Restaurant Business

AUGUST 5, 2025

She provides in-depth coverage of chefs, trends and menu innovation. Menu Talk Podcast catering menus Pat plans and executes menu, food and drink stories for Restaurant Business and hosts the weekly Menu Talk podcast. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips?

Catering

Restaurant Business

JULY 9, 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. That doesn’t mean it’s not expensive there.

Operations

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 15, 2025

Under his leadership, the brand has doubled its footprint in just six months. Once they’re on board, we provide them with comprehensive training, marketing support, and operational guidance to ensure they succeed. Pepper discussed his journey with Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine.

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

JUNE 27, 2025

That led to selling bagels at farmers markets. 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. We went full bagel,” he said.

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

JULY 29, 2025

The Farmstand as marketing tool Calling the made-to-order menu of value meals “Farmstand Fresh & Affordable” reinforces Farmer Boys’ farm-fresh roots. To amplify the message and promote the new boxes, the marketing team organizes events at select locations and sets up an actual farmstand filled with fresh produce. Sign up here.

Menu

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

The restaurants that thrive today are those that balance innovation with human connection. With a growing number of technology providers entering the market in recent years, restaurant operators have also become more discerning as they manage already tight budgets. Beyond logistics, the biggest transformation has been in leadership.

Front of House

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. It’s a unique spin on Southern comfort.

Operations

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 27, 2025

. “Restaurants can't simply rely on their traditional playbooks anymore," says Forrest Morgeson, Associate Professor of Marketing at Michigan State University and Director of Research Emeritus at the ACSI. "Smaller, Chick-fil-A and Starbucks show broad appeal across regional markets.

Loyalty Program

The Rail

MAY 30, 2025

A significant part is also played by tech integration ; loyalty programs, app-based ordering, and QR code menus are not innovations but necessities. Securing the Right Location While Navigating an Evolving Real Estate Market The physical space of your restaurant determines how it feels, who it attracts, and how efficiently operations run.

2025

Restaurant Business

JUNE 6, 2025

It is in California The Bottom Line: Data from Technomic’s Price Pulse shows that the average price for a medium Big Mac meal in California is about the same as the price for a Big Smasher on Chili’s 3-for-Me menu.

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

JUNE 25, 2025

Fast-casual Panera Bread has been going through significant change over the past two years, with multiple board and leadership changes. News leadership Fast_Casual Lisa Jennings is a veteran restaurant industry reporter and editor who covers the fast-casual sector, independent restaurants and emerging chain concepts. Sign up here.

Leadership

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. | Many of the changes it is making are intended to help it adapt to these new markets. That means you can now get boba at Perkins. By Joe Guszkowski on Jun.

Fast Casual

Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

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. She provides in-depth coverage of chefs, trends and menu innovation. You can also buy them on Amazon and at some Costco locations. “We

Bar

Restaurant Business

JULY 9, 2025

We were inspired by our guests requests to create a backyard-style BBQ Whopper, said Zack Young, Burger King’s director of culinary innovation US & Canada. “We She provides in-depth coverage of chefs, trends and menu innovation. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips?

Leadership

Gecko Hospitality

AUGUST 5, 2025

The Multifaceted Role of a Quick-Service Restaurant General Manager Being a General Manager in a quick-service restaurant isn’t just a job it’s a gateway to mastering leadership in one of the most challenging environments within the hospitality industry. It’s a high-pressure, fast-paced role where decisions impact immediate outcomes.

Leadership

Restaurant Business

JULY 16, 2025

In the first week, Lime Fresh sold over 300 pizzas with no marketing, “which is pretty good for a taco stand,” said Pavano. Now the marketing push is on, and there’s a possibility of line extensions if the sales support that move. She provides in-depth coverage of chefs, trends and menu innovation.

Menu

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. Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI and an existing Coco investor, contributed to the fundraising round. Members help make our journalism possible.

Delivery

Restaurant Business

JULY 25, 2025

Menu innovation can be a motivating factor in luring diners away from breakfast at home—where nearly half of consumers eat the morning meal—and into restaurants. She provides in-depth coverage of chefs, trends and menu innovation. View All Articles by This Author Want breaking news at your fingertips?

Mobile Ordering

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 19, 2025

Strong demand from the EU and US markets has driven this growth, despite persistent logistical bottlenecks and global supply shortages. Taken together, these trends illustrate a global market in a state of flux. The chain aims to double its presence in key markets by 2030.

