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Cheba Hut Rides 'The Green Wave' as Expansion Heats Up

Church’s Chicken Repositions for a Bold Future

Under New Ownership, LYFE Kitchen Lives On

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House-made menu items respond to customer demands and differentiate brands in a competitive market.

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These easy desserts can draw in guest traffic, simplify operations, and drive sales.
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Cheba Hut Rides 'The Green Wave' as Expansion Heats Up

The offbeat sandwich chain just hit the 25-store milestone.

Who Should Your Restaurant Market To?

What are the best strategies? It all depends on where you start.

The Story Behind Noodles & Company's Menuboard Makeover

The change was a dramatic step forward for the fast casual.

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Are There Too Many Fast-Casual Restaurants?

Amid closures, consolidations, mergers, and acquisitions, the once-surging fast-casual category is no longer the surest bet in town. Has it lost its mojo?

How Portillo’s Became a Chicago Institution

A one-on-one conversation with legendary restaurateur Dick Portillo.

Church’s Chicken Repositions for a Bold Future

The classic brand is updating its global and domestic image.

How Chipotle Got its Groove Back

For years Chipotle was fast casual’s gold standard. But then things came apart at the seams. Can new CEO Brian Niccol help it reclaim its glory?
Fast Casual 2.0

Sweetgreen Offering 5 Months of Paid Parental Leave

Brown Bag Seafood Co. Stays Fish Forward During Growth

Blaze Pizza Inks Multi-Unit Deal for the Alabama Gulf Coast

Cheba Hut Rides 'The Green Wave' as Expansion Heats Up

The Story Behind Noodles & Company's Menuboard Makeover

Chicken Salad Chick Growing to Texas' College Station

Special Reports

How Chipotle Got its Groove Back

For years Chipotle was fast casual’s gold standard. But then things came apart at the seams. Can new CEO Brian Niccol help it reclaim its glory?

The Changing Face of Restaurant Leadership

Limited-service brands are working to add more women and minorities to their executive ranks. But are their efforts paying off?

Robots: Your Restaurant's Future Workforce?

Once the dreamy-eyed vision of futuristic thinkers, innovations like robotics and artificial intelligence are weaving their way into the quick-service world.

The 40/40 List

The 40/40 Report is back with an all-new batch of fast casuals that are changing the market and making a name for themselves along the way.

How Blaze Ignited a Pizza Revolution

Blaze Pizza has already conquered the explosive fast-casual pizza category. Now it’s turning its attention to much bigger aspirations.

The 2018 Growth 40

How today’s high-growth brands are approaching the plan to expand.

Inside Inspire’s New Brand Empire

Parent company to Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Sonic, Inspire Brands is creating a business model that could upend everything we know about running a multi-brand portfolio.

The Delivery Dilemma Rages On for Restaurants

In-house or third-party? Uber Eats or DoorDash? There are a lot of decisions for operators to make when it comes to delivery, but only one certainty: Staying out of the market is a mistake.

The 2018 QSR Drive-Thru Study

How quick-serve brands are keeping up performance in the ever-busier drive thru.

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