Eight founders and leaders from several successful Pasadena-based restaurant brands — including Dog Haus, Blaze Pizza, Wetzel’s Pretzels, and Gus’s BBQ — have come together to open a new fast-casual
New franchisees in the McDonald’s system will have to pay 5% royalty fees starting Jan. 1, up from the current rate of 4% and the first increase in nearly 30
Hopdoddy Burger Bar has removed plant-based meat analogs from its menus and added “regenerative meat,” the Austin, Texas-based burger chain said Monday.
Vice president of culinary Matt Schweitzer said in a
Just Salad, the New York-based fast-casual restaurant, has upgraded its logo and photography, the brand said on Monday. The new logo, however, still maintains the chain’s signature reusable bowl that
Today, Panera Bread announced the introduction of Crunch Time Ordering: the ultimate one-swipe ordering option on the Panera app. Panera knows that many of its guests are always on the
Taco Bell and Mountain Dew are testing two new beverages – the Baja Blast Charged Berry and Mtn Dew Energy Baja Blast – across three restaurants in Southern California and Tucson,
During the height of wing season, the two chicken chains are taking to a new battleground in the aftermath of the chicken sandwich wars.
Wings are the latest ammunition in chains’
Some operators say they were left out of discussions on a matter that could hurt per-store cash flow by $250,000 in the state. But the company said the deal will
Shipley Do-Nuts, one of the nation’s largest do-nut brands, is offering guests sweet incentives with its first-ever loyalty program, Do-Happy Rewards, at all 340-plus locations.
Everyone who joins the program will instantly
Red Robin has made plenty of progress on its five-point “North Star” plan, put into place by CEO GJ Hart late last year to chart the company’s comeback. In Q1, for instance,
When Donatos Pizza founder Jim Grote founded the restaurant company in 1963, he could have never foreseen the impact his company would ultimately have. Some 170 units later, the chain
Bango Bowls was first designed to be an açaí store after a conversation between friends turned into a business venture. In 2017, the chain opened its first location. The owners,
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. is struggling to boost customer visits following a post-pandemic spike in traffic, as same-store sales for the second quarter ended July 30, 2023 were down 6.3%. The
Over the past few years, the Asian street food brand Wow Bao has evolved from a combination fast-casual/ghost kitchen brand that delivers dumplings across the U.S. to a leader in
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. plans by the end of September to launch its first loyalty program, covering both the restaurant items and retail and offering another tool to
Chipotle is bringing back its Carne Asada for a limited time, marking the entrée’s third appearance on the menu after its debut in September 2019 and its return one year later. Upon
Whataburger Inc. has debuted its first Digital Kitchen unit in Bee Cave, Texas, jettisoning the traditional drive-thru and going cashless, the company said this week.
The San Antonio, Texas-based burger brand
Colada Shop — the Washington, D.C.-based Cuban café with five locations and two more on the way — is nearly impossible to fit into a singular category. With each location
Andy Hooper’s mission is not to save the world one vegan burger at a time. The CEO and co-founder of Hart House, celebrity Kevin Hart’s plant-based quick-service concept that now
After a hiatus of several years, Arby’s is leaning into its “We have the meats” slogan by cooking with game, which it did with venison, elk and duck in the
Burger King will continue its jingle collaborations this year with D.J. and music producer Steve Aoki in a remix of the “Whopper, Whopper” commercial that was popular on social media
Doherty Enterprises Inc., the Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar franchisee, will officially open a new first-of-its-kind To Go version of the traditional casual-dining concept on Tuesday, Sept. 12, the company
As Chick-fil-A continues to expand, the company is looking at a more targeted format strategy. That strategy apparently includes more mobile order pickup lanes. The company announced in a blog post that it
As the line between fast-casual and casual-dining continues to blur, Smashburger is hopping on the more upscale, experiential trend within the limited-service category. Recently, somewhat in defiance of the off-premises
With so many technology vendors to choose from, it can be tempting to just start the process of building a tech stack from scratch with in-house technology. But is that
Hickory Tavern, a 21-unit casual-dining concept in North Carolina and South Carolina, has debuted a streamlined menu and bar program and has its eyes on growth as CEO Mark Eason, formerly
This week on Nation’s Restaurant News the top story was NRN editors discuss restaurants’ marketing initiatives and Toast removing its controversial fee. Plus hear from Brian Sullivan, VP of culinary for Red
Moe’s Original BBQ got its start in 1988 when three friends who met at the University of Alabama realized they shared an affinity for Southern barbecue. Eventually the friends –
Washington, D.C.-based toast and juice concept Toastique is bringing its unique spin on the fast-casual health food trend to new locales with a rigorous franchising push. The company has opened
Dave’s Hot Chicken, the renowned fast-casual restaurant chain known for its mouthwatering Nashville-style hot chicken, continued its impressive growth after an influx of new deals, openings and menu innovation that
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