2025

Restaurant Business

JUNE 11, 2025

marketing retail News Heather Lalley is the managing editor of Restaurant Business, Foodservice Director and CSP Daily news. Members help make our journalism possible. Become a Restaurant Business member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. Sign up here.

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

Reservations

Restaurant Business

JUNE 18, 2025

Thompson Street managing partner Bob Dunn described the 130-unit Bubbakoo’s as an “innovative and compelling brand that resonate with a broad and growing customer base.” The New Jersey-based fast-casual chain has been acquired by private-equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners, the company announced Wednesday. Terms were not disclosed.

Fast Casual

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 17, 2025

Although they may not always cater to mainstream coffee drinkers, these coffee shops serve an essential purpose: to bring consumers closer to innovation and excellence. An audience of 14,000 Starbucks store managers and employees watched from the stands during the company’s Leadership Experience event at the trendy Las Vegas Sphere venue.

Café

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. Bailey Richard is the new director of marketing, communications and compliance. By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. and Hardee’s.

Fast Casual

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 27, 2025

The sale comes off the back of Starbucks’ continued market struggles in China. Starbucks’ struggles in China and the US, both key global markets, reflect the challenges that many coffee brands, big and small, are currently facing. Europe remains the leading market, followed by the Middle East, South Korea, and Japan.

2025

Restaurant Business

JUNE 24, 2025

The growth capital firm behind the food-and-games brands Puttshack, F1 Arcade and Flight Club has added more restaurant industry firepower to its leadership team. Emerging is a company founded by Mathew Focht that describes itself as investing “at the intersection of restaurant innovation, technology and experiential entertainment.”

Leadership

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 4, 2025

Investing in staff development remains critical; however, innovative automation solutions are also providing a complementary strategy. Technological innovations like the WMF espresso NEXT can help fill this gap. Proper barista training should be the first priority, alongside implementing efficient and effective systems and leadership.

Café

SpotOn

JULY 29, 2025

San Francisco , July 29, 2025 — SpotOn, a leading software and payments partner for restaurants and small businesses, enters Q3 of 2025 with strong momentum driven by product innovation, new client growth, and a continued focus on helping restaurants succeed.

Innovation

The Food Corridor

JULY 24, 2025

As co-lead of the Connecting and Scaling Food Entrepreneurs Theme Team , The Food Corridor helped shape a regional strategy that placed shared kitchens and food hubs at the center of investment and innovation. Some projects are expanding delivery and pickup routes across county lines, increasing access to local food and new markets.

Kitchen Safety

Restaurant Business

JULY 29, 2025

the Massachusetts native worked at Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Dan Barber’s farm, restaurant, and hotbed for culinary innovation in upstate New York, before working at Menton, a French-Italian restaurant by Barbara Lynch. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of American in Hyde Park, N.Y.,

Leadership

Qu

JUNE 27, 2025

At this year’s Restaurant Leadership Conference (RLC), our Innovation Forum brought together top restaurant executives to explore how data and AI are driving real value—starting with the metrics that matter most: unit-level economics (ULEs). The consensus? Speed must be supported by a stable, real-time structure.

Leadership

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

These changes have become permanent shifts in how they target customers, market themselves, and design their offerings." In turn, this shift forced the restaurant industry to adapt and innovate at a high speed. The pandemic changed how businesses market, no doubt about it.

Loyalty Program

Chowly

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Chowly 2024 Recap Growing Together with Independent Restaurant Operators 2024 has been a year of growth, innovation, and connection at Chowly. Strategic Growth Acquiring Targetable The acquisition of Targetable added significant value to our platform, providing new tools that simplify digital marketing for independent restaurant operators.

2024

Lavu

AUGUST 1, 2025

The tech company’s culture is designed to empower employees to be creative and innovative. How can I retain café staff in a competitive market? In 2025, café staff retention strategies include clear onboarding, digital scheduling, mental health support, and consistent leadership. Doing so has been useful for Google.

Café

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Workforce : COVID fundamentally changed the labor market. Point-of-sale systems needed seamless integration with online ordering platforms and third-party delivery services, while customer relationship management tools facilitated personalized marketing and loyalty programs. Innovate or die was the new mantra. more an hour.

Mobile Ordering

Qu

JUNE 16, 2025

Enter the “Chief Translation Officer”—the person who bridges IT, operations, and marketing. Chris Demery, the CTO from Blaze Pizza , describes his role as “part translator” for his Marketing and Operations counterparts — ensuring data and systems work for every team, not just tech vendors.

Fast Casual

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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