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    A New, Transformational Era Begins at BurgerFi
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      Checkers & Rally’s chicken sandwiches.

      Checkers Wins Big with Multiple Franchise Growth Levers

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      How Paying Our Employees More Helped Reduce Labor Costs and Increase Profits

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      C-Stores Look to Threaten Restaurant Share Once Again
      Sudy: Consumers are putting C-stores on par with fast food.
      Sweet Chick's chicken and waffles.
      How Sweet Chick Evolved into a Growth-Ready Fast Casual
      The 5-unit chain is backed by Founders Table Restaurant Group.
      Chick-fil-A's Peach Milkshake.
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      For the eighth straight year, the chicken giant topped the field.
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      A New, Transformational Era Begins at BurgerFi
      BurgerFi is growing with a completely new C-suite in place.
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      The fast casual hopes to reach 50 stores in the next few years.
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      Shark Tank Alum Project Pollo Plots 'Too Good to Be True' Growth Plan
      The fast casual expects 100 stores by 2025. 
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      Chick-fil-A is Testing Express Drive-Thru Lanes
      The lane is solely dedicated to customers who have ordered ahead.
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      Chipotle Wants to be Clear: It Isn’t Opening Drive-Thrus
      What makes the "Chipotlane" different is where growth is unfolding.

      Fast Casual 2.0

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      Dutch Bros Releases Cookie Dough Beverages
      They will be featured through the end of August.
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      How Paying Our Employees More Helped Reduce Labor Costs and Increase Profits
      Cost of labor as a percentage of sales has improved significantly.
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      There are 11 different styles.
      Native Foods' Fried Green Tomato BLT.
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      The sandwich is made with plant-based bacon.

      Employee Management

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      How Paying Our Employees More Helped Reduce Labor Costs and Increase Profits
      Cost of labor as a percentage of sales has improved significantly.
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      3 Tips for Finding Restaurant Workers—Fast
      If you invest upfront to craft job descriptions, you’ll save later.
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      McDonald's in Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana Seeks 2,000 Hires
      The restaurant group is running a video series highlighting workers.
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      Why Unionization Efforts are Not a Doomsday Event for Restaurants
      The pandemic labor crunch revealed long-festering fissures.
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      Special Reports

      Wienerschnitzel CEO J.R. Galardi.
      The Next Generation of Restaurant Leaders: 2022 Edition

      In this year’s collection of the quick-service industry’s most exciting young executives, founders, and franchise leaders, a common theme was resiliency.

      Taco Bell Defy restaurant oncept.
      The Future of Fast Food is a Cross-Channel World

      The post-COVID restaurant consumer has spoken, and they're taking operators right into an era of convenience.

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      Inside the Making of Greg Flynn’s Franchising Empire

      What does it take to build one of the biggest franchise companies in restaurant history? Discipline and a perpetual focus on the bigger picture, Greg Flynn says.

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      Pokeworks is taking aim at global growth, and it’s no great mystery why. The fast casual has seen major sale increases with the top 25 percent of franchise locations reaching an AUV of $1–2 million.
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      Popeyes at 50 Has Never Looked Better

      As it turns out, the now-famous chicken sandwich wasn’t the end-all for the classic chain—it merely set the stage.

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      How COVID Forever Changed the Future of Fast-Food Design

      From drive-thru-only designs to multiple-lane models and much more, the quick-service industry might never look the same in the wake of COVID. 

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      Welcome to Panera Bread: The Next Generation

      In motion before COVID, but sent into hyper-drive, a new look and experience at the fast-casual leader is starting to ramp up.

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      Despite early struggles, COVID-19 spawned a new generation of fast casuals to be reckoned with.

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      Consumer Trends

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      Fast Casual

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      How Paying Our Employees More Helped Reduce Labor Costs and Increase Profits
      How Sweet Chick Evolved into a Growth-Ready Fast Casual
      3 Tips for Finding Restaurant Workers—Fast

      Franchising

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      Checkers Wins Big with Multiple Franchise Growth Levers
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      Finance

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      Panera and Danny Meyer SPAC End Plans to Go Public
      Is a Recession Coming for Restaurants?
      How Restaurants are Dealing with Continued Inflation

      Technology

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      Your Menu is Your Best Marketing Tool—Here’s How to Use It
      McDonald's Piloting Drive-Thru Voice Ordering as Sales Keep Growing

      Drive Thru

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      How COVID Forever Changed the Future of Fast-Food Design

      Marketing & Promotions

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      Customer Experience

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      Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza Relaunch Skyrockets Engagement
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      Emerging Concepts

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      Shark Tank Alum Project Pollo Plots 'Too Good to Be True' Growth Plan
      Why Joe & the Juice is One to Watch
      Jeni's CEO John Lowe Retires After 13 Years of Growth

      Menu Innovations

      Strawberry Frosty and Strawberry Chicken Salad from Wendy's.
      Wendy's Places Summer Spin on Iconic Frosty
      Inside Breakfast's Record-Breaking COVID Comeback
      Arby's Releases First Hamburger in Company History

      Employee Management

      Starbucks interior of a restaurant with a customer ordering at the counter.
      Why Unionization Efforts are Not a Doomsday Event for Restaurants
      Still Struggling with a Labor Shortage? Here are Some Solutions
      Blaze Pizza Keeps Growing with a Personal Touch

      Fast Food

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      McDonald's CFO Kevin Ozan Promoted to New Strategic Role
      KFC Promotes Longtime Exec Tarun Lal to President of U.S. Business
      Little Caesars' Development Journey Takes Aggressive Turn

      Business Advice

      Wing It On! CEO Matt Ensero.
      6 Questions with Wing It On! CEO Matt Ensero
      Saving on Utilities Can Mean Big Profit for Quick-Service Restaurants
      8 Trends in Social Impact for Quick-Service Restaurants

      Restaurant Operations

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      Fast-Food Brands Brave the NFT World
      How to Properly Insure Your Quick-Service Restaurant
      The Next Generation of Restaurant Leaders: 2022 Edition

      Health & Wellness

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      What Wellness Means Now for Restaurants
      The Missing Puzzle Piece of the Workforce Crisis
      McDonald's Happy Meals are Still Getting Healthier
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