The Best Restaurant Chain In Every State
October 30, 2020
Featured on mashed By Kori Ellis Finding a restaurant chain in the United States doesn't take much effort. As of 2020, restaurant chains have more [...]
Inspire Brands to buy Dunkin’ Brands for $11.3 billion
October 30, 2020
Featured on nrn By Bret Thorn The owner of Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic Drive-In, Jimmy John’s and Rusty Taco will acquire Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins [...]
Grubhub Is Being Sued for Impersonating Over 150,000 Restaurants
October 29, 2020
Featured on eatthis By Mura Dominko Grubhub is being sued for allegedly listing 150,000 restaurants on its popular delivery platform without their consent. In the [...]
Restaurant Business Trends To Follow In 2021
October 19, 2020
Featured on restaurateurconnection By Jay Bandy 2020 has been quite a learning experience. From social distancing to customers wearing face masks, the COVID-19 pandemic has [...]
Tropical Smoothie Cafe CEO on Q3 same-store sales 19.3% increase
October 13, 2020
Featured on nrn By Joanna Fantozzi Although many restaurant brands have been struggling during the pandemic, Atlanta, Ga.-based, almost 900-unit Tropical Smoothie Cafe has been [...]
Wingstop same-store sales rise 25.4% in Q3
October 6, 2020
Featured on nrn By Ron Ruggles Wingstop Inc. continued its string of quarterly same-store sales increases in the period ended Sept. 26, reporting Tuesday that [...]
Papa John’s reports 23.8% same-store sales increase in preliminary Q3 results
September 29, 2020
Featured on nrn By Joanna Fantozzi Papa John’s is having yet another strong quarter, with a 23.8% same-store sales increase reported for the third quarter [...]
FAT Brands completes acquisition of Johnny Rockets from Sun Capital Partners for $25 million
September 22, 2020
Featured on nrn By Joanna Fantozzi Global franchising company FAT Brands — global franchising company and owner of Fatburger, Hurricane Grill & Wings and Ponderosa [...]
Truth Restaurant ‘Would Make Great Redevelopment Opportunity
September 5, 2020
Ted Aretos, real estate agent with Eatz & Associates, Inc., told Joliet Patch the Truth owners are seeking $499,000 for their two buildings. JOLIET, IL [...]
Restaurant Sales Are Returning
August 6, 2020
Benchmarks suggest continued gradual improvement in industry sales, with fast food leading the way. Restaurant sales continue to improve as customers grow more comfortable with [...]
Wing Zone’s Native Delivery Helps Power 45% YOY Sales Increase
June 24, 2020
With enviable sales increases of 45% year-over-year between April and May, Wing Zone has not only survived but thrived during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its focus on off-prem [...]
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) New Revisions
June 5, 2020
The restaurant industry scored a major legislative victory Wednesday when the U.S. Senate voted to triple the amount of time small businesses are allotted under [...]
The Bright Future of Cold Stone Creamery
June 3, 2020
I have been working almost exclusively with the Cold Stone brand for 13+ years. And in that time, I have seen it bounce back from [...]
Restaurants Get Creative with Social Distancing
May 17, 2020
Out-of-the-box ways to enforce restrictions are not only effective, but they can also be a good marketing tool.