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2016 Leadership Award Honoree: Raj Patel

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Health & Wellness

Smoothie King employee hands a customer a smoothie through the window of a drive thru.

Inside Smoothie King’s Transformation to a Healthy Lifestyle Brand

What Wellness Means Now for Restaurants

The Missing Puzzle Piece of the Workforce Crisis

Customer Experience

Andre Venér.

Insights from the NRA Show: Dog Haus Partner André Vener

Wendy's to Pilot Underground Delivery

Dutch Dynasty: The Story of the Next Great Coffee Brand

Consumer Trends

People hold out smoothies from Smoothie King in various colors and flavors.

The Demand for Smoothies Continues to Soar

Meet ‘Gen Alpha:’ The Next Big Restaurant Demographic

The Pizza Wars' Next Chapter

Fast Food

Pizza Hut pizza on a wooden table.

The World's Biggest Franchisee is Taking Over Pizza Hut's Australia Business

How Innovative Restaurants are Rethinking Technology

Inside the 'Taco Tuesday' Battle between Taco Bell and Taco John's

Employee Management

Robbie Earl.

25 Young Restaurant Leaders to Watch

How Telemedicine Can Help Restaurants Recruit and Retain Workers

Chick-fil-A Served 527 Million Chicken Sandwiches in 2022

Marketing & Promotions

A graphic showing Taco Bell's petition.

Taco Bell Files Petition to Remove 'Taco Tuesday' Trademark

What is Your Loyalty Program Actually Costing You?

How Fast-Food Brands are Adopting Machine Learning for Marketing

Fast Casual

Two men choose food in a fast food restaurant.

California Looks to Place More Liability on Fast-Food Franchisors

Panera Introduces Drive-Thru Pick-Up in Convenience Race

The Digital Breakthroughs Powering a Fast-Food Revolution

Technology

Fast-food customer on their mobile phone while eating.

How The Retail Foundry Model Can Help Restaurants

Insights from the NRA Show: Taziki's Marketing Leader Julie Wade

How WOWorks is Stacking the Deck with Tech

Drive Thru

The dining room of Panda Express' new prototype.

Panda Express Infuses Cultural Heritage into New Store Design

Carl's Jr., Hardee's Join the AI Drive-Thru Revolution

Commentary: Let's Change the Restaurant Industry Together

Emerging Concepts

Derrick Hayes.

Big Dave’s is Ready to Outgrow its Humble Origins

Insights from the NRA Show: Starbird CEO Aaron Noveshen

Neat Burger Looks to Reenergize U.S. Plant-Based Movement

Menu Innovations

Food plated on a buffet for catering.

4 Tips on How to Prepare for the Future of Catering

Welcome to the Fast-Food Cookie Wars

Wetzel’s New Concept is a Twist on its Best Parts

Restaurant Operations

Exterior of a Burger King restaurant.

Can Burger King Reclaim the Flame?

6 Questions with Chick N Max CEO Max Sheets

Proper Oil Management Techniques for Every Fast-Food Restaurant

Business Advice

Geoff Alexander.

Insights from the NRA Show: Wow Bao’s Geoff Alexander

When it Comes to Personalization, Restaurants are Asking the Wrong Questions

Ask the Restaurant Legal Professionals: Is The Tip Credit Right for My Operation?

Franchising

A Subway restaurant in China.

Subway Strikes Historically Big Franchise Deal

HTeaO Has a 'Rocket Ship of an Opportunity'

The Purpose-Driven Path of Ben & Jerry’s Franchisee Primo Partners

Finance

CAVA interior

CAVA, with Dreams of 1,000 locations, Decides to Go Public

Quiznos Owner Wants to Buy 50-Plus Hardee's Restaurants

BurgerFi, Franchisees Remain Aligned on Company's Vision