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Franchise Growth/Lending

Ready access to timely money; financing growth appeals to experienced lenders; investors look to the restaurant business.

Consumer Trends

Chipotle burrito.

Restaurants and Inflation: A Recipe for Success or Disaster?

How to Keep Up with Post-Pandemic Food-Shopping Pattern Changes

CAVA Forges Ahead, the Disruptor it’s Always Been

Emerging Concepts

Fuku's Dark Meat Chicken Sando.

Fuku Hits Home Run with New York Yankees Partnership

As Bad Ass Coffee Transforms, its ‘Aloha Spirit’ Remains Alive and Well

Shaq’s Big Chicken Has Only Begun to Scratch the Surface

Employee Management

Inside a cafe with tables.

What Restaurants Should Know About ACA Penalties

How Dog Haus is Gaming the Onboarding System

5 Ways Software Can Improve Restaurant Operations

Restaurant Operations

Miss Mazys food on a table.

5 Questions Restaurants Must Ask to Make Sense of Delivery Data

Ask the Restaurant Legal Professionals: How to Accommodate Pregnant and Breastfeeding Employees

Are We Any Closer to a Dine-In Renaissance?

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

Fast Casual

Customer using the Amazon One palm reader at a Panera restaurant.

Panera Pilots Amazon's Palm-Scanning Technology

Farmer Boys Recharges and Aims for Expansion

1000 Degrees Acquires My Pie Pizza

Franchising

BurgerFi food items with sauces

BurgerFi Feels Hit from COVID, but Sees Better Days Ahead

Chicken Salad Chick Fuels Growth By Sticking to Roots

How Franchising Can Create Equitable Pathways to Ownership

Menu Innovations

Papa Johns' Crispy Parm Pizza.

Papa Johns Keeps the Pedal on Innovation

Starbucks' Next Big Innovation: Coffee Infused with Olive Oil

Chipotle Launches New Concept, Farmesa

Fast Food

Chick-fil-A to Invest $1 Billion in International Growth Push

Hardee's, Carl's Jr. Parent Names Max Wetzel CEO

McDonald's Picks Former Chipotle Exec to Lead U.S. Development

Technology

Food for delivery on a table with a paper bag in the middle.

Delivery Demand Keeps Driving Growth in Restaurant Industry

Subway’s App Rockets Up the Charts

Three Key Marketing Trends Restaurants Must Know

Drive Thru

CAVA interior

Will the Fast-Food Dining Room Live On After COVID?

Sweetgreen Alters Growth Strategy for Sake of Profitability

Legendary Pitmaster Pat Martin Comes Back Swinging

Business Advice

Don Fox.

The New Definition of Fast Casual

Focus Brands Exec Shares How to Transform Your Supply Chain

Experiential Offers Unlock True Loyalty for Restaurant Brands

Marketing & Promotions

Burger King's new 'You Rule' campaign.

How Burger King's New Jingle Captured America's Attention

Fast-Food Chains Turn Focus to Better In-App Experiences

Wow Bao Taps Into the Wonders of Web3

Finance

Popeyes exterior of restaurant.

Popeyes Franchisee Premier Cajun Kings Declares Bankruptcy

Noodles & Company Doubles Down on Digital Capabilities

120-Unit Burger King Operator Files for Bankruptcy

Customer Experience

Restaurant customers around a table.

Why it’s Time to Pay Attention to Loyalty Capture Rate

Has Chipotle Raised its Prices Too Much?

The Future of Fast Casual in 2023 and Beyond