels made better, especially in markets he sees as “bagel deserts.” The pandemic was in full swing, and we got really busy, like 300-400 DMs whenever we dropped a menu,” he said. We’d sell out.

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

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 13, 2025

The fast-food franchisor is asking a federal court to sign off on its decision to terminate Paradigm Investment Group’s franchise agreement. Private-equity firm Savory Fund made a major investment in casual-dining chain Hawkers Asian Street Food. million last year, that’s more than double the next closest chain.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 24, 2025

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 27, 2025

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the present and future of AI use in F&B, The Splintered Path to Purchase, the Datassential 500 Awards, and where chefs are earning six figures. Chick-fil-A and Starbucks show broad appeal across regional markets.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2025

For a deeper dive into brand messaging, strategy, and authenticity, creating unified guest experiences, and the orchestration of physical and experiential touchpoints, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to The Plaid Penguin’s Founder and Sir Idea Man Joe Haubenhofer. The work doesn’t stop with launch though.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 6, 2025

But it wasn’t quite so bad for fast-casual concepts , which outpaced other categories with 9% growth in 2024, according to Technomic. Fast-casual chicken chains, including Dave’s Hot Chicken, saw double-digit sales growth, while fast-casual pizza continued to falter. By Heather Lalley on Jun.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

11, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Huddle House will add drive-thrus as it moves into more urban and suburban markets. | 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.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

The convenience-retailing giant on Wednesday announced a Craveables Value Menu, pitting it in head-to-head competition with fast-food chains also looking to win consumers over with low prices. marketing retail News Heather Lalley is the managing editor of Restaurant Business, Foodservice Director and CSP Daily news. Sign up here.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

In addition to delivery, it now offers software such as online ordering and mobile apps, and will soon add reservations and marketing tools with the pending acquisition of SevenRooms. “At News marketing delivery technology Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains.

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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.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

They are popping up more often in conversations this year, and they point toward deeper trends in the restaurant tech market. For fast-food restaurants, where every second counts, this could be a particularly valuable tool, especially as more transactions come through digital channels. Add these six terms to your vocabulary.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 12, 2025

The company plans to expand into more markets and expects to have thousands of bots on the ground by the end of the year, which it says will give it the largest autonomous vehicle fleet in the world. News technology delivery finance Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 6, 2025

Formerly with Yum Brands, Davenport worked with Pizza Hut for more than nine years, including as managing director for global franchise markets and managing director for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa. The eight-unit fast-casual concept Off The Hook Restaurants is beefing up its executive team as it plans growth in Louisiana.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

And fast-food customers Chef Jonathon Sawyer discusses his Chicago restaurant, Kindling, and his latest TV appearance Are we reaching peak chicken tender saturation on menus? It’s easy to score what’s marketed as a Dubai Chocolate Bar at specialty retail food stores; in New York City a 7-ounce bar sells for about $19.

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Goliath Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

From an interview with Restaurant Business Magazine , Bruster’s Real Ice Cream reported selling 18 franchise agreements this year and now has 56 stores under construction or in development out of their 200 units (1). Up-and-coming restaurants like Fajita Pete recently announced it will triple locations from their new franchise deals (2).

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Restaurant Business

JULY 9, 2025

To put the new Whopper on the menu, the Miami-based fast-food burger chain had to bring in the brisket, Carolina gold BBQ sauce and crispy onions. “A A fun fact is that the brisket is actually pit smoked. Its smoked slowly over 10 to 14 hours, then shredded and blended with a traditional barbecue sauce,” Young added.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 17, 2025

Last month, DoorDash announced plans to acquire reservations and marketing service SevenRooms for $1.2 It will allow DoorDash to help restaurants grow their on-premise business by turning reservations data into targeted marketing opportunities. billion in a deal that officially closed last week.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features consumers' dining desires, the power of personalization and the untapped opportunity in localized marketing. Quick service and fast casual segments continue outperforming full-service restaurants by a very wide margin.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders for their perspection on 2020: What lessons did you learn and what do you feel the restaurant industry learned this year? WSJ reported that more than half of ad spending is shifting to digital platforms as the pandemic caused shifts in marketing strategies.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. This trend reflects the growing popularity of drive-thru and fast-casual dining, coupled with the demand for digital technologies such as QSR digital signage and QR codes.

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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

JULY 8, 2025

The company said Seattle is now the most expensive delivery market in the U.S., In most markets, courier pay fluctuates on a per-order basis depending on things like time and distance. News delivery regulation Joe Guszkowski is a senior editor with Restaurant Business covering technology and casual-dining chains. Sign up here.

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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.

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Goliath Consulting

APRIL 4, 2023

Pizza Today , the leading magazine for pizzeria owners and operators, released its annual State of the Pizzeria Industry Report, which provides pizza professionals with a deep dive report of pizzeria insights, issues, and trends for 2023. The market segments up to 89% of the independent pizzeria market.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 28, 2024

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news on the impact of California's minimum wage, customer satisfaction, AI use in restaurants, popular cocktails and bathroom readiness. Early Impact of California's Minimum Wage A new edition of The Anchor from Placer.ai, written by R.J.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

These changes have become permanent shifts in how they target customers, market themselves, and design their offerings." " As we mark the fifth anniversary, MRM magazine surveyed restaurant insiders about the pandemic’s lasting impact on their businesses and the industry. This trend has held on in the last five years.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 10, 2025

chains as the restaurant tech market continues to consolidate. chains as the restaurant tech market continues to consolidate. chains as the restaurant tech market continues to consolidate. Louisville-based QSR Automations provides digital kitchen display systems for many large casual-dining brands. Sign up here.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 11, 2025

We do not comment on rumors or market speculation,” a US Foods spokesperson said in an emailed statement. And though PFG is the larger company, US Foods has the higher market value: Its market capitalization is $18.6 Stock in Performance Food Group was up 6% on Friday. Stock in US Foods was flat. “We

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7 Shifts

MARCH 30, 2022

Answer: restaurant advertising and marketing. Whether you feel like you've tried every advertising tactic in the book, or 2022 is the first time your restaurant has had a dedicated marketing budget, you can implement our restaurant advertising ideas to attract new customers and turn one-time visitors into loyal customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2021

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. INAA will develop 10 restaurants in the Dallas-Fort Worth market, with the first location scheduled to open this year. Modular Chicken. ” Naf Naf Expands in Dallas Area. .”

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders for their perspection on 2020: What lessons did you learn and what do you feel the restaurant industry learned this year? Chris Prociv, VP Marketing & Innovation at La Brea Bakery. Andy Rosenbloom, VP, Marketing, Buyers Edge Platform.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

Bloom Intelligence acquired SuperFi, a WiFi marketing company that provides professional email marketing services with advanced segmentation and analytics. a WiFi marketing and analytics platform for digital agencies, in December 2019. – Fast reordering. Bloom Intelligence Acquires SuperFi.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features a gloomy start to the new year, dining trends for 2020, the importance of discounts, holiday gift card sales results, delivery frustrations, soda curiosity and a consumer culture report. An Uncertain Start to 2020? For more information, click here.

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Restaurant Business

JULY 11, 2025

Cheek served in the role from 2014 to 2019, before moving to Modern Market. In addition, Beans & Brews has hired Carrie Cohen as senior manager of digital marketing. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Lee Ruiz. Chris Cheek has returned to Newk’s Eatery as chief development officer. family backed by CapitalSpring.

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